For ease of use, we think it’s best to uninstall the current Drive client. What about the current Drive application? Before installing File Stream, Google recommends removing the current Drive folder. ( remember to switch the google account into your OGP account) For smaller organizations, you can allow your Users to download and install File Stream themselves. Use with your work or school Google Account, like photos and videos to Google Photosįor larger organizations, you can install File Stream in Silent Mode via Group Policy. Sync other folders, like Documents or Desktop Use native apps, like Microsoft Office & Photoshop See differences between Backup and Sync & Drive File Stream Drive File Stream streams all files and folders from the cloud.Backup and Sync syncs and stores Drive content locally on your computer.Avoid the risk of users downloading all of your company data to their hard drives.Ĭompare Backup and Sync & Drive File Stream.Access your work even quicker, as your most-used files become available in the background intelligently.Get just the files you need and make certain files available for offline use later.Access, search and manage files on-demand from your computer in seconds.Instead, when you need to view or edit a file, it automatically streams from the cloud, on-demand. Drive File Stream doesn’t require you to download your files first in order to access them from your computer. File Stream is the application that syncs your computer to Google Drive.įile Stream brings fantastic capabilitiesĭrive File Stream is a new way to access all of your organization’s Google Drive files,including Team Drives, directly from your Mac or PC, without taking up space on your hard drive. File Stream is the new name for the Google Drive application installed on your PC or Mac. In short, File Stream is part of Google Drive just like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides are part of Google Drive.

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