Vanaf oktober 2021 wordt Google Drive Back-up & Sync, het programma waarmee jij je Google Drive bestanden bewaard op je computer, vervangen door Google Drive Desktop. De nieuwe app combineert het online laden van bestanden – zoals Gedeelde Drives – met het lokaal opslaan van je persoonlijke bestanden op je computer. Je hoeft nu dus niet langer twee Google Drive apps te draaien op je computer.
Wat moet je doen?
In augustus zal het oude Back-up & Sync programma een melding geven dat je kunt upgraden naar Google Drive Desktop. Dit gebeurt automatisch. Doe je dit niet vóór oktober, dan kun jij je bestanden niet meer vanaf je computer synchroniseren met Google Drive. In dat geval zal je het nieuwe Google Drive Desktop programma zelf moeten installeren op je computer aan de hand van de onderstaande videohandleiding (voor Windows, bekijk deze handleiding).
Wil je meer weten, neem dan contact met ons op. Hieronder vind je het bericht waarin Google de nieuwe app aankondigt.
In February 2021, we announced that we’re unifying our two existing Google Drive sync clients – Backup and Sync and Drive File Stream – into a single sync client called Drive for desktop. This unified sync client provides a consistent experience for anyone who uses Drive, whether for business, education or personal purposes.
We’re writing to let you know that starting July 19, 2021, Backup and Sync will support a guided flow to help users transition onto Drive for desktop. If you require a controlled deployment, we recommend deploying Drive for desktop to your users currently on Backup and Sync and encouraging them to complete the guided flow onto Drive for desktop before August 18, 2021. Any users still on Backup and Sync after that point will receive in-product notifications prompting them to transition to Drive for desktop.
What does this mean for my organization?
Backup and Sync will remain available through October 2021. Any users still on Backup and Sync after that point will no longer be able to sign in to Backup and Sync. To continue syncing with Drive and/or Google Photos, users will need to transition to Drive for desktop.
To understand what’s changing for your end users, please see our support article.
Please also note that any end users in your organization who are currently using both Backup and Sync and Drive for desktop will be automatically prompted to consolidate their sync client usage onto Drive for desktop in July 2021. This is an uncommon state.
What do I need to do?
If you require a controlled deployment, we recommend deploying Drive for desktop to your users currently on Backup and Sync and encouraging them to complete the guided flow onto Drive for desktop before August 18, 2021.
To help you manage this change, we’ve drafted an example email you can use to notify your end users. You can also utilize this example script to see how many end users in your organization are still using Backup and Sync.
We’re here to help
Sincerely,
The Google Workspace Team
