Google Drive User Reviews

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Works As Expected - Extremely User Friendly - All Devices and OS’s

There’s nothing that’s “blowing my mind” about Good Drive, but that’s what I love about it.
I use multiple operating systems across many different devices in my line of work, and Drive is a consistent place to store and pull information as needed wherever I’m at or trying to do.
Virtual organization is such a hassle for a lot of people, myself included. So I know how easily things can seem overwhelming and incredibly stressful having many types of Documents, Resumes, Presentations, Media, (and countless other things), coming in from work, as well as personal life. And this has been a great way for me to easily organize and access anything in the proper way, and most importantly I feel it’s secure, and you have many options on how you would like to share anything you may have. It’s worth getting, and also worth the extra effort in making the switch from a current app or system you use to Google Drive. It’s consistent, the prices are fair and reasonable, and any “surprise” I have come across has been positive. Am still discovering new and possible things I am able to do on here. Keep up the great work, it’s appreciated!
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Great app badly let down by poor music player.

WHY DOES THE APP TAKE UP 2GB ON MY PHONE WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE CLOUD ???? Two issues: Firstly, the “list view” is universal across the app, meaning that I can either have all files and folders showing up in list view, OR all files and folders showing up in folder view. There is no in between. What I am wanting to do is half all folders show up as a square folder but inside them I want to be able to see all my files has a list of view. This currently cannot be done. Secondly, I was about to purchase the 200Gb plan for £25 a year because I want to save all my MP3’s on it rather than clog up room on my phone. But when I saw how basic and bad the internal mp3 player was I didn’t bother. No playlist, no favourites, no next/back button, no track listing without having to go back each time, no equaliser, and it just looks so basic. Truly awful. You’d think they would have built a really nice music player within the app. And I don’t want to have to play my MP3’s through a third party player for security reasons. Good price plans, but sadly let down by the horribly basic internal music player.
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Response from developer

Thanks for the feedback! You can also send it here: Google Drive app > Menu > Help & Feedback. Appreciate it. Thanks for the feedback! You can also send it here: Google Drive app > Menu > Help & Feedback. Appreciate it.

Objectively Worse

Google Drive is slower to upload to by at least double compared to every other method I use, it stops what it’s doing and sometimes abandons uploads when I go to another app or sometimes refuses to let me see upload progress.

Incredibly slow and frustrating and I would not use it but my email app won’t let me use anything else. I think it must be the sheer size of Google Drive’s servers that make it so painfully slow. Since beginning this draft I abandoned an upload taking forever and sent two copies on my favorite social app in a fifth of the time that Google Drive had taken to do… I don’t know what because it would not show me a progress meter. I detest this app.
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Response from developer

Hi there. Thanks for the feedback! You can also send it here: Google Drive app > Menu > Help & Feedback. Appreciate it.

Reliable

Reliable, not complicated as in people need to have data storage to view and download. A safe and coherent place to have records of work shared. Easy to change viewing and editing, as required through sharing, with permissions as an administrator as required.

Thanks drive

Google drive saved me so much time arseing around with paper and phone number lists.
Anytime, anywhere I have access to all my customers details and history. It’s really helped me in my work and sanity and helps keep me organised. Nice work software development team, nice work!
-Heath

Best is yet to come

This is my favorite store ,I love working with
People,all kinds I’m originally from NY and have worked in the garment center for 10 years!
Working with Byers in a showroom setting!
And worked in a savings and loan and Commercial bank as a head teller for 5 years until a job opening from a customer of mine ,a manager from American Express offered me a job make m more money and I would love it , it was. 3 and a half work week,I’m ready I’m a grandmother of 2 teenagers and know how to handle them and defuse an argument between Mother and Grandmother with the child’s purchase!!!!! Im a great record keeper and a schedule maker ! I m an honest Sincere , person mature and responsible very ! But I do have a disability with back problems that is just my concern ,I can clean up and keep the store neat and clean and I don’t mind working on Friday nights and weekends or what’re plan you may have for me! I can lift no more than 25
Pounds ! Im 75 don’t look it I look in my late 50@s !! Im about to fill out an application!!
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You can get all your stuff anywhere without your computer…

It’s so awesome if you’re on the go. And you need something that’s on your desktop From home… Anything…. Just click on whatever you got and save it To Google Drive. If your computer dies or crashes!? No worries…your Google Drive Will have your back… It will save all your documents So you’ll never lose them ( that is if your hard drive on Your computer does crash? You won’t lose sensitive material That may be important or Has sentimental value, especially Pictures you may want to look Back upon…. All this and so much more… Also you can share items to Other members of Google Drive… Maybe PDFs Bonus Reports, etc If you’re into marketing Like I am… You name it! You May have good reason For you to use Drive for Purposes that are special to you. Good thing is you can Access Your Google Drive Docs, Fiiles, Folders from any device…. No longer do you have to go To one place to get access To what you need… Mike Deluca
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Response from developer

Hi there. We're so happy you like the Google Drive App! Just in case you ever have questions please visit the Help Center (https://goo.gl/3Wq58E) or the Community Forum for any additional assistance (https://goo.gl/DvMg7m).

GOOGLE ONE DRIVE

Getting simple answers has never been easy and especially as we age & have health problems makes even harder for all humanity. Past & present problems - services not available as I know from the developers to transfer files & folders to other cloud services or to move them from one to another. Recently made phone calls & had live chats with google experts and gave me the same answers and took them many hours to answer simple questions. I have an active google one subscription & thought I could move my stuff around from on place to another and that has never been the case. Anyhow I hope Google developers would improve the App somehow and deliver a more convenient & enjoyable way with many great features in the coming future as always stated over the phone , live google chats many times repeatedly said before after all that’s the sole reason I purchased it on monthly subscription. Help me & deliver more in the GOOGLE ONE APP and hear from you ASAP.
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Give me some times

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Love Google Drive Sharing and Organizing

I first started using Google Drive regularly as the secretary of my local music teacher association several years ago. I love the ability to organize with colored labeled folders, easily share and automatically update docs, and drag and drop files. Being able to actually see snippets of documents is so much more helpful than just a doc title. Having a platform that I can have easy access to on my pc, phone or any other pc I sign in to away from home is so convenient! I also love that I can add pdfs, word docs and view files and spreadsheets without the hassle of opening multiple programs. My husband and children have begun using it for college work and business after I showed them how intuitive it is. It’s like having your computer with all its docs right in your pocket for easy access on the go. I can share resources with piano parents via text, track tuition in sheets, use forms for music camp sign ups and create slide presentations for music workshops and view things on the go on my phone if I have inspiration to change a doc, need to check the status of forms etc.
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