(You can also continue to just upload and download stored files through your Google Account in a web browser.)įor desktop users who backed up files to cloud servers with the Google Drive app, the company has two newer programs to do the job instead. You just get to it through different desktop programs.

But while those handy desktop programs for managing your files in the cloud are destined for retirement, Google’s online backup service is not going anywhere soon. 11 and that the software will be shut down for good on March 12. Google announced this month that it will end support for the Google Drive desktop apps for Windows and Mac computers on Dec.

Is it true that Google Drive is being discontinued?Ī.