Google has two distinct Desktop applications for syncing your data to Google Drive and your Desktop. They are called Drive File Stream and Backup and Sync.The differences between these two options and guidance as to which would work best for your needs is discussed below.
Drive for Mac/PC is no longer supported as of Dec. 11th, 2017 and will completely shut down on May 12th, 2018.
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Installing and Configuring Drive File Stream on PC/Mac
Backup and Sync
Backup and Sync is intended for use by general consumers, but also can be used by G Suite users. You only have access locally on your PC/Mac to your My Drive – you don't have local access to any Team Drives – and it keeps all of your synced data on your computer.
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You also have the ability to utilize both Drive File Stream and Backup and Sync. If you feel that this combination of features best suits your needs, make certain that you exercise care in configuring synchronization settings to avoid the two utilities working at cross purposes. See warnings related to this issue under the instructions for installing Backup and Sync.