These two products are available to you, depending on what type of Google account you have. Before we jump into that new solution, we need to differentiate between two products. Instead of using Google’s Backup and Sync solution, you will now see Google roll out a new solution. Mac users will rely on the Finder to move around their cloud storage or Google Drive. Tools like Explorer make it easy to interact with your cloud-based files. For Windows users, that means using Windows Explorer. If you use Google Drive’s Backup and Sync solution, you know that you can access your Drive via your device. In this blog entry, you’ll see what the Google Drive transition from Backup and Sync to a new offering looks like.
But don’t worry you are not making this journey alone. You will start to see gentle prompts to switch from Backup and Sync to a new solution by August 18, 2021.
In fact, you will be able to make this transition anytime after Jand before October 21, 2021. If you’re an at-home user of Google Drive, you will be making the same journey soon. With all the recent improvements to Google, you may be wondering which change in particular. A few weekends past, I rode the rapids of Google change.
