A May update brought improvements, though it was still classified as a “beta.”Īs of October 14, version 52.0 of Google Drive for desktop features “Full Apple silicon (M1) Mac support.” Google Drive for desktop has now been updated with full support for Mac laptops and desktops with Apple’s M1 chip.Īt the start of this year, the previous consumer app (Backup and Sync) picked up “improved Apple M1 support.” Meanwhile, the enterprise-focused Drive File Stream – what was updated to become Drive for desktop – gained “open beta” support for M1 hardware in February. Under "My Drive syncing options," select Stream files or Mirror files.“Drive for desktop” is Google’s unified cloud backup application for consumer and business users after years of maintaining two separate clients.Configure My Drive for streaming or mirroring You can stream or mirror My Drive, depending on your preferences.
Additionally, files from shared drives, other computers, and backed-up USB devices can only be streamed. While you can choose whether to mirror or stream your My Drive files, other folders on your device can only be mirrored.
All files, including those available offline, can be accessed only when the app is running. Files that are not available offline can only be accessed when you’re connected to the internet. Hard drive space is only used when you open files or make them available offline.
With streaming, your files are stored in the cloud. You can access files through a folder on your computer. You can access your files at any time, even when you don’t have an internet connection or the Drive for desktop app running. With mirroring, your files are stored in the cloud and on your computer, which takes up hard drive space.
In both cases, any changes you make to your files on one device will be reflected everywhere. Mirroring and streaming are two ways to sync your files.
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