For fans of Google Drive , the news the other day seemed alarming: "Google Drive shutting straight down in March! " "Google Drive is dead! " Um, no. Although Google will plan to modify early next year, the Drive services itself isn't heading anywhere. Rather, it is the Google Drive application that's being terminated, and that is just because it's being replaced. Some tips about what you should know about the continuing future of Drive. Google Drive Unless you sync, don't worry To be clear simply, only the Google Drive applications for Mac and Windows are approaching end-of-life. Which is fine, back July because Google released Back-up and Sync. But before we explore that further, it's worth noting that lots of users don't even work with Google's desktop apps. Rather, they gain access to Drive in a browser (and on mobile phones and tablets), in which particular case there's no additional sync software program required....