Google Drive
Google Drive is Google's answer to Dropbox, SkyDrive, Box and many other Cloud services which basically means is a file storage system linked to your Google account and accessible via the Internet, PC or Mac, tablet or your phone. Currently Google Drive supports Android (phones and tablets) and Apple devices (IPhone and IPad) no support for Windows phones. Users are given 5 gb of free cloud storage to start with; additional storage can be purchased for a small fee.
Google Drive lets you store and access your files anywhere on the web, on your hard drive, or on the go. Here’s how it works:
Setting Up Google Drive
1. Sign into Google Drive with your Google account at drive.google.com. If you're a Gmail user, you can use your Gmail account to sign in. There's a red sign-up button on the top right-hand corner of the login page if you don't have a Google account.
Setting Up Google Drive
1. Sign into Google Drive with your Google account at drive.google.com. If you're a Gmail user, you can use your Gmail account to sign in. There's a red sign-up button on the top right-hand corner of the login page if you don't have a Google account.
2. Once you've launched Google Drive in your web browser, you will be taken to a page that shows all of the Google Documents you currently have associated with your Google account.
A tab will pop up asking if you would like to download Google Drive for PC or Mac - whichever system you are currently on. Do so if you'd like to access your documents from more than your web browser.
Google Drive for your Mac/PC is an application that installs a folder on your computer like other folders on your computer; except for one big difference: automatic syncing with your Google Drive on the web.
Like with every folder you can:
Access everything in your Google Drive from all your devices
Now your files go everywhere you do. Change a file on the web, on your computer, or on your mobile device and it updates on every device where you’ve installed Google Drive. Share, collaborate, or work alone: your files, your choice.
Keep files synced. Just connect to the web – it's pretty much automatic
Any time your device has Internet access, it checks in with Google Drive. That ensures your files and folders are always up to date. Change something on one device and it changes everywhere.
Stop emailing attachments. Start sharing.
Google Drive lets you choose exactly who – friends, family, colleagues – gets your files. You don’t need email attachments anymore. Just share your file, folder, or Google Doc from any device.
A tab will pop up asking if you would like to download Google Drive for PC or Mac - whichever system you are currently on. Do so if you'd like to access your documents from more than your web browser.
Google Drive for your Mac/PC is an application that installs a folder on your computer like other folders on your computer; except for one big difference: automatic syncing with your Google Drive on the web.
Like with every folder you can:
- Drag files in and out of the folder
- Rename files
- Move files and folders around
- Edit and save
- Move to trash
Access everything in your Google Drive from all your devices
Now your files go everywhere you do. Change a file on the web, on your computer, or on your mobile device and it updates on every device where you’ve installed Google Drive. Share, collaborate, or work alone: your files, your choice.
Keep files synced. Just connect to the web – it's pretty much automatic
Any time your device has Internet access, it checks in with Google Drive. That ensures your files and folders are always up to date. Change something on one device and it changes everywhere.
Stop emailing attachments. Start sharing.
Google Drive lets you choose exactly who – friends, family, colleagues – gets your files. You don’t need email attachments anymore. Just share your file, folder, or Google Doc from any device.
Using Google Drive from a Web Browser
1. Create a new file by clicking on Create on the left-hand-side of your screen. This is an extension of Google Docs. 2. Upload files from your computer clicking on the Upload icon (located to the right of the "Create" button). This will upload file(s) and/or folder(s) to Google's servers and will enable you to share them with various people of your choice. Alternatively, you may choose to keep some or all files private; for this option, you don't need to do anything other than create the document, since sharing is something you must activate for each file. |