I am tempted to go back to Backup and Sync if I can until they work out these issues.

There’s the consumer-level Backup and Sync, and of course, the enterprise-grade Drive for Desktop (formerly Drive File Stream). I could go on and on with many other issues that indicate to me that this app is not ready for a full release. For whatever reason, Google Drive has two different desktop apps. I believe this issue is caused by the fact that Google Drive is treated as a networked drive. With Google Backup and Sync it was pretty cut and dry when a file was offline.īut with the new Drive app when I'm offline, files that are supposedly offline/downloaded won't open (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) and I get a range of error messages saying they are corrupt or incompatible. With Google Backup and Sync, it was pretty cut and dry when a file was offline.h if I forget which subfolders I have selected to sync so if they are taking up too much room I will need to hunt around for them.

I use the Stream Files option because I don't have room for all of my Google Drive files on my hard drive. Even the fact that it's just called Google Drive makes it hard to find support info compared to when it had the unique name Backup and Sync.

Google drive file stream stuck syncing