{"id":30469,"date":"2017-06-16T20:01:15","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T12:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=30469"},"modified":"2018-04-07T03:25:23","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T19:25:23","slug":"google-replace-drive-backup-and-sync","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/google-replace-drive-backup-and-sync\/","title":{"rendered":"Google to Replace Google Drive With Something Much Better"},"content":{"rendered":"

Within the next two weeks, Google will be bringing the Google Drive client offline<\/strong>. In its place, the company will be introducing a brand new system called Backup and Sync<\/strong>, and judging from the look of things, it appears that the new system is miles better than the current Drive client<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Making its debut on the 28th of June<\/strong>, Google will make the Backup and Sync client available for both PC and Mac<\/strong>. This single client will not only replace the by-then-defunct Google Drive client<\/strong>, it\u2019ll also be replacing the Google Photos Backup app<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\tGoogle Drive Tips and Tricks (Part II)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Simply put, Backup and Sync would now be your one-stop Google Drive client for both documents and photos.<\/p>\n

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What can Backup and Sync do<\/h2>\n

For starters, the client will be able to monitor and backup files inside of any folder<\/strong> that you\u2019ve designated. This can include your documents folder, your desktop, or any other important folders<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While the feature set sounds good on paper, we\u2019ll need to see the client in action in order to find out if there are any potential limitations to the system<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For those who are thinking of using this system to back up their entire computer to Google Drive, I would like to remind you Google account owners only have 15GB of free storage <\/strong>space available.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re serious about it, I would recommend you to start buying more storage<\/strong> space before the system launches.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\tUpdate Google Drive Files Without Changing its Links<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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