What is Google Drive and its features?

Google Drive is a cloud-based storage solution that allows you to save files online and access them anywhere from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. You can use Drive on your computer or mobile device to securely upload files and edit them online. Drive also makes it easy for others to edit and collaborate on files.

What are the benefits of Google Drive?

Google Drive is a free data storage service, it offers you up to 15gb of storage that you can use to store important files, documents, pictures etc. It uses clever cloud technology, which means that your data is stored on one of Google’s servers so you can access it from anywhere in the world.

Is Google Drive free to use?

It’s free of charge and can be set up in a few minutes. The account gives you access to all of Google’s services, including Drive, Gmail, Photos, YouTube, Play Store, and so on. You can access Drive on the web by heading to drive.google.com or via the free Android app.

What is the disadvantages of Google Drive?

Disadvantages of Google Drive

• Security Risks.
• Requires Internet connection.
• Has a limit of file size you can upload in a day.
• File size limits.
• Erratic Third-party applications.
• Downloading and uploading speed.
• Google broses content save in Google drive.

Can people see my Google Drive?

The files and folders in your Google Drive are private by default until you decide to share them. You can share your documents with specific people or you can make them public and anyone on the Internet can view the shared files.

Does Google Drive convert files?

Convert documents into Google formats If you want to upload files like Microsoft Word documents, you can change a setting to convert files. Using a computer, go to drive.google.com/drive/settings. Next to “Convert Uploads,” check the box.

Can I store files on Google Drive?

Upload files from your phone or tablet You can also use the Drive app to store files on your Android or Apple iOS device. (If you decide later to uninstall the app, your Drive files won’t be affected and can still be accessed from Drive on the web.)

Can I see who downloaded my Google Drive files?

From the Google Apps Admin Console, click Reports, then Audit, then Drive. The possibilities offered by the Drive audit log doesn’t stop with seeing who downloaded what, either. Other information you can find is who has created, viewed,, previewed, updated, downloaded, shared or even deleted content on Drive.

Can Google Drive convert videos?

Video Convert is integrated with Google Drive so you can easily upload and convert videos you have saved on your Drive. It is also integrated with other services namely Dropbox and SkyDrive. The process of converting a video is very simple: upload your video file from your computer or other integrated services.

What are the benefits of using Google Drive?

Some advantages of Google drive are: Live changes: Users can create documents, spreadsheets, presentations etc. and can edit the same over internet. This provides a real-time working experience on the document, as if editing the document in local machine.

What can you do with Google Drive?

On the whole, you can carry on using Google Drive as usual, creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, streaming videos from the web, and uploading files from your computer via your web browser. You will still be able to open your web browser and access your data through the Drive website.

How to get the best out of Google Drive?

Go to drive.google.com.

How do you open a Google Drive?

The Google Drive menu should be visible to you under the Office ribbon. Select it and then chose ‘Open from Google Drive’. In the Open from Google Drive dialog box, select the file to open. The dialog box shows Office files and any native Google files (Docs, Sheets, and Slides files) stored in Drive.