Google Drive
Google Drive
About Google Drive
Google Drive is a cloud storage and backup platform to access files, docs, photos & more, store them in a safe place, and collaborate with other people. The Google Drive platform can be accessed wherever the user is at the time, from in their home to on-the-go, or in the office, meaning files can be accessed, shared, edited, collaborated on, and more.
The security and backup features within Google Drive mean that files are protected and safely stored even when technological disasters occur. No matter what happens to the users' devices, their files are safely stored in Google Drive.
Google Drive allows users to do more than just store their files. Users can share files with exactly who they want and edit them together, from any device. Google Drive gives instant access to Google Docs, a suite of editing tools that makes working together easy—even when your teammates are miles away.
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- Industry: Apparel & Fashion
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Google Drive Has Made Work Life Easy
Reviewed on 5/12/2020
My overall experience has been what I would like to consider immaculate. So simple and easy to use...
My overall experience has been what I would like to consider immaculate. So simple and easy to use and it always amazes me how much it is improved upon after all these years. Its free, easy, useful, helpful, progressive, and all sorts of other good things. I am a huge fan of Drive and hope to be for several more years.
Pros
What I like most about Google Drive is the ease of access. It has allowed me to store large files of which a lot of other services are unable to provide. That is one of the main reasons why I like to consider the product superior in contrast to its competitors. Google as a company never ceases to fail me with the level of ease it requires to use their products and services. On top of it all, they are still continuing to improve their products and services.
Cons
What i like least about Google Drive is probably how there is no dark mode. I really want a dark mode because of how much less strain it would cause on my eyes. I have poor vision, and when it comes to light mode I have a hard time navigating things. If there is a dark mode, i would at least like to know where to navigate it because I am unable to find it.
- Industry: Nonprofit Organisation Management
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Easy to use and navigate
Reviewed on 6/08/2024
I use Google Drive for work and personally, and find it accessible and easy to use. I like that I...
I use Google Drive for work and personally, and find it accessible and easy to use. I like that I can use the full Google suite on Google Drive.
Pros
Good amount of storage for a free account
Easy to navigate between folders
Easy to find out information about the documents in google drive - eg, when they were last opened etc.
Cons
I find the search function isn't as accurate or useful as it could be. That can be frustrating.
- Industry: Media Production
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Drive Drives you crazy
Reviewed on 13/05/2020
Drive is good for storaging things on your phone or computer. For backuping up information or data...
Drive is good for storaging things on your phone or computer. For backuping up information or data its top to none.
So if something happens to your harddrive or External you know your things are safe. It also has a Auto Backup feature that can be used on the phone side of things. I looked and I had pictures from old phones back in 2015 I didnt even know backed up to Drive. I was a happy person looking at that stuff.
So it's good in that aspect. But for group projects. I remember my boss sharing his files with me for beginners training.
But it's functionality on project group side is not as practical as Dropbox or I-Cloud in my experience of it. They may have improved over the years.
Pros
I like that you can upload your files to Drive and storage things on it. It saves space on the phone and potentially on the computer. It has a Auto-Backup feature that works perfectly so you don't have to manually store things to it.
Cons
It's very disorganized compared to other storage platforms. With dropbox you can create folders and everything is accessible neatly. And while drive does categorize things by dates . It doesnt necessarily allow you to organize everything by project or category. If it does it's not as easy to do as other platforms. Although I havent used the software consistantly in over 3 years.
For example: I'm doing edits for some flyers.
Some edits are finalized so I wanna put them into a finalized folder. Other edits are in-Progress so I wanna put those into a "In-Progress folder" While others might be for another persons project on my team.
They may very well have those features but it wasn't very clear on how to do it. They should have pop-up and tutorials when you first download the software to give people ideas on how to get the most outta their software.
Most times I found myself scrolling through Hundreds and hundreds of videos and photos just to find the one I was looking for.
Also it takes up alot of space on your phone. I remember having google drive and it took over 700MB of space this was about 3 years ago. It was alot to deal with so eventually I took it off my phone. But still used it for recieving shared files on my computer from my boss. I didnt like the functionally of it after using other platforms of equal capacities.
- Industry: Apparel & Fashion
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Google Drive
Reviewed on 30/07/2024
I love Google Drive. It's the best cloud service in existence in my own opinion.
I love Google Drive. It's the best cloud service in existence in my own opinion.
Pros
It's versatile so it can be used on virtually any device and it's a very easy service.
Cons
I can't find anything I dislike about it
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
A review of Google Drive
Reviewed on 6/08/2024
Generally positive, the majority of our workers are in the field, so being able to share imagine,...
Generally positive, the majority of our workers are in the field, so being able to share imagine, estimates, and other information through the cloud is very beneficial.
Pros
Lots of space to upload and organize all of our company's digital files, syncing across multiple users.
Cons
The interface is a little uninspired and could use some updating.
Google Drive FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Google Drive.Q. What type of pricing plans does Google Drive offer?
Google Drive offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$6.00/month
- Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Total storage - Monthly rate 15 GB: Free 100 GB: $1.99/month 1 TB: $9.99/month 10 TB: $99.99/month 20 TB: $199.99/month 30 TB: $299.99/month Google Drive for teams: $10.00/user/month
Q. Who are the typical users of Google Drive?
Google Drive has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Google Drive support?
Google Drive supports the following languages:
Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
Q. Does Google Drive support mobile devices?
Google Drive supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Google Drive integrate with?
Google Drive integrates with the following applications:
Aircall, Asana, Bookedin, BuiltWith, Close, CubeAnywhere, Cyfe, Desk.com, Docusign, ERPLY, FreeAgent, FreshBooks, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Insightly, Less Annoying CRM, Lucidchart, Mailchimp, Microsoft Outlook, Nimble, PayPal, Quote Roller, Salesforce Sales Cloud, SimplyCast, Slack, Smartsheet, Trello, Uberflip, Wave, Wrike, Xero, Yesware, Zapier, Zendesk Sell, Zinc, Zoho Books, Zoho CRM, Zoho Invoice, vcita
Q. What level of support does Google Drive offer?
Google Drive offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, 24/7 (Live rep)
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