In order to use Microsoft Outlook with your new Google Apps account, each user will need to download and install Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook. Reminder: Legacy Google Drive Desktop sync client (Google Drive for Mac/PC) shutting down May 12, 2018 May 7, 2018 As previously announced, the old Drive desktop sync client for Mac and PC—a feature officially known as “Google Drive for Mac/PC”—will start to shut down on May 12th, 2018.

Google currently has separate desktop clients to back up files and images to Drive and Photos, respectively. With the upcoming for Mac/PC, the company is replacing the Drive client with a new app that features better integration. Backup and Sync from Google is a tool “intended to help everyday users back up files and photos from their computers, so they’re safe and accessible from anywhere.” It specifically replaces Google Drive for Mac/PC, with existing settings remaining unchanged after the upgrade. Meanwhile, it also features integration with the Google Photos desktop uploader. Aimed at regular consumers, the app features a simple interface that walks users through signing into their Google Account and then selecting which folders from your computer should be continuously backed up to Drive. Each folder lists the current size of the file that is set to be uploaded.

Backup and Sync is not intended for G Suite customers and will not work with those accounts when it is released later this month. The enterprise-focused Drive File Stream is still in testing and will be available later this year for all G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, Education, and Nonprofit domains. The upgrade for regular customers will begin on Wednesday, June 28th.

Updated March 2017 with additional steps for un-syncing calendars. If you accepted an invitation from someone to share a Google calendar but aren't seeing it on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac; it could be due to your Google Sync settings. Google turns sync off by default for new calendars, particularly shared ones.

It's frustrating, and it's why you can't immediately see them on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac even when you can see them online. Luckily it's also simple to fix — once you know how! How to get shared Google Calendars to show up on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Launch Safari or any other web browser on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. • Sign in if you aren't already. • Under Shared Calendars, tick the boxes for the calendars you want to see on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

It can take a few minutes for the calendars to appear. If they don't appear right away, close the Calendar app and reopen it. How to stop a calendar from syncing across your devices If you have a shared Google calendar that you only need access to every once in a while, so you don't want it on your iPhone, you can un-sync it. I share a practice space calendar with about a dozen people, which takes up pretty much all the space on my calendar app. Un-syncing it from Google's calendars makes my schedule look a lot less daunting. • Launch Safari or any other web browser on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

• Sign in if you aren't already. • Untick the box for any calendar you don't want to sync with your iPhone or iPad's Calendar app.

• Click Save to save the settings. From now on, those calendars won't even appear as an option for you to add to the built-in Calendar app (or even any third-party app that supports Google Calendar). Any questions? Do you have any questions about syncing shared Google Calendars with the built-in iPhone and iPad Calendar app?

Put them in the comments and we'll help you out. Allyson Kazmucha contributed to an earlier version of this article.