So it has now been finally revealed — the Google Drive service that has been rumored for years is now made official. Google’s official cloud storage has been merged with Google Docs to offer a free 5GB space to all users.
Google Drive allows you to store any kind of files, even the really big ones, to the cloud and then give you the option to synchronize all of them to your laptop, PC or phone (Android, Windows & Mac) with support for iOS coming soon.
The app is now available at the Google Play Store (just search for Google Drive) and integrates neatly with the sharing features of your Android smartphone.
For those who are familiar with DropBox, this is basically the same but competing service.
On your PC, Google Drive appears as a folder which you can just drag-and-drop files into. It will show up in File Manager or in Finder if you’re using a Mac.
Google starts you off with a free 5GB of storage but gives you additional options to increase this up to 1TB for a monthly fee.
You can choose to upgrade to 25GB for $2.49/month, 100GB for $4.99/month or even 1TB for $49.99/month. When you upgrade to a paid account, your Gmail account storage will also expand to 25GB.
I’ve actually already upgraded my Google Account to 20GB since last year (paid $5 a year) when my GMail Inbox was already around 98% usage. It’s nice that when I logged in to my Google Drive account, I also have access to the same amount of storage.
To access Google Drive, just go to drive.google.com/start.
Free Gmail users enjoy 10Gb of free storage too. :)
Twitter: deuts
says:
It says my account is not yet ready. Sad!
Says mine is still not ready. Anyway, Microsoft has also released a desktop app, much like Dropbox, but they offer free 25GB of online storage. Sadly, I’m on Ubuntu, and there’s none available for any Linux distros, it even won’t install using WINE.
25gb is an opt in for old users. new users are given 7gb
Twitter: roiji
says:
my account is not ready too… maybe they are putting paid users first?
10GB Gmail storage will take effect over 24hours :D
what’s the difference with this new app and the old app(http://filehippo.com/download_gmail_drive/) for the desktop environment? Sadly my account is not yet ready too.:(
Twitter: rubyotero
says:
yeah i remember 3 yrs ago na may google drive for windows.. nagamit ko siya actually but at time hindi ko siya feel gamitin.. mejo mabagal
Ay grabe akala ko 7GB lang sa SkyDrive, haha buti nlng nakapagregister ako a day before they announed the 25GB free cloud storage for existing users :D
SALAMAT tonybac, kundi dahil sa comment mo di ko pa bubuksan SkyDrive account ko
Twitter: CallMeWHA
says:
ang daya, i’ll be notified too for a google drive account! :(
siguro first come first serve basis para sa unang batch
basahin nyo tong comparison ng Google Drive sa ibang company na nagooffer ng free cloud-based storage http://phandroid.com/2012/04/24/googles-terms-of-service-may-scare-users-away-from-google-drive
Twitter: eltorobumingo
says:
SkyDrive vs. Dropbox vs. Google Drive. Take your pick :)
i like Skydrive better. :)
I hate the terms of google drive right now…… according to google drive’s terms and service anything you upload…google will own anything you upload ( Google Drive “Your Content in our Services: When you upload or otherwise submit content to our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide licence to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes that we make so that your content works better with our Services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content. ) until they change this google drive will not have 1 bit of my property
check out the article: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57420551-93/who-owns-your-files-on-google-drive/?tag=cnetRiver