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NOTE by Scott Adamson (sadamson@friendsseminary.org) Google Drive Application will stop working on May 12 [|__https://support.google.com/a/answer/2490101?hl=en__] [|__https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/7/16267624/google-drive-desktop-app-shutdown__]

Options right now are (January 2018) Google Backup & Sync (personal use) Google File Stream (desktop sync of Google Drive Files)

JAMF can do a Deployment of Google Backup & Sync - File Stream [|__https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/discussions/25535/google-backup-and-sync-install-script__] [|__https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/third-party-products/627/backup-and-sync?view=info__] [|__https://www.jamf.com/jamf-nation/third-party-products/661/google-drive-file-stream?view=info__]

Google Team Drives shared folder to take away “ownership” from an individual but not one user - the account and data does not go away.

google doc [] Google File Stream Back up and Sync Team Drives Initially, Google released a local Drive client. Allowing you to sync local files to your Google Drive account. Google is forcing you to replace this local Drive client with one of two new apps by May 12, 2018 Two choices - BackUp and Sync or File Stream. A third option of sorts is Team Drives. Back up and Sync is the direct replacement for the Drive Client. Runs on the computer and is intended for individuals with regular Google Drive accounts.] File Stream is being pushed heavily for Enterprise of GAFE accounts. Team Drives provide institutional ownership of files and documents. Google released File Stream as a way of accessing your Google Drive form your local computer without taking ANY hard drive space on your local machine. File Stream mounts a drive on your computer (on windows it assigns drive letter “G:”) On Mac this shows as a network drive on your desktop. If you want to have files available offline, you need to select the files and “make available” with a switch option. It will also show all Team Drives on your machine. Anything in the “shared with me” section of your drive will not show up in the File Stream drive. Backup solutions for Team Drives, Google Vault and Spanning Backup both do Team Drives. Synology is releasing a physical box for local backup. Backup and Sync will allow you to backup local folders like Desktop of Documents. Google will allow you to use both BUaS and File Stream concurrently If using FileStream, you can easily switch accounts, but when doing so it will remove all files you have made available offline. BackUp and Sync. Direct replacement for Drive client. Files are constantly going up and down. All data is mirrored on local machine and in the cloud. Also gives the ability to sync other local folders like Desktop, Photos, etc. Using Filestream, you can move an entire folder from an individual Drive account to a Team Drive account. Team Drives have a single access role. If you have access to the Team Drive, you have access to EVERYTHING underneath it. No granularity is available. Team Drives allow you to share an individual file, but not a folder. MS Office Compatibility mode is still active on documents while they are syncing. Only one person at a time.