In July 2021, Google Drive for Desktop, a new app for Windows and Mac, was released replacing “Backup and Sync” and “Drive betico File Stream”. Its main function is for the user to be able to set certain folders to constantly sync onto their Google Account’s Drive. It was made mainly to replace the Google Drive desktop app, which was discontinued.
In October 2016, Google announced that, going forward, it would drop support for versions of the computer software older than 1 year. Google has one set of Terms of Service and Privacy Policy agreements that cover all of its services. Following the launch of the service, Google Drive’s privacy policy was criticized by some members of the media. Google Drive is a key component of Google Workspace, Google’s monthly subscription offering for businesses and organizations that operated as G Suite until October 2020. Files created and edited through the Google Docs suite are saved in Google Drive.
In 2018, the paid plans were re-branded as “Google One” to emphasize their application beyond Google Drive, along with the addition of a $2.99/month plan for 200 GB, and increasing the $9.99 plan to 2 TB at no additional charge. In March 2014, the storage plans were revised again and prices were reduced by 80% to $1.99/month for 100 GB, $9.99/month for 1 TB, and $99.99/month for 10 TB. Between April 2012 and May 2013, Google Drive and Google+ Photos had a shared allowance for both free and purchased storage, whereas Gmail had a separate 10 GB storage limit, which increased to 25 GB on the purchase of any storage plan. Originally, Gmail, Google Docs, and Picasa had separate allowances for free storage and a shared allowance for purchased storage. On April 24, 2012, Google Drive was introduced with free storage of 5 GB.
Google Drive offers users 15 GB of free storage, sharing it with Gmail and Google Photos. The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. And features like Drive search chips help your team find files fast by quickly surfacing more relevant results. Drive integrates with Docs, Sheets, and Slides, cloud-native collaboration apps that enable your team to create content and collaborate more effectively in real time. And Drive is cloud-native, which eliminates the need for local files and can minimize risk to your devices.

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As of 2021, these features have been consolidated into Google Drive for Desktop, which provides both backup and file streaming capabilities. Another, Save to Google Drive, allows users to save web content directly to their Drive. Any changes made to files in that folder will automatically sync to Google servers once an internet connection is reestablished.

• In September 2014, Amit Singh, then-President of then-named Google for Work, stated that “60 percent of the Fortune 500” companies were paying for the service, with “more than 1,800 customers” signing up each week.
• The tool is designed for businesses based in the United States with fewer than 1,000 employees, and integrates with Google services, such as Gmail for sending messages, Google Calendar for tracking schedules, Google Sheets for overview of all candidates, and Google Hangouts for initial conversations.
• In May 2018, Google announced that storage plans (including the free 15 gigabyte plan) would be moved over to Google One.
• Sharing files with users not having a Google account requires making them accessible to “anybody with the link”.
• The service features unlimited storage, advanced file audit reporting, and eDiscovery services, along with enhanced administration control and new APIs specifically useful to businesses.
• Back up all of your content to the cloud – easily access your files in Google Drive and your photos in Google Photos

In July 2018, Google announced a new edition, called Drive Enterprise, for businesses that don’t want to buy the full Google Workspace. A press release posted on Google’s Official Enterprise Blog assured businesses that Google would encrypt data stored on its servers, as well as information being transmitted to or from them. Google Drive Enterprise (formerly Google Drive for Work) is a business version, as part of Google Workspace (formerly Google Apps for Work or G Suite), announced at the Google I/O conference on June 25, 2014, and made available immediately.

• In particular, privacy advocates have noted that Google has one unified set of Terms of Service and Privacy Policy agreements for all its products and services.
• It is one of two apps that constitute the replacement for Google Hangouts, the other being Google Meet.
• Google Workspace also has garnered a strong following in education, with over 70 million users by 2017.
• Forms features all of the collaboration and sharing features found in Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
• Since July 2022, the Google Workspace for Education – valid for educational institutions and Universities in particular – provides 100 TB of storage.
• In October 2016, Google announced that, going forward, it would drop support for versions of the computer software older than 1 year.

Further enhancements came, on June 25, 2007, when Google added a number of features to Google Apps, including mail migration from external IMAP servers, shared address books, a visual overhaul of Google Docs and Google Sheets, and increased Gmail attachment size. Google announced an edition for schools, then known as Google Apps for Education, on October 10, 2006. Available for free as a beta service, it included Gmail, Talk, Calendar, and the Page Creator, which was later replaced with Sites. From February 10, 2006, Google started testing a version of the service at San Jose City College, hosting Gmail accounts with SJCC domain addresses and admin tools for account management. The suite was first launched in February 2006 as Gmail for Your Domain, before being expanded into Google Apps for Your Domain in the same year, later rebranded as G Suite in 2016, then rebranded again in 2020 as Google Workspace. Depending on edition Google Workspace may also include the digital interactive whiteboard Jamboard and an option to purchase add-ons such as the telephony service Voice.

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In May 2017, a Google executive stated at a company event that there were over two trillion files stored on Google Drive. The Next Web noted that this meant an increase of 50 million users in just one quarter. Although the user retains intellectual property rights, the user licenses Google to extract and parse uploaded content to customize the advertising and other services that Google provides to the user and to promote the service. Regarding Google Drive’s computer apps, he stated that the option in Settings to synchronize only specific folders was “powerful”. He considered uploading files “fairly easy”, but noted that folder upload was only supported through the Google Chrome web browser.

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Furthermore, it states that “the data that companies, schools and government agencies put into our G Suite services does not belong to Google. Whether it’s corporate intellectual property, personal information or a homework assignment, Google does not own that data and Google does not sell that data to third parties.” Google states that “we do not collect, scan or use your G Suite data for advertising purposes and do not display ads in G Suite, Education, or Government core services”. The tool is designed for businesses based in the United States with fewer than 1,000 employees, and integrates with Google services, such as Gmail for sending messages, Google Calendar for tracking schedules, Google Sheets for overview of all candidates, and Google Hangouts for initial conversations. Users can also search for contacts, with results including the person’s contact details, as well as events and files in common.

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On June 14, 2021, Google announced that Google Workspace would be available to consumers with an account, along with the ability for users to fully switch from Hangouts to Chat, the rebranding of the “Rooms” feature in Gmail to “Spaces”, a new “Google Workspace Individual” tier, a progressive web app for Workspace applications, and more. Google, on June 25, 2014, announced Drive for Work, a new Google Apps offering featuring unlimited file storage, advanced audit reporting, and new security controls for $10 per user per month. It was also announced that Google Apps had become the first suite of cloud applications to receive Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification and accreditation. Additionally, all editions of Google Apps were then able to use Documents and Spreadsheets, users could access Gmail on BlackBerry mobile devices, and administrators gained more application control. Back up all of your content to the cloud – easily access your files in Google Drive and your photos in Google Photos By weighing the advantages and disadvantages, users can determine whether Google Drive will meet their personal and/or business storage needs.
Google delivers 24/7 phone support to business users and has guaranteed 99.9% uptime for its servers. In October 2014, the Android app was updated with a Material Design user interface, improved search, the ability to add a custom message while sharing a file, and a new PDF viewer. The Google Drive app on Android allows users to take a photo of a document, sign, or other text and use optical character recognition to convert to text that can be edited. In June 2017, Google announced that a new app, “Backup and Sync”, would be able to synchronize any folder on the user’s computer to Google.

He stated that the package was “an illustration of software’s version of the 80/20 rule … 80 percent of users will never need more than 20 percent of the features”. However, Google restricts access to some of its business services in certain countries or regions, such as Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria. As of April 2020update, Google has 6 million businesses paying for G Suite, while it has 120 million G Suite for Education users. Google Workspace Marketplace (formerly Google Apps Marketplace and then G Suite Marketplace), launched in 2010, is an online store with business-oriented cloud applications that augment G Suite functionality. Google Keep became part of Google Workspace in February 2017, and as part of Google Workspace, Google Keep comes with additional features designed for business use, including integration with Google Docs to easily access Keep notes while on Docs on the web. With over 1 billion active consumer users worldwide in February 2016, it has become popular for giving users large amounts of storage space, and for having threaded conversations and robust search capabilities.

This allows multiple users to collaborate on the same content in real time and always see the latest version of each file. The web service provides a centralized cloud storage hub where changes to content are automatically saved and synchronized across all connected devices. This had resulted in users receiving spam from unsolicited shared drives.