If the PC gets lost, stolen, or destroyed, all the user would need do is install Google Drive Backup and Sync again and their critical files would be restored to their new machine. However, Backup and Sync’s main purpose is disaster recovery. It offers some degree of convenience in that users can access their critical files anywhere through Google’s ecosystem - even through the Google Drive App, for example. ![]() So this is a common backup and sync process. ![]() Those files then follow the same rules as any other file found in the user’s Google Drive. When a file is changed on the computer, it’s sync’d with Drive if a file is changed in the cloud, then it’s sync’d with the computer. When a file is added to the user’s desktop (or any folder of their choice), the user’s data is instantly backed-up to the user’s Google Drive. Now, Google presumes that non-commercial users just need a convenient way to back-up files on their computer and that’s what Google Drive Backup and Sync does. Non-Commercial Users - Google Drive Backup and Sync Understanding Google’s assumptions about these two classes of users helps explain why there’s a schism in the product-line and not just one huge universal application for Mac’s and PC’s called Google Drive. ![]() And in Google’s mind, these two types of users require different things out of a cloud storage solution. ![]() Google Drive can be used by both non-commercial (free Gmail) and commercial (G-Suite) users. Okay you’ve likely seen both of these products.
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