Google rolls out a new Drive desktop app for syncing files and photos It's replacing the Backup and Sync and Drive File Stream apps.

Currently there are two desktop sync solutions for using Google Drive – Drive File Stream, which is for business users, and Backup and Sync, which is designed for personal use.

After four years since its last update, Google Drive's desktop software is getting an update and will now be called Drive for Desktop.

Uploading and downloading files from Google Drive is a great way to transfer files between devices and share them with others.

Google Drive is a handy place to store your data, and it comes with a regular Gmail account. You can get more out of it by tying it to Windows File Explorer.

In an attempt to reduce confusion, Google will be replacing Drive for Stream and Backup and Sync with Google Drive for Desktop.

The Drive File Stream offering will — as the name implies — show placeholder files on a user’s desktop, then download them only when a user needs to look at them.