Google Drive for desktop on macOS and Windows is adding AI-powered ransomware detection that can stop syncing and allows for easy file restore. This new approach complements antivirus software.

If you're using the Google Drive desktop app to back up your images to Photos, you'll want to change that starting today. The internet giant recently announced that it has cut off support for Google ...

Google is bringing its popular Drive for Desktop application to ARM64 devices running Windows 11. The beta release includes native ARM64 binaries, ensuring better compatibility and performance on ...

Google has rolled out AI-powered ransomware detection and file restoration features in Drive for desktop, Google’s official file syncing and access app for Windows and macOS. Currently in open beta, ...

Google is ending support for automatic Google Photos backups through the Google Drive for desktop app today, August 10, 2026. The change affects users who have configured computer folders to ...

Google Drive for desktop on Mac and Windows has been updated with faster file sync thanks to differential uploads. With this update, “Drive for desktop will now upload only the parts of the file that ...

Google has a new ransomware detection tool for Google Drive for desktop. Credit: Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images But, Google's newest feature is hoping to deal with the ...

Google's Gemini Desktop may soon let its AI agent access files and run apps with fewer prompts as Tasks mode and Computer Use ...

Software support continues to be a thorn in the side of Windows 11 ARM64 adoption, arguably more so than on Apple's M series Macs. While Microsoft's Prism emulator offers superior x86 emulation than ...

Google Drive has ended automatic desktop photo backups to Google Photos, forcing users to switch to a browser-based workflow to keep folders synced. A smartphone displays the Google Drive logo on a ...

Google has begun rolling out a new AI-powered security feature for Google Drive desktop, which will automatically pause file syncing when it detects a ransomware attack to minimize impact. While this ...