[simonh]

>google drive (I used that at work): on MacOS is it is utter crap as it is not a folder but a mounted thing.

That's Google File Stream. There is also a client called Backup and Sync that works like Dropbox, I'm using it now. These are apparently being merged into a single client to be called Google Drive Desktop.

[Macha]

It felt like when they went from the original Google Drive desktop client to Google File Stream + Backup and Sync, they really wanted to push people to File Stream so they could eventually discontinue backup and sync with extra lock in for users. But that didn't turn out the way they wanted, with most users opting for the relatively unbranded Backup and Sync, so we're moving back to the single program.

I wonder if this is a retreat from that strategy, or if the single program will be used as a way to nudge Backup and Sync users to adopt the File Stream flow.