{"id":162918,"date":"2023-06-08T13:54:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T12:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=162918"},"modified":"2023-10-18T05:57:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T04:57:26","slug":"google-drive-will-stop-working-on-windows-8-and-8-1-and-all-32-bit-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/computer\/google-drive-will-stop-working-on-windows-8-and-8-1-and-all-32-bit-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Drive will stop working on Windows 8 and 8.1 and all 32-bit Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Users have more and more reasons to upgrade their Windows operating system if they still have Windows 8 or 8.1 installed.\u00a0Microsoft has already stopped supporting these versions of the system, now software developers are gradually phasing it out.\u00a0In February of this year, Google stopped supporting the Chrome browser for Windows 8 and 8.1, and now it&#8217;s the turn of the Google Drive cloud client.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_162921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-162921\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-162921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Not-only-Microsoft-but-the-developers-themselves-are-forcing-users-to-switch-to-new-versions-of-Windows.jpg\" alt=\"Not only Microsoft, but the developers themselves are forcing users to switch to new versions of Windows\" width=\"1177\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Not-only-Microsoft-but-the-developers-themselves-are-forcing-users-to-switch-to-new-versions-of-Windows.jpg 1177w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Not-only-Microsoft-but-the-developers-themselves-are-forcing-users-to-switch-to-new-versions-of-Windows-770x419.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1177px) 100vw, 1177px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-162921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not only Microsoft, but the developers themselves are forcing users to switch to new versions of Windows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A warning appeared on the Google support page that in August 2023, the Google Drive desktop app will no longer work on computers running Windows 8\/8.1, Windows Server 2012, and all 32-bit versions of Windows.\u00a0To avoid problems accessing your files stored in the cloud, the company recommends upgrading to Windows 10 or later.\u00a0Windows 32-bit users will still be able to access Drive, but only through a browser.<\/p>\n<p>The Google Drive desktop app is needed to sync folders and files with the cloud, so if you need to, consider updating your operating system.\u00a0Access through a browser allows you to manually manage all the files in the cloud, while automatic synchronization with a computer does not work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Users have more and more reasons to upgrade their Windows operating system if they still have Windows 8 or 8.1 installed.\u00a0Microsoft has already stopped supporting these versions of the system, now software developers are gradually phasing it out.\u00a0In February of this year, Google stopped supporting the Chrome browser for Windows 8 and 8.1, and now [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" 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