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Hello, readers of my blog! We are all accustomed to the fact that personal or work information should be stored on local computer, but now this is not the only option.

There are many "" information storage tools on the Internet. But one of the most universal is Google Disk. I would like to tell you about this wonderful service.

I'll tell you how to use Google Drive and what advantages it has.

What is it needed for?

You may think that this is a completely pointless idea. But how many times have you had to copy or move files from one computer to another using a flash drive? Probably a lot. But with Google Drive you will have access to your information from absolutely any PC, tablet, or phone that has an Internet connection.

This service can save any documents from the most different formats: tables, presentations and so on. Admit it, this is a fairly convenient resource that provides access to your files without electronic media.

Using Google Drive

Naturally, to use this storage, you should register on the official Google website. This is done quite simply: you need to fill out several fields and confirm registration via SMS, which will be sent to mobile phone. After this, it will automatically transfer you to Google mail. Almost everything is ready!

IN work area application, in the upper left corner, you will see the inscription “create”, it is clearly visible, it is written on a red background. Select the menu option you need, for example, “Upload file.” A tree of your local drives and folders on your computer will open in front of you, select the file you need and click “Open”, it will be immediately written to Google Drive.

The "Create" function allows you to create separate folders, which will allow you to sort your information into sections for quick search the files you need.

There are also services that allow you to very quickly open text documents, tables and presentations. This is very convenient, especially for workflow. Your work will benefit from this cloud space.

I really like this feature: you can see all the changes that have been made to the files. That is, it displays which files I created, and the entire history of their changes is saved.

Quite a simple and reliable service, isn’t it?! The intuitive interface is very easy to use. From the first second of working with Google Drive, you will understand what to do and how.

If you are not used to working through a browser, then I suggest you download the application to your computer. In the lower left corner there is a button “download disc for PC”.

Installing the program is very simple, there are no difficulties.

After this, you will be able to use files uploaded to the cloud without launching a browser, but through a program on your computer.

Regarding the space provided. You have 15 GB for free. But this is not the limit.



Safety

Many large companies trust Google cloud storage not only because this service helps reduce usage to zero Email and other types of remote information transfer for exchanging documents and media files, but also for security reasons. All problems in the system are immediately identified and corrected. There can be no information leakage.

Google cloud storage gives you access to features regular disk on your computer: if you accidentally deleted something, don't worry, the file has been moved to the Trash section.

In order for all your friends or colleagues to be able to view a document, you just need to upload it to Google Disk and give them access to it. Now everyone will be able to view files, add new ones and edit old ones (this depends on the rights you grant them as the owner).

Smartphone app

Of course, the easiest way is to use the Google Drive service on your computer. But what if you don't have such an opportunity? There is a solution, namely the Google Disk mobile client, which will allow you to download and view files anywhere, with your phone or tablet at hand. This application is designed for the Android operating system.

Navigation of the program is very simple and is almost no different from computer version. The application package contains utilities that will allow you to open both media files and text documents.

You can find the service client on the Google website or download it from Play Market. If you do not have a device running Android OS, then you can use the mobile version of the resource. On that Alternative option you will be redirected as soon as the system determines the type of device you logged in from.

Let's sum it up

In general, in order to take advantage of all the benefits of this cloud service from Google, just follow a few simple steps:

  1. Register on the official Google website. This account will allow you to use all the company's resources.
  2. After confirming your registration, go to your account where you can open the application Google Drive.
  3. Click on the “Create” tab, after “Upload file”. In the window that appears, select the desired object to download. You can also create folders for convenience.
  4. Download and view files at any time convenient for you, provide access to them to friends and colleagues if necessary. If an object is no longer relevant, you can safely delete it. It does not take a lot of time.

IN mobile version To all the above points, it is worth adding downloading and installing the client from the official website or Play Market.

I hope that after my words it became clear to you how to use Google Drive and why, in fact, the service itself was developed. Simple management of this cloud storage will allow even the most inexperienced user to instantly understand the interface and forever forget about flash drives and email as a means of exchanging files.

  • Yandex disk
  • Dropbox

Sincerely! Abdullin Ruslan

Google Cloud this is one of best services on the Internet, which is convenient to use for storing, processing and managing digital photographs. It has two independent services on the basis of which this can be done on high level– Google Drive and Google+ Photos.

Google Drive this is one of the largest cloud storages digital information on the Internet from Goggle. It was first introduced to users in April 2012 as independent service 5 GB for free storage of 30 different types files.

Google+ Photos is a worldwide social service Google network+, which was created along with the network in 2011. This service is not only a place for conveniently storing photos in Google cloud, but also a very convenient photo editor that has many automatic functions.

What is the volume of the Google cloud?

After a change in the disk space allocation policy, three separate Google service Drive, Google+ and Gmail were merged into a single cloud on May 13, 2013. Now, when you register an account in the Google cloud, you will forever receive 15 GB of free disk space to store data from these three services (Fig. 1).

Fig.1 Google cloud storage capacity.

If the amount of allocated cloud space is not enough, you can purchase from 100 GB to 30 TB, but for an additional fee. The monthly price of Google cloud disk space for January 2015 is:

100 GB – 2$
1 TB – 10$
10 TB – 100$
20 TB – $200
30 TB – $300

In the Google cloud, you can simultaneously store mail, photos, and other types of files in the way that is most convenient for you. For example, you can store all these files in different volumes, or you can store only photographs or some other type of file.

The peculiarity of storing files in Google cloud services is that when calculating the occupied disk space, some files are not taken into account. For the user, this means that he can store an unlimited number of such files in the Google cloud.

In Google Drive, files saved in Google format are not taken into account; for Gmail, the contents of the Spam and Trash folders are not taken into account, and in Google+ Photos, all photos with a resolution of less than 2048 x 2048 pix and videos of less than 15 minutes.

Google Cloud Registration

In order to purchase part of your space in the Google cloud and gain access to all its services, you first need to register. On the page http://www.google.ru/ in the upper right corner you need to click on the “Login” button.

After this, a window will appear to log in to your Google cloud account and register a new account (Fig. 2). Under the data entry panel, click the “Create an account” link and begin registration.

In the registration window, you must correctly indicate your personal information. They will become the basis of your profile in the Google cloud. After this, in the lower right corner you need to click the “Next” button to go to the next window (Fig. 3). The button is not shown in the figure.

Fig.3 Google cloud registration panel.

But first, Google will check that the data is filled in correctly. If you made a mistake, you will be prompted to correct it; if everything was done correctly, the creation window in the cloud will open Google profile+ (Fig. 4).

Fig.4 Window for creating a Google+ profile in the cloud.

In this window, you can add your photo, which will be visible in all Google cloud services, but you can do this after logging into your account. To complete registration in the Google cloud, you need to click on the “Create profile” button, after which a final window will open in which your email address will be indicated (Fig. 5).

Fig.5 Window for completing registration in the Google cloud.

After this, all Google cloud services will be available, including Google Drive and Google+ Photos. In order to open them, you need to click the “Services” button in the upper right corner and select from the list (Fig. 6).

Fig.6 List of selection of Google cloud services.

To select the Google Drive service in the Google cloud, you need to select the “Disk” service, after which the window of this service will open (Fig. 7).

Fig.7 Google Cloud – Google Drive service window.

To select the Google+ Photos service in the Google cloud, you need to find the “Photos” service in the list, after which the window of this service will open (Fig. 8).

Fig.8 Google Cloud – Google+ Photos service window.

How to remove Google cloud

There are situations when you may need to delete any services or completely all data and your entire account from the Google cloud. To do this, in the upper right corner of the screen you need to click on your profile avatar and follow the “Account” link (Fig. 9).

Fig.9 Window for logging into Google cloud account settings.

Immediately after this, the Google cloud account settings page will open. You need to scroll all the way down and select from the list the item that suits your purposes (Fig. 10), and then do everything according to the instructions.

Fig.10 Google cloud account settings.

Google Cloud Features

Google Cloud differs from most similar services on the Internet in its capabilities for working with photos. It can not only store a large volume of free digital photos, but also do a lot of other things with them that cannot be done in other services.

This is possible because Google cloud services are closely connected with each other and with the browser Google Chrome and Picasa program. Each of them significantly increases the capabilities of Google cloud services and, in addition, they allow the photographer to do without installing many specialized programs on the computer.

Read about the main capabilities of photo services in the Google cloud and their integration with other programs in the following chapters of the article:

Other cloud services and principles of cloud storage are written in the following articles:

Greetings, friends! Cloud storage is very popular now. Their main purpose is to store and access information from any device at any time, as well as the ability to share this information (documents, photographs, and other files) with other people. In addition, popular cloud services provide a number of other useful functions for users – creating and working with documents online, sharing, etc.

On my blog I have already posted instructions on two large cloud services - and. And today’s article I dedicate to one more thing – Google Drive ( Google Drive). Until recently, I didn’t use it so actively - I mainly relied on Yandex.Disk. But, due to recent events, I started thinking about backup options.

I suggest you understand the interface and main functions of Google Drive. Let's talk about how to use it - upload and provide access to files and folders, perform other actions on files, work with documents and applications online.

If you prefer video format, then you can view my detailed tutorial below:

How to log into Google Drive?

The disk is linked to your Google account, and to get inside the cloud, you need to log in to your account - enter your login (gmail) and password.

You can access Drive from this page www.google.com/intl/ru/drive/

Or go from mail by clicking on the “Google Apps” icon at the top right.

How much disk space?

15 GB are provided for free. This space is divided into files on the disk itself, files and letters in Gmail, as well as Google Photos. By the way, the latter automatically includes images that you upload to posts in social network Google plus. You can remove them from Google Photos so that they don’t take up space, but they remain in your posts.

If you need more space, it can be purchased for money. There are a few tariff plans with monthly or annual payment up to 30 TB of memory.

You can also have several Google accounts and each will have its own disk with free space.

Cloud storage interface

Let's go over the main sections, buttons and Google settings Disk.

Via the “Create” button in the upper left corner you can upload files and folders from your computer to your disk. And also create folders and documents directly in the cloud. You can create text documents, tables, presentations with slides, Google Forms (for surveys, questionnaires, recordings of Skype consultations), drawings, maps and websites.

Below this button is panel with the main Disk partitions.

In the "My Drive" section contains all files and folders uploaded to the cloud, as well as documents and folders that you created in the cloud.

By selecting a particular file/folder with the mouse, you can perform various actions on it; I’ll talk about this later. To select several files at once, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and click on the desired files.

The display of files on Disk can be sorted by name, by date of modification, by date of viewing.

In the "Available to me" section files from Google Drives of other users to which you have access are displayed - for example, you followed a link to this file, or you were sent an invitation with access. To open a file, double-click on it.

In the "Recent" section– files that you have recently worked with (opened, downloaded, edited, etc.) are displayed.

Google Photos section– This is where the images you've uploaded to the Google Photos app appear. Also, pictures uploaded to posts on Google Plus are automatically saved here. You can get into the application itself by clicking on the Google applications icon from disk, mail, home page Google Chrome browser.

In the application settings, you can check a useful box so that photos and videos do not take up unnecessary storage space.

To do this, go to Google Photos, click on three vertical stripes top left, go to settings.

And check the appropriate box:

"Tagged" section– files and folders that you mark as important to you go here. Marking is very simple - select the file, press right click mouse, select “Add mark” in the list that opens. To remove a file from “Marked”, right-click again and select “Unmark”.

Basket- it contains files that you delete from your Google Drive. The Recycle Bin can be emptied, then the files are permanently deleted. You can also restore any file from the Recycle Bin by selecting it with the mouse and clicking “Recover from Recycle Bin”.

There are several more useful icons in the upper right corner of Google Drive.

You can configure the display of files in the cloud as a list or grid. By clicking on the letter “i” in the circle, you can view the history of your actions on the disk, as well as the properties of any file by selecting it with the mouse. Clicking on the gear will open an additional list of tabs.

In the "Settings" tab:

You can change the interface language.
Enable offline access (saving Google documents to your computer to work with them without an Internet connection). On this issue, you can read the separate instructions.
Disable automatic download photos from Google Photos to a folder on disk.
Choose an interface option – spacious, regular or compact.

There are also alert settings.

And the ability to connect different Google apps to your disk.

Clicking on the tab “Install disk on computer”, you can download the application for PC, as well as for smartphones on Android or iPhone. Here, keep in mind that the PC application is synchronized with the online cloud and all files end up on your computer, taking up space. Since this does not suit me, I prefer to use only the web interface. The only advantage of synchronization is the ability to quickly send a file big size to the cloud or save all files from the cloud to your computer at once, and then disable synchronization.

Actions on files and folders in Google Drive

To upload files and folders from your computer to the cloud The "Create" button is used. You click on it and select the corresponding menu item - a window for selecting files on your computer will open. To select multiple files at once, hold down the Ctrl key.

When the file is selected, click on the “Open” button, and it will begin downloading to Disk. Information about the process will appear in the lower right corner.

An alternative download option is to minimize the Google Drive tab to a smaller window and drag files from your computer to the “My Drive” section with your mouse.

You can do a number of things with files, folders, and documents on the drive. To do this, select with the mouse required file(or several) and right-click. A list of available actions appears. The same actions are duplicated on the panel above.

The contents of the file can be viewed by clicking Preview. If you want to edit the document, then select "Open with". The drive will offer you an application through which you can open the file.

To open the contents of a folder– click on it 2 times. You can perform all the same actions on files and documents in a folder.

You can give access to any file, folder or document on the disk to another person. To set up sharing, click on the corresponding menu item.

In the window that opens, you need to enter the gmail email of the person to whom you want to give access. Click on the pencil icon to indicate the access type. This can be commenting, viewing and editing.

If you have granted commenting or viewing access, you can prevent the user from downloading, copying, or printing the file. Just tick the boxes you need. Don't forget to save your changes.

Then click "Submit". The user will receive a letter informing them that you have granted them access to the files. He will see this file on his disk in the “Available to me” section.

To block access, you again need to right-click on this file, select “Sharing”. In the window that opens, click on the user name.

Access is denied, the user will see this message:

You can also configure access settings. The default is view. Also, using the link, the user will be able to download the file or save it to his disk. You can also enable commenting or editing.

If you click “More”, you will see other settings. For example, you can enable access for absolutely any user on the Internet, that is, the file will be available through search. Or disable access via a link and send an invitation for shared access to a specific user via email (we discussed this process above).

The next point of action on files is "Move". It can be used to move files into folders. This is convenient if you have a lot of files and want to organize them. You can also move files by dragging them with the mouse.

Creating folders on disk is easy. Click on the “Create” – “New Folder” button.

By the way, you can change the color of the folders.

Paragraph "Add a note" useful if you want to add favorite files to the “Tagged” section for quick access to them.

Paragraph "Rename" will allow you to change the name of a file or folder.

Paragraph "Show Properties"– to view the properties of a file and the history of actions on it.

Paragraph "Versions"– it is available for those files that you upload to Disk.

Let's say you downloaded an archive of materials from your computer and shared a link to it with subscribers. Then you needed to make edits to this archive, you downloaded it to your computer again and edited it. Then we re-uploaded it to Disk with the same name so that the link to the archive did not change. By the way, when downloading again, you can choose how to save this file - separately (the link to it will change), or as new version, which will replace the previous one.

However, the previous version will not be deleted immediately (by default, it is saved on disk for another 30 days). But, you can delete it manually or check the box so that previous versions are not deleted. This is done precisely through this “Versions” item.

The remaining actions on the files: create a copy, download it to your computer and delete it in the trash. By the way, to delete the file in the trash, you can drag it with the mouse to this section on Google Drive.

So, we figured out the main points of the Google Drive web interface. Now a few words how to download to your computer or save to disk a file that was shared with you via a link from another Google Drive.

If you followed the link and are logged in to your Google account, then you will see a Google Drive icon at the top, by clicking on which you can save this file to your disk. Nearby there is an arrow for downloading the file to your computer.

Well, I hope my Google Drive instructions will help you navigate the settings and functionality of this cloud service. Well, if you still have questions, I will be happy to answer them in the comments.

I wish you success!

Best regards, Victoria Karpova

They are direct competitors to Google Drive. In this article, it will be difficult to resist making comparisons between these cloud storage services. Go. Google Drive was introduced on April 24, 2012 and currently replaced Google Docs. What this service is, how to work with it + comparison with competitors, read all this in the article below. I also recommend watching the video in conclusion and then you will 100% use Google Drive)

Google Drive provides free up to 15 GB free space to store any of your data. If this is not enough for you, you can expand the space for a small fee. An increase to 25 GB will cost $2.5 per month, up to 100 GB - $5 per month, and up to 1 TB - $50 per month. It’s hard for me to imagine who might not have enough 100 GB on the Internet, and 1 TB is already quite enough. Perhaps for storing family photos and videos, which have long exceeded 100 GB.

Key features of Google Drive are presented in the figure below

Regarding control over files. Here the functionality was borrowed from the Dropbox service. For me personally, this function is the most important. Quite often you have to give access to a file. How can you do this if only people registered in this service can gain access? (example - ). It is much more convenient to be able to give access to anyone, even an unregistered user. There is another advantage here. Even if the user has an account in this service, he does not have to log in. This is important if the user is not at his computer, but for example in an Internet cafe. So this is a big +. We'll figure out how this is done a little later.

Files of any formats. According to the developers, you can open more than 30 types of files directly from the browser. Here is an excerpt from the background information about Google Drive. As you can see, up to 30 file types is still a long way off, but 16 types is already excellent.

Very interesting support(.ZIP and .RAR) which will need to be checked in the second paragraph of this article. In addition, support for viewing documents is announced Adobe Photoshop(.PSD) and other interesting formats even if you do not have the appropriate programs installed. In this, Google.Disk outperforms its competitors for what is also a huge +. The only minor drawback is the inability to open documents in the .DJVU format. Let's hope this is temporary.

Regarding the restoration. Within 30 days from the date of editing the files, it will be available. That is, you can undo a change to a document made 29 days ago. The Dropbox service has a similar function, but there you can restore any file within 30 days after it was deleted. Not sure about the count. This function will also need to be checked a little later.

In addition to the functions presented above, Google Drive has additional interesting features. Thanks to the integration or combination of Google Drive and Google Docs, you can create documents and collaborate with other users in real time. For example, create a document like Microsoft Word Give other users access to it and work together. There is one limitation here. Operation is only possible when connected to the Internet. IN offline mode This function is not available. Let's hope that over time google drive will master this thing too.

Google Drive has a built-in advanced search function that allows you to search even scanned documents. That is, if you have ever uploaded a photo of a book or other printed information, you can search by text information in an image. Evernote has a similar function, but I haven’t used it yet. Everything has always been like this.

It is also necessary to clarify that you can view files up to 25 MB in size.

Installing and working with Google Drive

To use the Google Drive service, you must first create an account in Google+. If you have one, then immediately follow the link

and click the huge “Try” button

You can also start using Google Drive from your Google account+ going to the Disk tab

A page will open in a new tab where you need to click “”

Another tab will open in which you will see a pop-up window. It is recommended to check the optional checkbox to help improve google drive. Check the box and click “Accept terms and install”

You need to wait a little while the installer completes the process. At the end you will be thanked for your installation. Close this window

After installation, a window with a proposal will appear Sign in or sign in to Google Drive. Click Login

In the next window, enter your email address and password to log into Google Drive. In order to avoid entering your data ten times, check the “Remain logged in” checkbox. Click on the “Login” button

If you have double authorization enabled, you must also enter the code sent to your mobile phone. Double authentication greatly increases the security of your account, so it is recommended to enable it. To do this, you need to delve into the settings. If there are any difficulties, write in the comments. I'll make a separate article

In the next window, select “Advanced settings” to specify the folder from which synchronization with Google Drive on the Internet will take place

By default, the Google Drive folder is located on the system drive. We don't need this. Therefore, go to drive D or E and create a new folder. for example Google Drive. In the window below, click on the “Change...” button and indicate the created folder. Then click the “Synchronize” button

After synchronization is complete, your Google Drive folder will open.

Now you can fully use this service. The Google Drive icon appears in the notification area

To call context menu On this icon you need to right-click on it. Using this menu, you can pause synchronization, open the Google Drive folder on your computer, open Google Drive on the web, expand storage space, go to settings, close Google Drive and other functions

Copy your files to the Google Drive folder and they will be available to you anywhere there is Internet access.

For creating a document in Google Drive or any other object, you must click on the “Create” button on the left. Select the required file type from the drop-down menu. Let's choose Document for example

A New Document will open in a new tab, which you can name as you need and type the text. There are many text formatting options available. This is practically a full-fledged Microsoft Word. The document itself is saved. You don’t need to do anything additional, just close the tab and that’s it

If you need to download a document in a specific format, for example, for offline editing, then this can be done through the “File> Save As” menu and select the desired format

In a few minutes, the file will be saved on your computer in the selected format.

Setting up access to a file or folder in Google Drive

To set up sharing, click on the blue Access Settings button at the top right. A window will open where you can configure access levels. Let's say you need to give access to a person who is not registered on the Google+ network. For example, give parents access to photos. Click on the inscription “Change...”

Select "Publicly available on the Internet." In the Access line you can set the rights to the file. You can give permission to edit the document, leave comments, or simply read-only access. Then click the “Save” button

Then click on the “Done” button.

Edit a document in real time in Google Drive

The user who receives a link to your created file will be able to edit it. You will be able to observe this. Moreover, you can send him a message. To do this, click on the field below the Access Settings button

A field will open on the right at the bottom where you can write and send a message. You can see all correspondence just above the message entry field

If you click again below the Access Settings button, you can close the chat window.

We've sorted out the documents. Let's consider . We save the archive to the Google Drive folder and view it through the web interface

We sorted out the archives in the video queue. Everything is visible, but not immediately. when uploading to google drive, the video is most likely downloaded and processed by the service Youtube, since the control panel is the same. In a few minutes the video will be available for viewing via the web interface

Watching the video is quite comfortable.

Uploading files when installed program Google Drive is done by simply copying files and folders to the Google directory. Files are automatically uploaded to the service. You can download files through the web interface by clicking on the download icon to the right of the “Create” button. This will open a drop-down menu consisting of two items: Files... and Folder.... Choose what you want to download. For example, we need to download an entire folder

The “Browse” window opens in which you select a folder and click “OK”. A pop-up window appears at the bottom right showing the download process.

Once completed, the folder will appear in your Google Drive.

Delete files from Google Drive

When you delete files from the Google Drive folder, these files are moved to the trash on your computer and to the trash in the service’s web interface. You can delete files from your computer's Recycle Bin immediately. They can be easily restored from the recycle bin in the web interface. To do this, go to the web interface. On the left, expand the “More” menu and select “Cart”. You will have all your deleted documents. Select the one you need (by clicking on the upper left corner) and click the “Restore” button that appears. This way you can recover deleted documents in Google Drive

If you deleted files from the recycle bin of the web interface, the file cannot be restored. However, you can try to restore it to your computer using . If you haven't written anything to the drive where the Google Drive folder is located, then the chances are high. If an active recording was made, then the probability is quite low. But! It's worth a try.

Conclusion

In this article, we looked at the Google Drive storage service. We made a small comparison with equally popular Dropbox services And . Summarize.

Pros of Google Drive:

  • Support for 16 file types (if we take into account that one file type includes several extensions, then in total there will be about 30 different extensions)
  • Ability to create and collaborate on documents
  • Ability to give access to a document to a user who does not have a Google+ account

Negative points of the Google Drive service:

  • Impossibility from the trash (I really like the Dropbox service)

For me the leader among services Google Drive, and Dropbox, is the latter. Up to 18 GB free + option to restore deleted file within 30 days they leave competitors far behind.

Video where I will show the main features and functions of the Google Drive service

Update from 06/15/2013

Friends, I have great news.

Google Drive now offers up to 15 GB for free

Here is the second confirmation)

Remote data storage in the virtual Google cloud is undoubtedly very effective auxiliary method for any modern user who daily has to deal with a large number of files and various types data. At the same time, it is desirable that they can be accessed from anywhere, without being tied to your home or work computer.

Thus, having created a convenient and multifunctional program Google Drive (Google drive for computer), a well-known development company has pleased the vast majority of its regular users and clients with the opportunity to transfer great amount your files from hard drives and removable media to a more practical and reliable platform - the Google cloud, freeing up a decent amount of free space on their “machines” for other important needs.

Using Google Drive cloud storage, you can access your personal data archive at any time via a desktop computer, tablet, mobile phone or laptop, provided that you are connected to the Internet (if you need to constantly synchronize data with the cloud). Otherwise, such information can be stored on the local computer until it goes online, after which user files will be synchronized with cloud storage.

Thus, in any life situation, you will not remain cut off from files that are extremely important to you, no matter where you are: at home, at work, in a cafe with friends or standing in a traffic jam in your own car.

It is important to know that files that are in the cloud you can "share", giving another user access to edit or read. This will allow you to work collectively on common projects by uploading data to the repository. This approach makes cloud service Google Drive is even more useful and important for the common cause (for example, for business partners, work colleagues, or just for home users who like to share their ideas with friends, giving them access to their data).

How to use the service?

There are 2 options which will help you fully and freely use storage on your personal PC(suitable for Mac and PC):
  1. You just need to follow the link https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive (provided that if you have already registered Google mail, you can use the 15 GB storage for free) and work with files via the Internet browser. You will be able to create and edit files in such common formats as .doc, .xls, .txt (more than 30 file types are supported) and be able to edit them directly from the browser. The editor's interface will resemble good old Word, Excel (depending on the type of file being edited). Additionally, users will be able to view and PDF documents, as well as many other common file types that are supported by the web version of Google Cloud.
  2. the second option involves using special program for PC. For this it is necessary download the Google Drive program for your computer from our website(link at the bottom of the article) or from the official resource (the method is shown in the screenshot below), then perform it standard installation in your operating system. As a result of the installation, you will be asked to log in to Google Drive, after which you can start working with the cloud (upload and download different files, share access, etc.).

And although local program may seem more familiar and convenient compared to the web interface, many users often resort to working with the cloud through a browser. So you can double-check your future presentation for a business project or study, create a new schedule of business meetings for work, correct errors in the table, and the like.

At the same time, many users will notice that the tools offered for working with files are very similar to Google Docs, which greatly simplifies the task for those who do not want or do not have the opportunity to install the necessary software on their PC, but want to do everything remotely using available tools from Google.


If you suddenly need previous version document with which you have worked previously, then, by analogy with the popular Dropbox, Google Drive saves all versions of the modified file for 30 days. Quite a useful and practical function for those who often make changes to documents.

However, for most tasks and more convenient interaction with cloud storage, it is preferable to use the official free program Google Drive for computer. In this case, the time it will take to study it will be limited to a couple of minutes, and any PC user can figure it out.

After installing it, the necessary information will appear on your computer. system folder Google Drive, which will always automatically synchronize with the cloud service.


Separately, it is worth noting that if the allocated 15 GB of disk space is not enough for you, then there is a paid version of Google Drive called Google Drive for Work, which has more advanced tools for work and expanded functionality aimed at increasing security when working with the cloud. However, for most users it is enough basic capabilities free version storage facilities.