As users work with multiple computers and even smartphones, cloud storage is becoming more important for file access. Google Drive for Mac gives users a significant amount of storage in an easy to use platform that is available on many device types. Google Drive for Mac comes with a free version that allows access to up to 5GB of cloud storage.
The aging Google Drive app for desktop is officially deprecated as of today, Google announced in a blog post.Support will be cut off on December 11th and the app will shut down completely on March. Get started with Google Drive for free and have all your files within reach from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. All your files in Drive – like your videos Thank you for using Google Drive. This version fixes bugs and makes improvements to the app's performance so that you can access and share files.
Additional storage is available at different levels for a monthly fee. The program downloaded and installed into the test system quickly and did not need any user input to complete.
The application itself has no real interface beyond a small icon at the top of the computer. Clicking this icon opens a drop-down showing the amount of space currently used in the cloud storage, and how much remains. Other options allow the user to upgrade their account and visit the developer's Web site for more information.
Using the application is easy in that files for the cloud can be clicked and dragged into a folder in the computer's Finder menu. These upload and are available for other devices quickly. With such a basic operation, the lack of user instructions is not a detriment. Those users who want access to cloud storage in an easy-to-operate program would be well off using Google Drive for Mac. Google Drive is a place where you can create, share, collaborate, and keep all of your stuff.
Whether you're working with a friend on a joint research project, planning a wedding with your fiance or tracking a budget with roommates, you can do it in Drive. You can upload and access all of your files, including videos, photos, Google Docs, PDFs and beyond. Get started with 5 GB free. With Google Drive, you can: Create and collaborate. Google Docs is built right into Google Drive, so you can work with others in real time on documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Store everything safely and access it anywhere.
All your stuff is just. You can access your stuff from anywhere-on the web, in your home, at the office, while running errands and from all of your devices. Install Drive on your Mac, PC, Android phone and tablet, iPhone and iPad. Search everything.
Search by keyword and filter by file type, owner and more. Drive can even recognize text in scanned documents and images without any text at all. Learn more about Google Drive at drive.google.com/start.
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Google has announced the roll out of a small, yet fantastically useful update to their Drive app for the Mac. Since has been borne from Google Docs, collaboration and sharing documents and files is at its core. The update rolling out to the desktop app has better sharing in mind, with the addition of a right-click share menu.
Files will naturally have to already be in your Google Drive folder, but quick sharing is sure to be appreciated by power users. Clicking on the share menu brings up the box we see here. You get your link, privacy settings, people to share with and who can edit the file you're sharing. Simple, fast, effective. Google Drive still falls short for many of more established competitors such as Dropbox, but as time goes on Google continues to make it a little bit better with every update.
The new sharing menu is beginning to hit users now, and will continue rolling out over the next few days. Does this add something that you were lacking in Google Drive? Let us know in the comments below.