Does Google Backup and Sync work on Apple Silicon?

✳️ Yes, works via Rosetta 2 as of v3.54

May also be known as Backup and Sync or Google GoogleDrive
ViewRelease NotesVerification🧪 Apple Silicon App Tested

📦 Virtualization Support

With Virtualization you can run apps on Apple Silicon Macs even if they are normally completely unsupported, such as Windows-only Apps, at the cost of some performance drop vs Native support.
🔄 CrossOver Compatibility
🔄 CrossOver Performance
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💻 Device Support

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📚 Bundle Version History

com.google.GoogleDrive

com.google.GoogleDrive

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🔶 App has not yet been reported to be native to Apple Silicon
🖥 Supported Architectures X86
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