

Unlike iCloud and OneDrive, Google Drive offers a generous 15GB of storage, to begin with. Here’s how to set up and use Google Drive on Windows and Mac. The search giant finally launched a single Google Drive app for Windows and Mac with all the bells and whistles from existing apps. But how do you set up the new Google Drive app? Set Up Google Drive on Mac and WindowsĪfter creating confusion between the two, Google decided to merge two apps unifying the functions from both software. The new Drive for desktop app is an effort to fix that and some other issues while offering some new features. For example, Backup & Sync carried Google Photos integration while File Stream had files on-demand sync service. Each app offered something over the other. Backup & Sync for consumers and Google Drive File Stream for enterprise customers.

Google used to offer two apps for Drive desktop users.
