Google's upcoming Backup and Sync app will allow Drive back up your entire computer

Google is bringing a new app to Drive that will be able to backup your entire Computer.
The new backup feature which is to launch later this month, on June 28th precisely, will be called Backup and Sync. In some way, this app will replace both the standard Google Drive app and the Google Photos Backup app.

Soon, instead of files having to live inside of the Drive folder, Google will be able to monitor and backup files inside of any folder you point it to. That can include your desktop, your entire documents folder, or other more specific locations.

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Google recommends that regular consumers should download the new app when it's out, but it says that business users should stick with with the existing Drive app for now.

What is not yet clear is how much you will be able to do with the expanded backup feature. You’ll presumably be able to open and edit some common file types within Drive, as you’ve already been able to. But it’s not clear if you’ll be able to sync those files back down to multiple other computers, using Drive as an intermediary.

Also, all of those files will very likely count toward your Google Drive storage limit, too. With the new option, you will be able to hit the 15GB cap on free accounts pretty quick

This is a smart move from Google and will serve as a pretty handy feature for customers. So, if you require more flexibility in terms of syncing your data, Google might actually be a better choice compared to Dropbox.