You can't yet use Drive with multiple Google accounts, which is a pain, but we'd expect that feature in due time.ĭrive launches on the web, for Mac, Windows, and Android devices today, with iOS support on the way "in the coming weeks." The Android app (which replaces Google Docs) won't stream your content, however, unlike some competitors like Dropbox and SugarSync. Additionally, Drive features a built-in document editor on par with Microsoft's online Office suite that's part of SkyDrive. It'll also tie right in to Google+, Gmail, Android, and other Google services that will let you drop-in or upload files (almost like you might with attachments inside Sparrow for Mac, which can instantly upload attachments to CloudApp). In this way, Drive's real strengths lie on the web and with the features we previously mentioned. Also like Dropbox, you cannot pick other folders on your computer to sync to Drive. In terms of everyday use, Drive offers the same drag-and-drop syncing as Dropbox, and lets you pick which folders inside Drive you want to sync from within the desktop app.
Drive also includes an option to turn on OCR text scanning, which means that when you upload images to Drive, Google will scan the images for text and make them searchable (similar to Evernote Premium). To this extent, Drive creates a QuickLook-esque experience inside your web browser that makes it much easier to thumb through files. Dropbox and a few others open files inside a "web gallery," but Drive opens Photoshop files - even if you don't have Photoshop on your computer. First, Drive can open up to 30 kinds of files right inside your browser. While Google Drive isn't much more than a Docs rebranding that syncs to a folder on your computer, it has a few key features that make it worth checking out.
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