Monday, December 12, 2016

Google Drive Desktop App Ending Support for Windows XP, Vista and Server 2003

G Suite Update Alerts

Today, we’re announcing that on January 1, 2017 we will discontinue support for the Google Drive desktop app on Windows XP, Vista and Server 2003 since these platforms are no longer actively supported by Microsoft. The Google Drive desktop app (officially: "Google Drive for Mac/PC") will continue to function on these platforms, but will not be actively tested and maintained. If you are still on one of these unsupported platforms, we encourage you to move to a newer version of Windows to continue using Google Drive desktop app.

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Launching to both Rapid release and Scheduled release on January 1, 2017

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Reposted from the G Suite Update Alerts Blog
Originally Posted: 27 Oct 2016 11:26 AM PDT

https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/

Friday, December 2, 2016

Because your computer only has so much space

Aakash Sahney

PRODUCT MANAGER, GOOGLE DRIVE

Google Drive for Mac/PC — the app that syncs files on your computer with Google Drive — is an easy way to make sure your files are safe and accessible from anywhere. Today, some new features are rolling out that’ll make your syncing and sharing experience even better.

Drive can store terabytes (upon terabytes) but there’s a good chance your computer’s hard drive will run out of space if you sync everything. Fortunately, you can now select which folders or subfolders you want to sync — and deselect the ones you don’t.

When you deselect a folder, it’ll be removed from your computer but still kept safely in Drive. And Drive shows you the size of each folder, so you'll know how much space you're freeing up.

Take care of shared files and folders

After you sync your files, Drive makes it easy to move and delete items directly from your computer. But doing that with shared files can cause others to lose access. Now, Drive warns you when this might happen.

These updates are rolling out over the next week or so. As always, stay in touch on Google+ and Twitter to let us know what you think.

Posted from Google Blog 4/14/16- https://blog.google/products/drive/your-computer-only-has-so-much-space/