Google Drive

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Cloud storage and sync service that stores, syncs, and shares files across devices, integrates with Google Docs/Sheets/Slides, and supports collaboration, search, and backups.

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Google Drive is a cloud-based storage service that allows users to store, access, and share files from any internet-connected device. It integrates seamlessly with other Google tools like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, making it a versatile solution for personal, educational, and professional use. Users can upload various file types, including documents, images, and videos, and manage them through a structured folder system.

One of the key features of Google Drive is its real-time collaboration capability, enabling multiple users to edit files simultaneously. It also offers robust security measures, including data encryption and access controls, ensuring that files are protected and accessible only to authorized users. Additionally, Google Drive provides automatic file versioning and recovery options, allowing users to track changes and restore previous versions if needed.

Google Drive is designed to enhance productivity by integrating AI-driven features such as Quick Access and advanced search, which predict and recommend files based on user behavior. Its cloud architecture ensures high availability and scalability, making it a reliable choice for storing and managing data across different devices. With Google Drive, users can easily share files, control access permissions, and work collaboratively on projects, making it an essential tool for team collaboration and file management.

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Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service developed by Google. Launched on April 24, 2012, Google Drive allows users to store files on their servers, synchronize files across devices, and share files. In addition to a website, Google Drive offers apps with offline capabilities for Windows and macOS computers, and Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. Google Drive encompasses Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides, which are a part of an office suite that permits collaborative editing of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, forms, and more. Files created and edited through the office suite are saved in Google Drive. Google Drive offers users 15 gigabytes of free storage through Google One. Google One also offers 100 gigabytes, 200 gigabytes, 2 terabytes, 10 terabytes, 20 terabytes, and 30 terabytes offered through optional paid plans. Files uploaded can be up to 5 terabytes in size. Users can change privacy settings for individual files and folders, including enabling sharing with other users or making content public. On the website, users can search for an image by describing its visuals, and use natural language to find specific files, such as "find my budget spreadsheet from last December". The website and Android app offer a Backups section to see what Android devices have data backed up to the service, and a completely overhauled computer app released in July 2017 allows for backing up specific folders on the user's computer. A Quick Access feature can intelligently predict the files users need. Google Drive is a key component of G Suite, Google's monthly subscription offering for businesses and organizations. As part of select G Suite plans, Drive offers unlimited storage, advanced file audit reporting, enhanced administration controls, and greater collaboration tools for teams. Following the launch of the service, Google Drive's privacy policy was heavily criticized by some members of the media. Google has one set of Terms of Service and Privacy Policy agreements that cover all of its services, meaning that the language in the agreements grants the company broad rights to reproduce, use, and create derivative works from content stored on Google Drive. While the policies also confirm that users retain intellectual property rights, privacy advocates raised concerns that the licenses grant Google the right to use the information and data to customize the advertising and other services Google provides. In contrast, other members of the media noted that the agreements were no worse than those of competing cloud storage services, but that the competition uses "more artful language" in the agreements, and also stated that Google needs the rights in order to "move files around on its servers, cache your data, or make image thumbnails". As of March 2017, Google Drive had 800 million active users, and as of September 2015 it had over one million organizational paying users. As of May 2017, there were over two trillion files stored on the service.

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