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Google Drive provides a single place to store, access, create, edit, and share documents, files, and folders of all types.
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Introduction What is Need of Google Drive Google Drive storage Supported file formats Google Drive on the web Google Drive for Mac/PC Google Drive For Mobile System requirements Privacy and policies Advantages Of Google Drive Disadvantages Of Google Drive Security in Google Drive CONTENT Google Drive
Introduction Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service provided By Google, released on April 24, 2012, which enables user cloud Storage, file sharing and collaborative editing. Rumours about Google Drive began circulating as early as March 2006. Files shared publicly on Google Drive can be searched with web search engines. Google Drive is the home of Google Docs, a suite of productivity applications that offer collaborative editing on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. Google Drive
What is Need of Google Drive • Access everything in your Google Drive from all your devices. • Keep files synced. Just connect to the web – it's pretty much automatic. • Stop emailing attachments. Start sharing. • Keep collaborating. Google Drive
Google Drive Storage Google Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos give you 15 GB of storage space for free, so you can keep your files, emails, and photos accessible from any device, anywhere. Store up to 15 GB in Google Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos, and then pay for additional storage as your account grows. • Google Drive storage plans • Storage Monthly Rate • 100 GB $4.99 • 200 GB $9.99 • 400 GB $19.99 • 1 TB $49.99 • 2 TB $99.99 • 4 TB $199.99 • 8 TB $399.99 • 16 TB $799.99 Google Drive
Supported File Formats Google Drive viewer allows one to preview the following file formats: • Image files (.JPEG, .PNG, .GIF, .TIFF, .BMP) • Video files (WebM, .MPEG4, .3GPP, .MOV, .AVI, .MPEGPS, .WMV, .FLV) • Text files (.TXT) • Markup/Code (.CSS, .HTML, .PHP, .C, .CPP, .H, .HPP, .JS) • Microsoft Word (.DOC and .DOCX) • Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX) • Microsoft PowerPoint (.PPT and .PPTX) • Adobe Portable Document Format (.PDF) • Autodesk AutoCad(.DXF) • PostScript (.EPS, .PS) • Fonts (.TTF, .OTF) • XML Paper Specification (.XPS) • Archive file types (.ZIP and .RAR) • Apple Pages (.PAGES) • Adobe Illustrator (.AI) • Adobe Photoshop (.PSD) Google Drive
Google Drive On The Web Visit drive.google.com to see all of your Google documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, as well as any files and folders you've uploaded and synced. Multiple points-of-view Search methods Search by title, type, and more in the search box at the top of your screen. Sort your Drive by title, date modified, storage used, and more. Preview a file or folder before you open it by hovering your cursor over the title. Google Drive
Google Drive For Mac/PC Google Drive for your Mac/PC is an application that installs a folder on your computer not unlike other folders on your computer; except for one big difference: automatic syncing with your Google Drive on the web. Google Drive
Google Drive For Mobile The Android Google Drive app, which is available for free on Google Play, allows users to view, edit, and create Google Docs documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. The Google App for iPhone allows users to view and edit Google Docs. Most other mobile devices can also view and edit Google Docs documents and spreadsheets using a mobile browser. Google Drive
Install Google Drive on your PC • Go to http://drive.google.com . • Click the Download Google Drive for your PC button. • Open googledrivesync.exe to automatically install and start Google Drive on your PC. (You may receive a warning that Google Drive is an application downloaded from the Internet. Click the Open button.) • Enter your Google Account username and password in the window that opens. This will be the account associated with Google Drive for your PC. • Complete the installation package instructions. • Launch Google Drive for your PC from the Start menu. Drag files and folders into your Google Drive folder to begin syncing items to My Drive (part of Google Drive on the web). Google Drive
System Requirements • For Windows • Windows Vista • Windows XP • Windows 7 • Windows 8 • For Mac • Mountain Lion (10.8) • Lion (10.7) • Snow Leopard (10.6) • Mobile and tablet • For Android phones and tablets • Eclair and up (Android 2.1+) • For iPhone and iPad • iOS 5.0+ Google Drive
Privacy And Policies • Anything permanently deleted from Google Drive can't be recovered • Restore items from the Trash that haven't been permanently deleted • We require the following information: • Your full name • Your physical mailing address • Your email address • A photocopy of your government-issued ID or driver’s license • The Gmail address or Google username (which is typically an email address) of the deceased user • The death certificate of the deceased user. If the document is not in English, please provide a certified English translation prepared by a competent translator and notarized • The following information from an email correspondence that you have received at your email address, from the email address associated with the Google account in question: • The full header from the email message. See instructions on how to find headers in Gmail and other webmail email providers. Copy everything from 'Delivered-To:' through the 'References:' line • The entire content of the message Google Drive
Security in Google Drive Here are some tips you can use to ensure the files you store in Google Drive safe and secure: • Make sure that your Google account is secure. • If you share a computer and don't want others to have access to your Google Account, sign out of your Google Account when you're finished using the computer. • If you’re on a public or shared computer, you shouldn't install Google Drive for your Mac/PC, as anyone with access to the computer would be able to open and view your files. • Choose an appropriate sharing setting — Private, Anyone with the link, or Public — for your files, folders and Google documents. Google Drive
Advantages Of Google Drive • Create & collaborate. • Work better with the products you use every day. • Powerful search. • View anything. • Google Drive with your favorite apps. • Share the way you want. • Start a discussion. • Go back in time. Google Drive
Disadvantages Of Google Drive • Limited File Formats. • Security Issue. • Google Drive versus DropBox. Google Drive