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You can now download Google Drive Beta for Windows on ARM

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 04:24:01 +0000

Google has released a beta version of Google Drive for Windows on ARM devices, addressing a long-standing drawback of the platform. Read more...

Google shares details on how to restore Google Drive backups after a bug wiped off user data

Mehrotra A — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 04:50:01 +0000

Google has updated the support page with fixes for users who lost data or were unable to access Google Drive data. The issue was reported last week and Google had said it's working to resolve it. Read more...

Google Drive consolidates all your recent activity into one page

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 04:52:01 +0000

Google is rolling out a new Activity tab in Google Drive for all Workspace customers. The new feature allows users to view and take action on their recent Google Drive activity from a single place. Read more...

Google will now allow users to eSign documents directly from Google Docs or Drive

Mehrotra A — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 07:52:01 +0000

Google has officially announced the beta test for esign for Workspace users. The feature will allow users to send or request eSign from other parties directly from Google Docs or Drive. Read more...

Google brings mouse support to Google Sheets app for Android

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 19:30:01 +0000

Google adds new features in its pursuit to bring multi-instance support for the Google Drive suite for Android. This will benefit power users on large screen devices and also foldable displays. Read more...

Google adds file limits to Drive, consequently locking user accounts [Update]

Steve Bennett — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 13:42:01 +0000

Users have woken up to messages from Google Drive that ask them to delete files to continue using the account, as Google has now applied file limits to user accounts without prior warning. Read more...

As countries start opening up, Google now makes it even easier to plan the perfect trip

Paul Hill — Mon, 02 May 2022 18:18:01 +0000

Google has rolled out some improvements to Google Flights and Google Travel to help you find the cheapest flights or even find holidays you can go to without even having to take a flight. Read more...

Download the Free Tips & Tricks Guide to Google Drive

News Staff — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:46:02 +0000

For a limited time thanks to our partners you can download this G Suite Google Drive reference card for free that provides shortcuts, tips, and tricks for this popular online storage service. Grab it! Read more...

How to free up storage space in your Google account

Rajesh Pandey — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 14:54:01 +0000

Free up storage space in your Google or Gmail account by following this guide to prepare for the upcoming changes in Google's storage policy and the end of free 'High' quality option in Google Photos. Read more...

Google improves Drive search with intelligent suggestions and cross-device history sync

Abhay V — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:16:01 +0000

Google today announced that it is adding intelligent search suggestions and history sync for Google Drive on Android and iOS. The features begin rolling out to all users starting today. Read more...

Google Drive is currently down for education customers [Update]

Abhay V — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 17:00:02 +0000

Google Drive is down this morning and is affecting education customers. Reports on Twitter and Downdetector suggest that the issue began early in the morning. Google has acknowledged the issue. Read more...

Google Services like Drive, Gmail, Keep, and others currently experiencing service outage [Update]

Rajesh Pandey — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 07:39:01 +0000

A number of Google services like Drive, Keep, Docs, and others are experiencing a service outage preventing users from uploading files, sending emails, and more. Google has acknowledged the outage. Read more...

Google announces that old versions of some G Suite apps will stop working from August

Abhay V — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 20:58:01 +0000

Google announced that G Suite mobile or desktop apps released before December 2018 will stop working from August 12, 2020. It is urging users and admins to update them to the newer versions. Read more...

Google redesigns the share dialog for Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and more

Abhay V — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:36:01 +0000

Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms on the web are getting a redesigned share dialog. The UI makes it easier to share documents, manage permissions with separate cards for people and links. Read more...

Google introduces nifty shortcuts for its iOS apps and Siri

Ather Fawaz — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 07:18:02 +0000

To ease productivity, you can now directly search or perform specific functions within apps like Drive, Gmail, and YouTube. Helpful Siri suggestions for Google search have also been added. Read more...

Google restores Drive File Stream service for G Suite after a brief outage

Abhay V — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 21:50:01 +0000

Google's enterprise equivalent to Backup & Sync, the Google Drive File Stream service was down earlier today. The firm acknowledged the issue and was quick to restore the service for affected users. Read more...

Google Drive - Download the Free Tips & Tricks Guide

News Staff — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 18:46:01 +0000

Google Assignments is a new tool that helps in collecting and grading student work

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 08:34:01 +0000

As part of the G Suite, Google Assignments amalgamates Google Search, Drive, and Docs to help instructors and students alike organize and generate helpful originality reports for their coursework. Read more...

Drive is the latest Google service to call Edge Chromium unsupported

Rich Woods — Fri, 31 May 2019 18:12:01 +0000

Google Drive users are finding that when launching it from Microsoft's Chromium-powered Edge browser, it's saying that they're using an unsupported browser and there may be unexpected behavior. Read more...

Sprint announces Drive, a device that gives your older car Wi-Fi, GPS, and more

Rich Woods — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 22:20:01 +0000

Sprint today announced Drive, a device that you can plug into your car to basically make it a smart device. You'll have Wi-Fi via Sprint's 4G LTE network, and it connects to an app for your phone. Read more...

Google says Drive will have one billion users this week

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 19:50:01 +0000

At its Google Cloud Next event, the company didn't want to say it's already reached the milestone, but it's confident that it will reach one billion users before the end of the week. Read more...

Google Photos, Docs, and more come to Windows 10 from 11K Studios

Rich Woods — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:48:01 +0000

While Google famously keeps its apps out of the Microsoft Store on Windows 10, 11K Studios has released a series of the company's apps, which are the web apps dressed as Store apps. Read more...

Google announces Google One, an upgrade to the Google Drive paid cloud storage service

Abhay V — Mon, 14 May 2018 20:48:01 +0000

Google announces Google One, the upgraded cloud storage service plans that offer cheaper tiers, family sharing of up to five members and one-tap access to experts for help with products and services. Read more...

Google Drive on the web receives new UI changes similar to Gmail's redesign

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 10 May 2018 11:50:01 +0000

Google is rolling out a fresh look and feel to the user interface of Google Drive, matching the recent changes introduced to Gmail as part of the search giant's new material design principles. Read more...

Google Backup and Sync update fixes performance issues on Mac and PC

Steven Parker — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:16:01 +0000

The Backup and Sync app has been blamed for excessive CPU usage on macOS, but also for performance issues on Windows PCs. A Google employee says that the v3.38 update fixes all that. Read more...

Google Backup and Sync update fixes sync dupes and Non-ASCII profile names

Steven Parker — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:42:01 +0000

Google has released an update for Backup and Sync which fixes an issue where the app won't start for users with non-ASCII profile names, as well as an odd issue of duplicating files multiple times. Read more...

Google to shut down Drive and Photos Backup apps for macOS and PC

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 08:54:01 +0000

With the launch of the new Backup and Sync applications on the desktop, Google announced that it will officially shut down support for the legacy Drive and Photos Backup applications on macOS and PC. Read more...

Outlook.com adds new features to support Google Drive and Facebook photos

Rich Woods — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:58:01 +0000

Microsoft today announced new features that will be coming to Outlook.com, as long as you're lucky enough to be on the new Outlook. You'll be able to send files from Google Drive and Facebook. Read more...

Google offering free 2GB Drive space for completing security checkup, again

Matt Blowes — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 03:44:01 +0000

In a happy surprise, Google appears to once more be offering users 2GB of free online storage if they complete a simple security check in a promotion coinciding with Safer Internet Day. Read more...

Google is offering 2 GB of free Drive space for people who complete a security checkup

Steven Johns — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 07:36:05 +0000

In the spirit of Safer Internet Day, Google has produced a security dashboard and is offering 2 GB of extra drive space anyone who reviews their security preferences before the 17th. Read more...

HTC owners can now get 100GB of free cloud storage on Google Drive

Jett Goldsmith — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 04:54:01 +0000

HTC previously offered 50GB of free storage on Google Drive for anyone with an HTC smartphone, but now they're doubling the storage to 100GB -- and better yet, it's free to all HTC users, old and new. Read more...

SSD breakthrough means 300% speed boost, 60% less power usage... even on old drives

James Walker — Fri, 23 May 2014 19:33:37 +0000

A Japanese research team studying the NAND chips used in solid state drives has discovered a way to boost the speed of the devices by up to 300% with nothing more than a simple firmware update. Read more...

Nokia HERE Drive updated, no longer Nokia-exclusive

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:25:14 +0000

Nokia has updated both HERE Drive and HERE Transit for Windows Phone, bringing new features but also killing the exclusivity tag, allowing the app to be installed on all Windows Phone 8 devices Read more...

Google unifies Gmail, Drive and Google+ photos storage, offers up 15GB

Max Slater-Robins — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:57:41 +0000

Google have unified the free storage that they give users for Google Drive, Google+ photos and Gmail into one, allowing everyone 15GB of shared space. Google Apps for enterprise now have 30GB. Read more...

FBI: Monitoring Skype and Gmail are "top priority" in 2013

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:08:43 +0000

FBI general counsel, Andrew Weissmann, has said that real time surveillance on Gmail and Skype is a "top priority" in 2013... but the FBI cannot sift through information in real time. Yet. Read more...

Is Google playing the resurrection card with Google Keep?

Andrew Stevenson — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:26:20 +0000

Google may be spring cleaning at the moment, but it looks like a previously retired service might be getting a new lease of life in the form of note taking app Google Keep. Read more...

Nokia launches Drive+ app beta for all WP8 phones

John Callaham — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:43:56 +0000

Microsoft has announced that Nokia has launched a beta of its Drive+ Windows Phone that can be downloaded for all Windows Phone 8 devices in the US, Canada and the UK. Read more...

Google Drive integration in GMail to allow huge file sharing

Steven Parker — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:01:36 +0000

We've all been there: you want to attach a file in Gmail that's a few megabytes only to find the recipient server rejects it, or it's a little too large to attach. Now Google has a solution for that. Read more...

Amazon Cloud Drive finally available in the UK

Rob Schorman — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:28:32 +0000

Amazon's online storage solution was launched in the United States over a year ago and now the online retailer has finally brought Cloud Drive to the United Kingdom, although it's not official yet Read more...

Comparing Skydrive and Google Drive's privacy policy

Brad Sams — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:29:33 +0000

Two new cloud services have been unveiled this week and with them come a new concern, privacy. We take a quick look at Microsoft and Google's TOS to see who protects you the best. Read more...