Google Drive is a free cloud-based storage service that enables users to store and access files online. The service syncs stored documents, photos and more across all of the user’s devices, including mobile devices, tablets and PCs.
Google Drive integrates with the company’s other services and systems — including Google Docs, Gmail, Android, Chrome, YouTube, Google Analytics and Google+. Google Drive competes with Microsoft OneDrive, Apple iCloud, Box, Dropbox and SugarSync.
Function Of Google Drive
To get started with Google Drive, the user must create or sign in to a Google account. Then, the user types “drive.google.com” into his or her browser or may operate it in Google Drive App. After searching in browser “My Drive” will automatically appear, which can contain uploaded or synced files and folders, Google Sheets, Slides and Docs. Then, the he/she/user can either upload files from his or her computer/phone or create files in Google Drive.
Pricing and storage tiers
Google offers 15 gigabytes (GB) of storage for free and larger amounts at low rates — 100 GB for $1.99 per month, 200 GB for $2.99 per month and 2 TB for $19.99 per month. There are additional storage plans drive can offer.
Google automatically renews Drive subscriptions at the end of each month and gives a seven-day grace period for users to update their payment information if the auto-renewal fails.
Google Drive security
Google Drive data is encrypted with the Transport Layer Security standard before it leaves a user’s device and uploads to Google’s cloud. The data is unencrypted and reencrypted with 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) when it reaches Google.
What are Google Docs, Google Slides and Google Sheets?
Google Docs, Google Slides and Google Sheets make up Google Drive’s office suite: Docs is a word processor, Slides is a presentation program, and Sheets is a spreadsheet program. Respectively, they can be compared to Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel. The Google versions lack some capabilities than those of Microsoft Office applications.
How does Google Drive work?
To get started with Google Drive, the user must create or sign in to a Google account. Then, the user types drive.google.com into their browser. My Drive will automatically appear, which can contain uploaded or synced files and folders, as well as Google Sheets, Google Slides and Google Docs files. Then, the user can either upload files from their computer or create files in Google Drive.
Alternatively, the user can download a Google Drive application to one or more devices. A Google Drive folder will appear along with other folders in each device’s file system. Files that the user adds to one folder are available through a Google Drive web app or the Google Drive folder on each device.
When a user creates a file or folder, they become its owner by default. The owner can control the level of visibility — public or privately shared with specific Google accounts — and transfer ownership to another user using Gmail addresses. The owner can also regulate permissions for both folders and files, using access levels such as editor, viewer and commenter.
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