Drive File Stream

Access Drive files on Mac/PC faster, using less disk space

Google introduced Drive File Stream- a new way to access all your Google Drive files directly from your Mac or PC, without consuming all your disk space. Unlike traditional file sync tools, Drive File Stream doesn't require you to download your files first to access them from your computer. Instead, when you need to view or edit a file, it is automatically streamed from the cloud, on demand. With Drive File Stream, your team will spend less time waiting for files to sync, no worries about disk space and more time to be productive.

Get your files in seconds with intelligent offline access

With Drive File Stream, the files you open are streamed directly from the cloud on demand. You can also select files or folders you want to access offline at any time. Files you're likely to work on from your Mac or PC will be intelligently available in the background, making them much faster to access later.

Work with all the tools and applications you're used to

With Drive File Stream, you can work with Drive files directly from the applications you are used to, such as Microsoft Word and Adobe Photoshop. Any changes you make to files in those applications are automatically saved to Drive and can be accessed from any of your devices at a later time.

For more information, please refer to the Drive File Stream FAQ.