Google Drive is out

[CupCak3]

iCloud has existed for 5 years?

How does that matter? Is it only a party when Apple shows up?

 

[MotionMan]

One of my 5 accounts now has Drive. Two items are in my "Shared with me" folder - Where did those come from, Google Docs (which I don't use)?

MotionMan

 

[Red Storm]

One of my 5 accounts now has Drive. Two items are in my "Shared with me" folder - Where did those come from, Google Docs (which I don't use)?

AFAIK Google Docs is now merged with Drive.

 

[alent1234]

iCloud has existed for 5 years?

dropbox has been around for a few years and icloud/dropbox have a lot of app integration. until google drive gets this it will be a geek curiosity and nothing more

 

[Nothinman]

dropbox has been around for a few years and icloud/dropbox have a lot of app integration. until google drive gets this it will be a geek curiosity and nothing more

I don't think it will be long before apps start supporting Google Drive too. It's only been available to some people for a few days now.

 

[alent1234]

and then the question becomes, why switch? if dropbox is working for me why should i switch to google drive?

 

[MotionMan]

and then the question becomes, why switch? if dropbox is working for me why should i switch to google drive?

The best reason I can think of is seamless integration with everything Google.

MotionMan

 

[Red Storm]

and then the question becomes, why switch? if dropbox is working for me why should i switch to google drive?

I have 3.8GB total with Dropbox. G Drive gives me 5GB.

 

[WelshBloke]

and then the question becomes, why switch? if dropbox is working for me why should i switch to google drive?

Use both?

 

[papaschtroumpf]

No mention on whether Google Drive works on Linux.
I'll stick to Dropbox until they provide completely seamless integration
that's also the reason why I don;t use SugarSync, they didn't support linux when I was shopping around (not sure if they do now)

I do have a livedrive account in case I need the 25G, but sitting idle right now

 

[MotionMan]

No mention on whether Google Drive works on Linux.

I heard this morning that full support for Linux, and an iOS App, are coming shortly.

MotionMan

 

[Super56K]

Waiting for the ios app to start getting some use out of it, but may not need to bother at all. Skydrive netted me 25gb, and I'm not even utilizing 50% of my 3.8gb dropbox account. Kind of feeling like I'm looking for excuses to use the space on Skydrive, and then Gdrive.

 

[MotionMan]

Waiting for the ios app to start getting some use out of it, but may not need to bother at all. Skydrive netted me 25gb, and I'm not even utilizing 50% of my 3.8gb dropbox account. Kind of feeling like I'm looking for excuses to use the space on Skydrive, and then Gdrive.

I see Skydrive and Google Drive as a security blanket in case something goes on with DropBox. In fact, I would like a way to backup/mirror from DropBox to Skydrive and/or Google Drive.

MotionMan

 

[Red Storm]

I see Skydrive and Google Drive as a security blanket in case something goes on with DropBox. In fact, I would like a way to backup/mirror from DropBox to Skydrive and/or Google Drive.

Yeah my worry is that something happens to Dropbox or Drive and my files get deleted. I don't have anything sensitive in there, but still, that would be annoying.

 

[Mopetar]

I see Skydrive and Google Drive as a security blanket in case something goes on with DropBox. In fact, I would like a way to backup/mirror from DropBox to Skydrive and/or Google Drive.

Even if DropBox goes down or disappears, wouldn't you still have your local copies of the file that should be either entirely or mostly up-to-date?

That said it would be pretty damn cool to have one folder that's backed-up to all three services, which would ensure that you have access to your files for just about any reason short of the apocalypse.

 

[MotionMan]

Even if DropBox goes down or disappears, wouldn't you still have your local copies of the file that should be either entirely or mostly up-to-date?

What if I am on the road and I need something I placed in DB (which is why we put things there, right?) and DB goes down. Then what do I do?

What. Do. I. Do?!?



MotionMan

 

[Super56K]

I see Skydrive and Google Drive as a security blanket in case something goes on with DropBox. In fact, I would like a way to backup/mirror from DropBox to Skydrive and/or Google Drive.

MotionMan

That's not a bad idea. I currently keep my own local backups of my Dropbox folder in two places (SD card and my HTPC server) because it would be awful to lose the stuff I have in it if Dropbox screwed something up. I could periodically copy over my Dropbox files into the Google Drive folder, and then back up locally to the just the SD card.

It's also possible to set up scheduled synchronization between folders. I don't think there would be any issue to change the destination folder to the Google Drive one, and then set it sync to it once or twice a day. Looks like I found my use for Google Drive.

edit - synctoy is the name of the program. Hopefully it'll work like I think. I'll know this evening anyway.

 

[Red Storm]

Even if DropBox goes down or disappears, wouldn't you still have your local copies of the file that should be either entirely or mostly up-to-date?

That said it would be pretty damn cool to have one folder that's backed-up to all three services, which would ensure that you have access to your files for just about any reason short of the apocalypse.

But how would that work? Live syncing would make it redundant.

 

[Mopetar]

What if I am on the road and I need something I placed in DB (which is why we put things there, right?) and DB goes down. Then what do I do?

What. Do. I. Do?!?



MotionMan

Unless you're constantly changing files around and modifying things, you can easily afford to keep local copies on every device you own that update as they can get access to Dropbox. If you're only making minor changes to files, it wouldn't require a lot of data to be used to sync things.

I don't know if all of the mobile devices and versions of Dropbox have support for something like this, but there's no reason not to keep a local copy if possible.

I suppose if you don't have any of your own devices with you and your only hope of saving the free world is having immediate access to some file in the cloud, then yeah I suppose you'll want to have more than just Dropbox.

 

[MotionMan]

Unless you're constantly changing files around and modifying things, you can easily afford to keep local copies on every device you own that update as they can get access to Dropbox. If you're only making minor changes to files, it wouldn't require a lot of data to be used to sync things.

I don't know if all of the mobile devices and versions of Dropbox have support for something like this, but there's no reason not to keep a local copy if possible.

I suppose if you don't have any of your own devices with you and your only hope of saving the free world is having immediate access to some file in the cloud, then yeah I suppose you'll want to have more than just Dropbox.

You're thinking about this too much.

MotionMan

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Didn't read anything on it. But signed up.

 

[tommo123]

is there anyway to add an option to the context menu to backup a file/folder on a right click? so far it seems you have to reorganise your files to have everything you want to upload in one spot - like skydrive.

i was hoping for something for carbonitey

 

[MrX8503]

http://www.suntimes.com/business/12149132-420/google-drive-runs-into-content-rights-controversy.html

Looks like there's a bit of controversy what Google does with your files and if they own your files.

This is the TOS in question.

"When you upload or otherwise submit content to our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes we make so that your content works better with our Services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content."

Considering Google is an Ad company, you may want to explore what they may do with your information.

 

[Nothinman]

http://www.suntimes.com/business/12149132-420/google-drive-runs-into-content-rights-controversy.html

Looks like there's a bit of controversy what Google does with your files and if they own your files.

This is the TOS in question.

"When you upload or otherwise submit content to our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes we make so that your content works better with our Services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content."

Considering Google is an Ad company, you may want to explore what they may do with your information.

That was mentioned both the first and second pages of this thread already...

 

[Glitchny]

http://www.suntimes.com/business/12149132-420/google-drive-runs-into-content-rights-controversy.html

Looks like there's a bit of controversy what Google does with your files and if they own your files.

This is the TOS in question.

"When you upload or otherwise submit content to our Services, you give Google (and those we work with) a worldwide license to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works (such as those resulting from translations, adaptations or other changes we make so that your content works better with our Services), communicate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute such content."

Considering Google is an Ad company, you may want to explore what they may do with your information.

This has already been brought up and articles showing it compared to all the other services have been posted. Their TOS is not substantially different than any of the others.