Am I Repeating Myself?

Google Drive is Google’s cloud storage with 15GB of free storage. Besides being able to store files and access them from any computer with an internet connection, Google Drive allows users to view, share and collaborate while creating documents, spreadsheets, presentations, or any digital project you can dream up.

Anytime you update a file in My Drive (Makes you think of My Documents, doesn’t it?) these changes will appear or sync in all local versions of your Google Drive folder. What the heck does that mean? Allow me to translate. You can set up a Google Account online and use it only online and be a happy camper and still participate in the cloud storage phenomenon. Or, if you choose to have your data “closer to home”. You can download the Google Drive folder/application to your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android or any other computing device. When you update something in ONE Google Drive location ALL locations are updated the next time your computer syncs.

Let’s discuss this Google Drive folder/application thing. If you decide to download Google Drive for your computer you will see that it is an application that installs folders on your computer. Google Drive behaves like any other folder on your computer. You can use the same actions that you would with any other folder such as:

·        Drag files in and out of the folder

·        Rename files

·        Move files and folders around

·        Edit and Save

·        Move to Trash

So, what’s the difference between My Documents Library and My Google Drive? Automatic syncing with Google Drive online.

Below is a link to an interactive tour of Google Drive created by the good folks of Google.

http://learn.googleapps.com/tour-drive

 

Tomorrow, we begin looking at the applications available with your Google Account.