Google wants to move me from the Backup and Sync (currently running in the background) to Google Drive, which is a whole new game - not just cloud storage and sync, but an entire suite of word processor, spreadsheet etc..
Today I suddenly got a prompt to log in to Google Drive, and the icon and name for Backup and Sync in my system tray changed:
- I used backup and sync to mirror a folder with private photos to the default 20GB storage space that comes with my Google account
- I hardly ever use Google Docs and Google Spreadsheets and if I do, I just go to the URL for those services in my browser.
I'm critical about software bloat and privacy issues, so I'd prefer to stick to the above methods.
Questions:
- Will Google Backup and Sync go away?
- What new software (services) will be running on my PC if I allow this Drive login?
I have tested that without the login, new files added to that photo folder still upload to Google Drive. - Will the new Google drive software access other folders than the one I specified for backup?