These release notes reflect additions and improvements in each version of Google Drive for desktop (formerly Drive File Stream). If you see a number between the listed releases, that version has no significant difference from the prior release.
We typically wait until a new version of Drive for desktop is 100% rolled out to existing customers before providing the new app for download. Until we reach 100% roll-out, the Drive for desktop download link provides the prior version.
Note: To avoid compatibility issues and service interruptions with Drive for desktop, stay on a version that Google released within the last 12 months. For details, go to Manage Drive for desktop updates for your users.
May 8, 2023 - Bug fixes
Windows and macOS: Version 75.0
- Resolved an issue where storage utilization was incorrectly reported as zero for some users.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements
April 26, 2023 - Bug fixes
Windows and macOS: Version 74.0
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements
March 30, 2023 - Bug fixes
Windows and macOS: Version 73.0
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements
March 7, 2023 - Bug fixes
Windows and macOS: Version 72.0
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements
February 13, 2023 - Bug fixes
Windows and macOS: Version 71.0
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements
January 30, 2023 - Bug fixes
Windows and macOS: Version 70.0
- Resolved an issue for macOS users where Drive for desktop reported that it was connected to a network even when a user hadn't authenticated the connection.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements
January 9, 2023 - Client-side encryption improvements
Windows and macOS: Version 69.0
- Users can now use Google Workspace Client-side encryption to encrypt and upload local folders with Drive for desktop.
- Improved error notifications
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements
Important: With this release, Drive for desktop has ended support for Windows 7 and macOS versions earlier than 10.15.7. To continue getting support and updates for Drive for desktop:
- Windows users need to upgrade to Windows 8 or later
- macOS users need to upgrade to macOS 10.15.7 or later
December 1, 2022 - Bug fixes
Windows and macOS: Version 68.0
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
November 16, 2022 - Bug fixes
Windows and macOS: Version 67.0
- Resolved an issue where users could attempt to upload more photos than their cloud storage allowed.
- Added support for macOS users on File Provider (how to know if you're using File Provider) to create shared drives. Other users will see an improved shared drive creation flow.
- Users can now understand if an account has an issue and more easily resolve it in Settings.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
October 27, 2022 - Bug fixes
Windows and macOS: Version 66.0
- Improved the layout of the account status menu.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
Support for macOS 10.13 has ended. Please upgrade to a supported OS to continue using Drive for desktop.
October 11, 2022 - Bug fixes
Windows and macOS: Version 65.0
- Improved accessibility. Status menus can now be dismissed by pressing the escape key and more content is read by screen readers.
- Improved error handling during app installation and set up.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
September 15, 2022 - Bug fixes
Windows and macOS: Version 64.0
- Resolved an issue where the search window would close after multiple searches.
- Users can now dismiss Drive for desktop by pressing the escape key.
- Resolved an issue where users were unable to dismiss specific notification banners.
- Improved uploading of edited photos in Apple Photos Libraries.
- Fixed security vulnerability CVE-2022-3421.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
Update on September 20, 2022:
To resolve an issue found in 63.0 and 64.0 where Drive for desktop shows the message "Can't load account email", we released 64.0.4.0 on September 20, 2022. To avoid this issue, update to the latest version.
August 30, 2022 - Client-side encryption updates
Windows and macOS: Version 63.0
We made many improvements to Google Workspace Client-side encryption (CSE) including:
- Enabled CSE for shared drives.
- Added support for macOS users on File Provider.
- Added the ability to encrypt and upload local files to Google Drive.
- Improved error handling and notifications of encryption issues.
For more information about CSE, see About client-side encryption.
Other updates include:
- Resolved an issue where real-time presence stopped displaying active status on Office documents.
- Resolved an issue where some users couldn't save Microsoft Excel files to Google Drive for Desktop.
- Improved error handling for uploads from USB drives.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements for File Provider users.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
August 4, 2022 - Bug fix release
Windows and macOS: Version 62.0
- Updated the "Learn More" link to direct to the Storage tab in Drive when a user is almost out of storage.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
July 14, 2022 - Bug fix release
Windows and macOS: Version 61.0
- Resolved an issue where File Provider users were unable to open mirrored shortcuts.
- Resolved issues on search and help pages where the wrong text was verbalized by screen readers.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
June 23, 2022 - Bug fix release
Windows and macOS: Version 60.0
- Multiple improvements to the performance and stability of macOS users on File Provider.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
June 2, 2022 - Introducing Client-side encryption
Windows and macOS: Version 59.0
- Drive for desktop now supports Google Workspace Client-side encryption (CSE). Synced encrypted files appear as shortcuts on Windows and symbolic links on Mac. Additionally, users whose licenses support CSE can encrypt and upload local files to Google Drive. Learn more about Client-side encryption
Note: This capability will be rolled out to users on File Provider in a future release.
- Users can now use a configurable keyboard shortcut to search their Drive files. The following mappings are set by default:
- Windows: Ctrl+Alt+g
- MacOS: ⌘+Option+g
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements
Update on September 20, 2022 for macOS users:
macOS users can use Spotlight to search for files in Google Drive for desktop. Spotlight is automatically on for users on File Provider (how to identify if you're on File Provider). Users not on File Provider can manually turn it on:
- Open Drive for desktop.
- Click Settings
Preferences.
- At the top right, click Settings
.
- Turn on Enable Spotlight to search streaming files.
File Provider can only find files that users viewed in Finder locally.
May 12, 2022 - Introducing macOS File Provider support in Drive for desktop
Windows and macOS: Version 58.0
- Users who stream their My Drive can now view how hard drive space is utilized and unpin files so space can be reclaimed if needed. You can access the dashboard to manage storage by opening Drive for desktop, clicking settings
and selecting Offline Files.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
Update on May 27, 2022 for macOS users:
Starting with version 58, Drive for desktop will be rolling out a change that impacts macOS users over the next few releases. This update adds support for File Provider, a feature introduced by Apple in macOS 12.3 which provides native support for accessing cloud-based file systems like Google Drive. These changes will not impact the core capabilities of Drive for desktop but users will notice some slight changes in the functionality of the product.
For more information on these changes and their impact, see Use File Provider with Drive for desktop.
April 15, 2022 - Improved notifications
Windows and macOS: Version 57.0
- Users can now dismiss “Storage Full” notifications.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
Note: Some Mac users can't create shared drives in Drive for desktop. As a workaround, they can create shared drives in their browser at drive.google.com. This issue will be resolved in a future release.
Update on May 20, 2022: Users can now toggle if Google Drive appears in the sidebar in Finder (macOS 10.15.7 and higher) or in the Quick Access Menu (Win10) from Preferences. Note: Workspace customers will need to be on macOS 12+ or Apple Silicon to use this capability.
March 15, 2022 - Pooled Storage Notifications
Windows and macOS: Version 56.0
- Added alert notifications when Google Workspace users are nearing their organization’s storage limit, or are at the limit. Learn more about How Google Workspace storage works.
- Resolved a real-time presence issue some customers experienced while editing PowerPoint files in Google Drive.
- Improved appearance of search box when using multiple monitors.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
January 27, 2022 - Bug fix release
Windows and macOS: Version 55.0
- Windows and macOS: Users can now search all their Drive content from the Drive for desktop UI
- macOS: Resolved an issue when connecting a camera.
- Resolved an issue where a USB device can block Drive from loading.
- Additional bug fixes and performance improvements.
Note: Drive for desktop native search requires version 50 or above.
Ending support for older versions: Support has ended for versions of Drive released more than 12 months ago. Users with Drive for desktop versions 40 through 46 must upgrade to remain supported.
Older versions
For details about versions older than what's listed here, go to the Google Drive for desktop release notes archive.
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