The app lets you easily back up some or all your files and photos on your machine to Google Drive and Google Photos. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced ...

Google wants to be better at backing up your computer’s files. While the company already offers a Drive folder that can be installed on your computer, Google has now officially launched a new way to ...

In line with earlier reports Google has kept its promise of a standalone backup tool and has launched the “Backup and Sync from Google.” The purpose of this tool is to ease the backup process. Apart ...

On the Web, Google Drive is mostly used as a competitor to Microsoft Office. You get apps for word processing, spreadsheets, and slides. On a desktop computer, the Drive app takes on a different ...

Do you backup your files and photos on a regular basis? Most of us know that we should be backing up our data, but for one reason or another—usually the inconvenience of it all—we don't. That is like ...

CORRECTION (9/8/17, 10:15am): An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that Google was getting rid of Google Drive entirely, rather than updating the app with Backup & Sync. The post has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. Google Drive and Google Photos are fantastic services. They let you take ...

Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Google is turning Drive into a much more robust backup tool. Soon, instead of ...

Google has made a small but crucial update to the Google Drive Backup and Sync client for the Mac, introducing Apple File System compatibility for systems running macOS High Sierra. A Google staffer ...

As promised last month, Google has today launched its new “Backup and Sync from Google” tool, which aims to help users more easily back up the files and photos on their computer. The utility is meant ...

Google has announced that it intends to unify its Google Drive solutions for keeping files in sync on users' desktops. Currently there are two desktop sync solutions for using Google Drive – Drive ...

Google today announced the launch of Backup and Sync, a new app for Macs and PCs that's designed to back up files and photos safely in Google Drive and Google Photos. The new app is meant to replace ...