Google Drive Software

A massively important part of GSuite

Pros

Extremely easy to use,
You have massive control over the documents and the way you share.
Great integration with other GSuite services, and good third party community to develop apps.

Cons

File stream sync is not great, very slow especially in the beginning, and it sucks if the company disabled it.

Pros

It is free , and has 15 GB free space , integrated with other applications and software , access rights good

Cons

It has problem when multiple devices synchronized , so it may result in multiple copies duplicated,

Pros

Google Drive is easy to use, it is an intuitive tool. Being able to share files and folders is a convenience.

Cons

I would like Google Drive to be more open a file or to take it to the computer, the system is tedious

Strongly recommended for small to medium organizations or institutions. The free version has a limitation, but go for a premium option if you want sufficient storage of files

Pros

File sharing can be done in multiple formats such as word, excel, and image forms respectively. Multiple members can work, edit real-time on a single document and this way everything is organized.

Cons

The downloaded format from Google Drive may seem a bit different which can be irritating at times. If this error is fixed then it is an excellent software to use!

Pros

This software have been saving my life for the past year plus. If you have documents, pics, vids or almost anything you always need access to just save it to your drive and access it anywhere you have data on any computer, tablet and even phone. I advise you use this software, it would change your life

Cons

I racked my brain trying to find the negatives about this software and I cant. I think I would hope they would give more free space to save files without a cost lol

Pros

easy to up load any type of file. organizing in different folders. lots of free available space. shared folders.

Cons

not as easy to download files off of with a Mac unless you have google chrome. doesn't work with safari.

Honestly, it is one of the main storage platforms in the cloud which I have to take everywhere since it is not only useful with android to make backup copies or keep files everywhere such as the photos of the camera or some document , but you can do multiple functions within the website such as edit the document, share with others, make a comment and manage my files in a simple way.

Pros

I will not leave behind the 15GB that give in a gratiuta way to store data, is an acceptable capacity for someone from day to day, as students, administrator, teacher, someone who runs a business, etc. I am attracted to the fluency with which the browser is also very well integrated with the function of sharing files effectively. How good it is to have my files available at all times :)

Cons

Despite having some good features mentioned above I think you have to improve that waiting time when synchronizing or uploading a file. however Google Drive is a good and solid platform!

Pros

The best part about google drive is it is usually free and fairly easy to use. I used it a lot in school previously but now I use it at work as well. It's great for collaboration on documents. Pretty intuitive to use and there are a lot of options (forms, sheets, docs, etc.) inside the Drive.

Cons

The product is easy to use but it struggles with formatting because of that. The easy collaboration can also cause issues at times. The thing I have the most issues with is sharing documents out of a team drive. We've tried to share a group of documents with an outside group before and it can really be a pain. It doesn't allow you to share whole folders with outside users.

Regardless of its drawbacks, I prefer this to Dropbox as it is so ingrained to the Google Suite

Pros

-For Gmail users, it's hard to beat the data storage that is attached to your email
-Having the ability to integrate Google Drive with so many other software products is a huge plus
-Can easily set permissions about who can/ can't

Cons

-Takes a lot of internal coordination about how to label and file info. For larger companies that use a communal Google Drive, need to be exact where and how things will be stored
-Search function is a bit lacking, as it can take significant time to locate the right file (even if searching by exact keywords). This is mostly true for files that have a lot of the same language thoroughout

Google Drive is a powerful tool for any entrepreneur or anyone who wants to share large files easily. No more wetransfers for other clustered programs that tend to upload, send link to your email and then you don't have control over that link after shared.

Pros

1. The real time sharing of everything in the selected folders
2. The shareable link that can be easily created and controlled by the owner of the folder
3. The integration with gmail and android
4. The ease of use with google docs, sheets and other substitutes for microsoft office
5. The ease of uploading and use of microsoft office programs
6. The convenience of having every gmail account with a drive attached to it.

Cons

1. Switching from different drives can be a pain. Some people have more than one (1) email address and when switching from one drive to another, instead of closing that drive and opening on the same window, it usually open in another tab. There should be an option at the start to select what you want to do as I can see this being useful for some people but because I have several email addresses I manage, I don't want several tabs and have to find the one I want.

Pros

Intuitive layout means you can start using Google Drive with almost no instruction. The apps integrate with Microsoft so you can share files and most importantly edit them live. Easy to learn permissions to control who has edit and view access of each part of each file. Having worked on both Google and Dropbox I am a firm favourite of Google. We have recently added Google Team Drive to make accessing all of our company docs ever better.

Cons

There aren't many cons but there are some small formatting issues if you are regularly working on both Google Docs and Microsoft Word/Excel.

I used it through out my academic career and was perfect for what it was intended for.

Pros

Its very easy to use and share with peers. Easy to modify and share information. Definitely recommend it for academics.

Cons

It doesn't necessarily apply to businesses as it doesn't focus on securing sensitive material. It could expand its scope

Give it a try

Pros

It is quite simple to use. If you are connected to your gmail account you don't need another username or password. It is very functional if you use Google Suite. I love the way google products integrate with each other. Good for different locations! I used it in Brazil and Argentina.

Cons

Don't assume everybody will know how to use it. Google offers free training online in different languages: https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/products/drive/#!/

Pros

Google drive allows you to keep your data on the drive. You are no longer afraid of losing your data. It can keep data as long as you want it. I believe it is safe and secured. They also give you a limited space for free.

Cons

It needs fast internet speed to download or upload data. A slow speed internet can take a lot of time to download or upload, especially when file size is excessively huge.

Pros

we migrated our data to google business team drives, I was able to install google file stream on our macs and PC's and everything is working as intended at a incredible value

Cons

maybe its a little complicated to get support, I recommend using a third party to assist with migration

Pros

The best thing, first off is it's free, which is always a great thing! The second thing is that it can hold so much memory in the drive. I mean I have at least a thousand photos and tons of videos stored in it and never have any issues finding specific photos or videos (once I figured it all out, that is...)! I love that it shows a thumbnail of each photo/video, so you know what you are actually clicking into, which makes it a cinch to find any file at anytime, even on a tiny smart phone. It's always a plus that you can share photos or files so easily, with just a click of the button and it's paramount that they have the audience setting right in clear sight, as to no need to search and worry that your file just went public! Anyway, Google definitely has saved my days many times over!!

Cons

My only pet peeve about it is that it's not organized correctly. When I first started using it a few years back, I felt like I was going around in circles trying to access different areas of the drive? It took me awhile to wrap my brain around where things were saved to, when I accidentally clicked upload to drive and went searching all over for that one file! That's how the whole Google Drive thing started in the first place, by accident! Anyway, once I figured it all out, and believe me, google's "help" pages, at that time, did NOT help at all, I started using it all of the time. But I had so many duplicate files because of not being able to find them originally, it's not even funny, so that was my main pet peeve. And like all software, gadgets, computers, appliances, etc..., there's always a few glitches here and there, but that's to be expected and necessary some times! ;)

I use it for quick access to documents on the go.

Pros

Free. Works like any other Microsoft product but with limitations. Organizes folders and documents like any PC would. Phone app allows the same functionality as a desktop and you can access it anywhere and they give you 15 G's of free storage.

Cons

The Google Sheets, Docs and Slides have about half the functionality of MS Office but again I digress to Free! When you share a file you are only sharing access unless you download and send.

Pros

I was skeptical about using Google Drive in my personal life because I am not one to use a "cloud" service to save my pictures and videos. Google Drive was automatically installed on my new phone and I would have gotten rid of it had I not taken a look at the interface and tried using it on my PC. The ease of access with this software/app is unrivaled and its seamless integration with your phone and computer cannot be beaten. After a few months of using it in my personal life, I moved on to suggesting it in the work place and we have never looked back. I still use it in my personal and professional life to this day. Google has won yet another war: the file sharing show down.

Cons

There are no cons with this product except for the fact that you do have to pay for additional storage. If you're using this for business and storing simple .Docx, .Xls, or .PDF files then you should have more than enough space for thousands upon thousands of documents simply using the free version of the software.

Pros

Works very well with Google users and Gmail. Attachment options and organization make it very easy to use.

Cons

Sometimes you have to close drive and reopen it if you just uploaded something before it will show it as an attachment option.

Pros

Apart from the fact that this drive lets you access your file from any were in the world, and basically on any device, it is also very cheap.

Cons

For me, i think the Google Drive software is just perfect. I have used it for over a year now, it works just fine.