Now, Google has said that they have decided to bring both of those technology tools together. So if you were working on a Microsoft Word document and hit the Save button, you could save it straight into your Google Drive without having to save it to the desktop and kind of like upload it to the web, or without having to juggle which folders you synchronize, and which folders you don't synchronize by using the selective sync folder in the backup and sync app. And so File Stream was more useful for business users who maybe had a lot of data sitting in Google Drive, but you still wanted to access it from the local desktop.
And that was that with Google File Stream, you could see every folder online, but you didn't have to download the contents of every single folder down to your desktop to access them. Now Google File Stream came along and it changed one important thing. And what that meant was you could backup photos stored in folders on your computer, automatically into Google Photos. It also had some other cool features like being able to synchronize your Google Photos. So a little bit like Dropbox, you will be able to choose folders, and have them synchronized right down to your desktop. Now, the Google backup and sync was basically useful for synchronizing in the old way that Google used to work. And it got a little bit confusing, but they eventually kind of clarified that one was best suited for personal use, and another was best suited for business use. Well, a couple years ago, Google created from one Google Drive app, multiple Google Drive apps for desktop. Now, if you don't already know what's kind of happening in the Google world. Now in this video, I'm covering what are the changes in the Google Drive sync solution world and why you need to take action if you're still using backup and sync. And our team will show you how you can learn no matter what stage of business you're at, to get more out of your tech. If you're interested in learning more about that, you can check out our playlist on our YouTube channel on the link below. And we take businesses through the growth roadmap of the different technology strategies that are suitable for businesses at different sizes.
Now, whether you are a small business owner just getting started out or if you're growing and scaling up your business, then we are here to help. And we help business owners all over the world with their technology needs. My name is Peter Moriarty and I founded a company called itGenius. I'm going to take you through what those changes are, and why you need to take action if you're currently using Google backup and sync, and where you go with all that data stored and synchronized on your desktop to make sure that it's safely secured in the cloud. If right now you are using Google Drive File Stream, or backup and sync, there are some important changes happening that have been announced in 2021.