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Google is streamlining its desktop file syncing services into a single Drive app

Google announced its plans to transition users of its consumer file syncing desktop service, Backup and Sync, onto a new unified app that both consumers and business clients can use called Drive for desktop. Google plans to start onboarding users next week on July 19th, 2021, and encourages people who used Backup and Sync to make the switch by the end of September, before getting locked out on October 1st. Backup and Sync users will have to transition to the new app (a renamed version of… Source link

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Google Drive Service Restored After Widespread Outage

Updated Apr 12, 2021, 12:07pm EDT Topline Google Drive is now running smoothly again after the service experienced a widespread disruption Monday that included Google Docs and Sheets, Google said Monday, after an issue that kept users from opening new documents though they could still access the platform. Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS Key Facts The issue with Google Drive “has been resolved,”… Source link

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Google Drive, Docs Hit With Partial Outage

Google Drive and cloud-based apps such as Google Docs experienced a partial outage for about three hours on Monday, leading to high latency and other issues for some users, the company reported. The Google Drive cloud storage service—and associated cloud apps including Google Docs and Google Sheets—suffered multiple service issues during the partial outage Monday morning, Eastern Time, Google said. [Related: More Google Woes: Gmail Issues Strike ‘Significant Subset’ Of… Source link

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Google Drive Has Widespread Outage

Updated Apr 12, 2021, 11:59am EDT Topline Google is experiencing a widespread disruption with its Google Drive service including Google Docs, the company said Monday, keeping users from opening new documents though they can still access the platform. Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS Key Facts Google reported at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time it was “investigating reports” having to do with Google Drive,… Source link

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How to access Google Drive documents without an internet connection

Q: I am completely lost in my attempt to find and move files from my Google drive to a SD card on my Android tablet. I would like to have access to these files with or without internet access. Can you provide me with insight concerning if and how the files can be moved in this manner? A: Google Drive offers two ways of accessing your files. One is the ability to download them as needed without consuming space on your device. This is usually… Source link

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