"Google Drive" cloud storage more free space than Dropbox, integrates w. Docs

Lazybones · May 21, 2012, 07:18:05 PM

Quote from: Tom on May 21, 2012, 06:59:29 PM
Google Drive and Docs are very well integrated into my mobile devices.

Yet they haven't released a Linux desktop client, although they say they are working on one.

Tom · May 21, 2012, 07:21:08 PM

Quote from: Lazybones on May 21, 2012, 07:18:05 PM
Quote from: Tom on May 21, 2012, 06:59:29 PM
Google Drive and Docs are very well integrated into my mobile devices.

Yet they haven't released a Linux desktop client, although they say they are working on one.

I did say mobile

Darren Dirt · September 12, 2012, 05:53:13 PM

I guess it's "mobile" now?
http://drive.google.com/start

just got an email within the last hour, the contents of my Google Documents are now available in "the all-new Google Drive" -- the typical brief YT video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKJ9KzGQq0w

Mr. Analog · September 12, 2012, 06:17:06 PM

Ditto!

Darren Dirt · September 14, 2012, 07:30:32 AM

5GB free for everyone
https://www.google.com/intl/en_US/drive/start/index.html?authuser=0

here's the link/instructions for downloading to your PC so you aren't just limited to the web browser
http://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2375078

but in the web it also includes offline access -- how to set that up...
http://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2375012&topic=2375074&ctx=topic

Tom · September 14, 2012, 10:25:45 AM

I think I got in the beta or something, I've had a drive account for a couple months at least now. I don't use it a heck of a lot, but its pretty cool. I've actually used it to store some stuff and move files to my phone when I'm too lazy to whip out a usb cable, or to my tablet when I don't want to fire up gmtp (libmtp seems to not like the nexus 7, it hangs a lot).

Mr. Analog · September 14, 2012, 10:27:47 AM

I think you could opt in if you were a Docs user for a while? Not sure, I remember seeing the option a while ago.

Lazybones · September 14, 2012, 10:34:01 AM

I have had an account for a while as well, however it is much more useful if you have an Android device vs an iOS device.

FYI Google is also marketing a Enterprise version of it through there google apps business units.

Tom · September 14, 2012, 10:35:04 AM

Yeah, I probably opted in pretty early.

Thorin · September 14, 2012, 11:53:23 AM

Yeah, Docs users could join the beta a while ago. Sounds like it works nicely for you, Tom. I'll probably end up using it for file movement as well at some point.