lifetime 17 GB Google Drive cloud storage [for PC, Mac, Android, & iOS]

Reviews for lifetime 17 GB Google Drive cloud storage

1. FEATURED REVIEW

   Dennis Nelson

   5 out of 5

   Feb 9, 2016 at 7:19 am

   Google always has a way of giving an online solution for everything. From the elaborate Google Docs to Google Sheets that do away with the pain of saving and backing up documents on a hard drive. The powerhouse behind the success of Google Docs and Google Sheets is Google Drive itself, a staggering 15GB of free cloud storage.

   If you have a Google account (a Gmail account in this case) you already have Google Drive. Google’s integration of the Drive into your regular Google Account has made it one of the most ready to use cloud storage services of the modern time. The additional 2GB to take this space to 15GB will come in quite handy if you have a lot to save.

   What it got over common free cloud storage providers

   Tightly integrated to other productivity features

   Google Drive works hand in hand with all the useful tools from Google. You can save files straight from your Gmail account into Google Drive. Using the increasingly common document and spreadsheet management tools from Google makes you use the Drive automatically. Talk of flexibility at its best.

   You needn’t install it to run it

   Most of the cloud storage providers have a web client. Dropbox has one. And so does Copy and iCloud. The only difference is that none of them executes the online client functionality as well as Google Drive does.

   Google Drive offers a quite powerful online platform to help you manage your files and folders. This will come in quite handy if you don’t want to save redundant copies of each file in your hard drive with the installed app. (There is an installable app that creates a folder that you can use to access your Google Drive contents using your OS file explorer)

   Always have your files when you need them

   Google Drive avails your files on demand. All you need is a browser (preferably Google Chrome) and an internet connection.

   Uptime and flexibility

   I have used Google Drive for over 2 years now. There is no time my cloud storage has been unavailable. Flexibility means that I can treat it as I would my hard drive. I can create folders and store different types of files without any restrictions. The flexibility extends to sharing and collaborating on the editing and access of files stored in your Google Drive.

   Superb security

   First, your files will sit behind Google’s strict account security codes. An active virus scanner will scan everything before saving it to your Drive, especially if it is from your email. This will ensure that no one can take over your stored data or use malware to corrupt your Google Drive.

   Verdict

   I have been using Google Drive for quite a while now. I use it to share files that are too big to fit into my emails. I use it when I don’t want to keep on hitting CTRL+S when working on a word document. I drop all my documents into the drive instead of downloading them to my PC first. It’s my ultimate go to cloud storage service. I’m sure you will find its seamless integration into the modern day online life quite useful.

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   • John Feb 10, 2016 at 6:14 am

     But this is (don’t be evil) Google. Because I use Android and Gmail, they already know more about me than I’m happy with. Do I really want them looking at that skin cancer picture from my back whose size I monitor so I can show my Dr.

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