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Google Drive online storage review

Google Drive online storage

CHOICE Expert Rating

80%
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Good points

Good Points

  •  Compelling value proposition if you have and use a gmail address
  •  15GB storage for free
  •  Automatic uploading of photos from iOS or Android device
  •  Strong collaboration tools
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Need to create and use a gmail address to get the best out of Google Drive
  •  Operation not as smooth working in Firefox or Microsoft IE as in Google's Chrome browser
  •  May feel overly complicated if you are looking for a simple folder transfer solution
  •  Collaboration performance with Google's suite of Office documents much better than the Microsoft Office documents

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
80%
Sharing and collaboration score
73%
Security score
74%
Windows PC ease of use score
90%
Mac ease of use score
90%
Web access ease of use score
72%
Android app ease of use score
90%
iOS app ease of use score
90%
Set-up and help ease of use score
69%
Features score
62%
Documentation score
100%

Specifications

Ongoing free storage space (GB)
15
Maximum single file size
5TB

Cost

Price per month
$2.50

Features

Versioning
Web browser access
File protection in transit
1
Two-step authentication
Share folders
Auto upload photos
Save files for offline access
Picture album browser
Document editor
Music streaming
Kindle

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