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Google Drive is a cloud file storage, synchronization, and collaboration platform and service, that features Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for document editing and presentation.
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- Document collaboration (201)9.292%
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- File search (203)8.989%
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What is Google Drive?
Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service developed by Google. Launched on April 24, 2012, Google Drive allows users to store files on their servers, synchronize files across devices, and share files. In addition to a website, Google Drive offers apps with offline capabilities for Windows and macOS computers, and Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. Google Drive encompasses Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides, which are a part of an office suite that permits collaborative editing of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, forms, and more. Files created and edited through the office suite are saved in Google Drive.
Google Drive Features
File Sharing & Management Features
- Supported: Versioning
- Supported: Document files
- Supported: Image files
- Supported: Video files
- Supported: Audio files
- Supported: Document collaboration
- Supported: Shared folders
- Supported: Access control
- Supported: File search
- Supported: Device sync
- Supported: Web interface
- Supported: File change notifications
- Supported: Simultaneous editing
Cloud Storage Security & Administration Features
- Supported: Single sign-on
- Supported: Two-step verification
- Supported: User and role management
- Supported: Storage limit management
- Supported: File organization
Cloud Storage Platform Features
- Supported: Performance
- Supported: Reliability
- Supported: Multi-language
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To learn more about how Drive can help your team collaborate more effectively, take a look at our website. And when you're ready to get started, sign up for a free trial.
Links:
Website → https://goo.gle/drive-enterprise
Start your trial now → https://goo.gle/37pwbjR
To learn more about how Drive can help your team collaborate more effectively, take a look at our website. And when you're ready to get started, sign up for a free trial.
Links:
Website → https://goo.gle/drive-enterprise
Start your trial now → https://goo.gle/37pwbjR
To learn more about how Drive can help your team collaborate more effectively, take a look at our website. And when you're ready to get started, sign up for a free trial.
Links:
Website → https://goo.gle/drive-enterprise
Start your trial now → https://goo.gle/37pwbjR
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| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android |
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Google Drive is a cloud file storage, synchronization, and collaboration platform and service, that features Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for document editing and presentation.
Reviewers rate Document collaboration highest, with a score of 9.2.
The most common users of Google Drive are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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October 30, 2023
Google Great for the Price
I use it to save forms and upload records.
- Easy to use
- Accessable
- Free
- Save a doc
September 04, 2023
Easy Collaboration, Backups and file sharing.
We use Google Drive for short-term sharing of files that are too large to send via email or WhatsApp. We also use the platform for storing business files to be accessed by multiple remote users. We even use Google Drive to provide uploading functionality to clients and other 3rd parties from whom we require files that are too large to send via email or WhatsApp.
- File viewing, whether PDF, sound or video files
- Access control from view-only to edit rights
- Synchronisation with local folders
- More flexibility of choosing an account on which storage space is used.
- Access control could be more intuitive especially when adding new files to an already shared folder.
- Synchronising local folders was tricky to first set up
September 01, 2023
I use Google Drive for sending large files in a convenient way.
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
We use Google Drive [for] sharing large files like PDF files, photos, and videos. Those files that we cannot send via email, we use Google Drive to send or receive it. It is easy to use by just using the link of our Google Drive account the receiver can access it. It is also safe by giving permission before the other party can access your files.
- Large capacity of storage
- Easy to use
- Convenient way of sending large files
- Additional free storage
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I am using it in the sales department. It is very useful to store important data. In my Real Estate company I need to maintain my clients' important data. It is very important for me to keep all the property related documents securely. So I manage all my clients' property documents in Google Drive. It is very easy and systematic to keep those documents in Google Drive.
- It is a virtual storage space. So I can access it anywhere and at any time.
- It has the capacity to store large data.
- It helps to share data with my people by a link only.
- Its criteria of collecting personal information for streamlining better user experience.
- It's good to have one account for using multiple products of Google but at the same time it's risky also. If I compromised that account, I'd be compromising my Google Drive data also.
- They should give more space. 15GB is too little when it is associated with a Gmail account also.
January 24, 2023
Google Drive, the essential cloud
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
Google Drive is a really easy tool to use thanks to the Google ecosystem. Synchronization is very fast and effective. The basic version provides you with 15 GB, being the provider of this type of solution that gives you more storage in the free version. Their payment plans are very adaptable. Today it is one of the most used cloud-based tools.
- Synchronization
- speed
- plans
- Could improve speed
December 10, 2022
The Best
Google Drive is the cloud storage solution that I am most familiar with and most impressed with. I have used Google Drive at several organizations and use it exclusively for my home inspection business. We back up every inspection, including over 500 photos, for every inspection. We had never had an issue when we tried to access the data stored on Google Drive.
- Access is very Dependable.
- Folder options are clear and straightforward.
- Google Drive App works well with my iPhone.
- Can not copy and paste Folders containing subfolders.
- Load times can be extensive.
November 23, 2022
Google Drive application takes you to another world of file management, ease, and access to your work from anywhere
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
It is considered one of the most important cloud storage outlets over the Internet, as it allows you to store 15 GB for free, which is good in that, and it is also possible to buy a larger version, fast, light, and smooth in dealing, and also good at linking files in all formats for downloading to others. I also liked it because I link important files to it through email and mobile. It is good and irreplaceable.
- Link my important files to it by sending a copy of important mail and files to it.
- Connect to a mobile phone and store any important photos or files.
- Reduce the price to buy more space.
- I hope to add an internal file that we can work with with a password.
October 28, 2022
Love our Google Drive
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
Google Drive is one of the tools we use to share files and projects easily. I use it for a project storage drive for quick access to the files. I like the security of it, the ease of use, and the options that come with it. My staff finds access to it from the top toolbar, we have macs, which makes it fast access. For my clients that we do retouching for it is an easy way to securely deliver and retrieve their images.
- File sharing both on local computers and from clients.
- Such easy access from the top tool bar on our Mac.
- I like the security of it.
- Google Drive fits nicely into our Google suite of services.
- So far we have not found an issue we would like fixed or an idea to be implemented.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Drive is our main cloud storage tool at Lumen Studio. It addresses the availability of footage, resources and digital assets for creative projects. Enhances the organization remote capabilities and makes the collaboration with international clients/freelancers possible. The scope of our use is it works as a secondary storage besides our main physical one and we currently use the 2+TB service.
- 24 hour availability
- layout of information easy to navigate
- multiple collaborators
- UI friendly, simple and clean
- different plans of storage according to company/personal needs
- organizing collaborators can be cumbersome
- permissions and privacy managing
- limited file formats to check files in the cloud/explorer directly
- issues with multiple downloads
October 20, 2022
Google Drive.
Score 7 out of 10
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Verified User
We collect meeting notes, write new blog entries, communicate information with clients, and more using Google Drive. Most of our customers also favor Drive over other file storage solutions. There are several causes for this, but Google Drive is just quick, easy, and safe. Here are a few additional justifications for why you should use Drive if you don't already: Utilize a computer, tablet, or smartphone to access data. There are no lost copies or forgotten saves to be concerned about because everything automatically saves in the cloud. Google offers 15GB of storage at no cost, with additional space available on a monthly basis. Who sees or edits your documents is under your control. We are collaborating with others in real-time. Apps for Google Drive - Use apps to edit Drive and add signatures, charts, and forms.
- Storage.
- Quick Access.
- Access Anywhere.
- Easier User Interface.
- File Size Limits.
- Downloading and Uploading Speed.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Drive is the platform for daily use. We use it to manage all our documents, images, and formats in the cloud. Essentially it is the platform to work online from the agency with clients. It allows us to save time with collaborative work in real time, in web writing, reports, and proposals to clients using various formats.
- Collaborative work
- Seo online writing
- Collaborative reports
- Follow-up of copies and ads arts.
- Delete recent documents
- Improve the desktop
- More options for folder design and configuration
- User interface
Google Drive is an online briefcase where we store all the important files and folders. It is very easy to use. Is embedded in Gmail and is seperately accessible via our Android phones as well via a Gdrive App. It comes with a free space of abot 15 GB. For more space of course you can buy it however 15GB is a resonably good space for routine operational activities. Al our Google forms are by default saved in G drive and also the response to those forms via excel export. I think it is a great application.
- Great Free Space of about 15GB
- Easy user interface
- Easily Accessible in form of a G Drive Mobile App in Android phones and in Gmail
- Excellent for Google Forms as output and the forms are stored in G drive by default.
- Negligible downtime. Always up and running.
- More free space can be provided in view of market competition.
- GDrive can come in more attractive user interface.
- Gdrive needs to be marketed more aggressively for user awareness.
May 14, 2022
My two cents on Google Drive
Our company uses Google Drive to share files, that are too large to be shared via email, with the team. Moreover, Google Drive has been a very useful tool to save important files and data and can be accessed conveniently by anyone who has been authorized. Furthermore using Google Drive helps save the use of paper which can help save the environment.
- Share files easily and conveniently
- Ability to share files instantly
- Updated in real-time
- Very easy for beginners
- Cannot be accessed offline
- Could be more user-friendly
- Should support more file types like TIFF, PSD etc.
May 14, 2022
User friendly and easily accessible
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
I use google drive to save my work documents for the ease of access to view, edit or download the documents anytime, anywhere. It has been really helpful in saving personal and professional documents especially in the times that no one needs a hard copy and view of the soft copy works everywhere.
- Saves any format of file
- Pulls up list of recent documents
- Lets you share document with other users
- When a document is downloaded, the formatting isn't the same
- Downloading ppts takes away the animations on every slide
Google Drive has allowed both myself and other colleagues of mine the ability to access documents conveniently and efficiently regardless of where we are working from. It also gives us the opportunity to work on projects as a collaboration and see each other's notes and edits in real time, which helps everyone in terms of project deadlines.
- Collaborative workspace
- Real-time revisions
- Easily accessible regardless of location
- Some of the features in the Google Slides can provide more creativity
- Connection issues tend to happen from time to time
- There are no other features I believe would need to be added to suit our organization's needs
April 04, 2022
Google Drive has always been the way to go.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
It is the main cloud storage location for the company. It solves communication problems, it's used as an information wall and also retains sensitive data managed by admin users for several accounts. The scope of use is wide; mechanics use it for installation guides storage, office use it for sensitive data retention, sells use it for customer personal information.
- Sharing large files.
- Organization and discretization of files.
- Access control based on permission roles.
- Easy visualization of content on multiple devices.
- Fast content updates.
- The app could implement a hierarchy based structure.
- Quick notifications for permissions request could make everything easier.
- Faster is always better. Rapid file transfers would be great.
February 17, 2022
Files Can Be Uploaded From Anywhere
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Drive is very helpful in storing and sharing all the official document files for free. There is no need to worry about document files being lost or stolen. Can be accessed at any time. It can be easily used on mobile and desktop. This saves time and can be used to do other work.
- It can be used on mobile phones, desktops and tablets.
- It has the option to access the files from anywhere.
- Downloading and uploading takes time and needs some improvement.
- The storage limit for files uploaded daily needs to be changed, as large files can be difficult to upload.
- It requires a lot of network.
February 15, 2022
Google Drive driving further.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Google Drive is one of the most user-friendly, feature-rich, and generous cloud storage and synchronization services available, with great productivity suite collaboration capabilities. Customers can backup any folder on their PC, and organizations can save space by not duplicating files on local storage. Storage upgrades are more reasonable with paid plans under the Google One brand than with many alternatives. Google Drive is extremely fantastic in terms of how it can help you store, back up, create, and even modify files, whether you operate alone or in a team.
- Ample Cloud Storage
- Simple Interface
- Good Product Integration
- It would be rather nice if its Cloud Storage would be larger
- Support for other file formats such as .psd and TIFF
- Improve video player capabilities
December 29, 2021
Google Drive is driving crazy
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I have been using Google Drive for the sole purpose of uploading my work automatically to cloud and save it. With the new version of their windows desktop app, about 3 months ago, things started going wrong. The app started downloading all my files from the cloud to my desktop and messing up with my folder structures. As this is something that I do not want, I stopped syncing and contacted the Google One support. It has been more than 90 days and over the same ticket, support has not been able to do anything with my problem. It is not possible to revert the changes so hundreds of files that I do not want on my desktop are there. I have to spend a couple of hours to eliminate these files from my desktop. But the main problem is even I turn of "downloading" option on the app, it still downloads files and therefore I cannot sync anything. All my work is waiting to be uploaded to cloud for 90 days and I risk loosing the book that I am writing, the research I am doing and the video media I am producing. A cranky and buggy app and a support service which is not capable of solving issues in my experience. Avoid this service.
- Nothing
- Nothing
- Nothing
- Think about User Experience. When I switched to the new version of the app, I was asked some questions. I do not remember what they are, but clearly I do not want my cloud files to be downloaded automatically to my machine. Who wants that?!? Think about it? I want to save space so that's why I keep those files on the cloud only. But the app started downloading all of them.
- Simplify Support so the same person(s) continue responding. Every reply of mine is responded by a different support person ( I guess, since I cannot see any name signatures) and they are completely lost about what is going on, or give generic answers. Really frustrating
- Fix your app. It still downloads even I turn off the download checkbox. Do you want to drive me crazy, Google Drive?
December 01, 2021
The essential free Cloud Storage for your work or home
We are using Google Drive for files collaboration between all of our employees. We store important data usually in the form of excel sheets in which an employee can make changes according to his role. It has become an important file backup for our company using which we can store any crucial file from office location or while on the move or at the customer location.
- Any user with access can store a file using different platforms like Android, IOS, Windows, or Ubuntu (Desktop version)
- You can share files with any number of different users with different access rights or you can even keep it public by providing the access link and assign different rights for public access
- You can open Excel/Word files using google software Sheets/Docs in the browser environment without having to install software like Microsoft Office etc on your Windows OS
- Some users prefer having google software that can be installed on Windows which can open Word/Excel/PowerPoint files from Google Drive and with the same collaboration features offered on the browser versions
- 15 Gb storage is not enough for free access which can be increased to at least 30 Gb
- The UI of Google Drive for the browser can be changed to make it similar to the Desktop UX
November 30, 2021
Extremely Useful for File Sharing/Compatibility!
We use Google Drive to house the majority of our documents and excel spreadsheets. It is very useful for teamwork and collaborating for almost everything that we do. I mainly use the spreadsheets function as I think it is best for working simultaneously with others and it is a lot quicker than just having to send emails back and forth.
- Amazing collaboration.
- It's free.
- Allows to not force us to purchase Microsoft Office 365.
- It's free so I don't think they really need to do anything.
- Could potentially integrate more options.
November 11, 2021
The cloud storage tool you need
Currently being used as a way to store all work-related data in the cloud. Easily accessible from any device. Perfect integration with the Google ecosystem which allows to seamlessly open and share files with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc. This also allows for very easy collaboration between company members. Definite recommend.
- Ease of use
- Connectivity with other Google apps
- Collaboration tool
- Can sometime be a bit slow
November 04, 2021
Dependable and performant, but the search quality will depend on your file organization practices
Google Drive is the central repository of documents for the entire company. This includes work-in-progress pieces, finished documents, and operations documents including legal contracts and financial documents. We also store media such as videos, webinar recordings, podcasts, and photos. Individual contributors also use Google Drive to store documents they need in their daily operation, as they see fit.
- Accessibility from the Google ecosystem of apps
- Speed
- Good replacement of a shared drive
- Search depends on how good the user organizes information
- Sharing documents requires 4, 5 steps, it would be good to simplify
- Desktop integrations are not good, see Dropbox for a better implementation
November 04, 2021
Google Drive - Makes sharing easier !!!
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Our organization has been using Google Drive for 3 years now and our teamwork has become easier than ever. All our members can edit, save and share the information whenever necessary that too in real-time. Google Drive has made it easier to access and backup all the information within our organization just through a link. It's a time saver. We mainly use it for file sharing, assistance, and collaborative works.
- secured file sharing
- real time updates while editing
- size of storage
- easy access to file by every members
- UI is a bit complicated for beginners it might be better if the UI could be a little simpler
- There is no end to end encryption
- Password protection for files would have been better
November 01, 2021
Drive your Google account up a notch
Google Drive allows us to store important files in the cloud in order to make them available from everywhere. We also use it to send big files via email. You can also store something in Google Drive and then share it with someone who will be able to access the file straight from his Drive without using up his quota.
- Sharing files via link.
- Sending big files via email.
- Manage user authority.
- I couldn't find an option for tagging files.