Google is continually improving its security to protect you and your data.
Windows versions below do not have sufficient up-to-date security measures and Google Drive for desktop will be inaccessible to them from the 1st of August 2023:
Windows 8,
Windows 8.1,
Server 2012
32 bits
To keep all access functionalities, we recommend you to update your computer to Windows 11. Your files are not deleted, but access to these files requires a version of Windows that supports service updates.