10 Cloud Storage Options For Your Personal Files

Google Drive

Anyone with a Google account can access Google Drive, the search giant's multifaceted cloud platform, which offers a built-in word processor, presentation tool, and spreadsheet app, among other features. If you already have a Google account, setup is a breeze.

Users get 15 GB of free Drive storage space upfront. This sounds like plenty, until you learn the 15 GB is shared across all the Google services you use. This includes your overflowing Gmail inbox, any documents created in Drive, and pictures automatically uploaded to Google+.

The productivity tools are handy. Users can quickly save email attachments to Drive or edit documents originally created in a different program, including Microsoft Word. Google Photos is also built into the Drive platform, and Drive will back up your pictures onto its Photo tool.

Drive gives you control over which folders are synced to your various PCs and laptops, a useful feature for separating business and personal files or on-the-go editing.

On mobile devices, you can opt to make files created in Google Drive available offline. These can be edited and later synced to the cloud when you have Internet access.

For enterprise users, the business-friendly Google Drive for Work provides enhanced control, security, and collaboration capabilities. Unlimited cloud storage is available for $10 a month per user and supports files as large as 5 TB. Businesses can access team reports and real-time user stats, manage connected devices, and adjust security settings.

Google Drive is available on the Web as a desktop app for Macs and PCs and as a mobile app for iOS and Android devices.

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