That's all to say that, if Google lost data, and you were in File Stream mode, there's a good chance you don't actually have your files anymore. Dropbox and Drive mirror mode keep local copies of ...

Google Drive users have been warned not to disconnect their account within the Google Drive for desktop app, after a spate of reports of files going missing from the cloud service.

Google acknowledged the problem in 2019 after a How-To Geek report highlighted a woman who couldn't stop an abusive ex-husband from sharing files with her via Drive. In 2021, Google added the ...

Google has released a solution for users who found they had months of missing files on Drive’s desktop app. Some users had months of missing files. Skip to main content ...

Now, Google has acknowledged the issue, saying that it appears to be caused by the Drive for Desktop app, 9to5Google has reported. The issue is pretty alarming, obviously.