Google Drive screenshot hints at 5 GB of cloud storage for Android smartphones and tablets

22 CommentsPosted by RyuuieMarch 30, 2012 - 16:2622 hours ago

Hell. Yes.

Dropbox integration is nice...but I'm so deep into Google's services that it only makes sense for me to use Google Drive.

I'll keep Dropbox around for my friends who don't want Google Drive or if it doesn't support sharing files.

Select ratingSpamThumbs DownThumbs Up  Login or register to post comments Posted by sag7392March 30, 2012 - 16:3322 hours ago

I'm the same way with Dropbox, but will gladly go with Google Drive for the native integration as well. Google can QR code me, lol!

Select ratingSpamThumbs DownThumbs Up  Login or register to post comments Posted by GuticbMarch 30, 2012 - 16:3622 hours ago

I'd want a hell of a lot more space than 5GB. I've gotten up to 12GB for free with Dropbox.

Select ratingSpamThumbs DownThumbs Up  Login or register to post comments Posted by cnlsonMarch 30, 2012 - 16:4321 hours ago

yeah, i've got 25gig dropbox, 5 gb sugarsync, 50 gb box.

what really is curious to me is that they gave us the equivalent of 120gb for music (20,000 music files) why not similar for files?

not that i am demanding or anything, just curious if they want all my stuff.

Select ratingSpamThumbs DownThumbs Up  Login or register to post comments Posted by scottyhifiMarch 30, 2012 - 17:1221 hours ago

Probably because there is the potential to sell you more music once you get your collection into Google music.

Select ratingSpamThumbs DownThumbs Up  Login or register to post comments Posted by ThirtysixwayMarch 30, 2012 - 18:4319 hours ago

Well think about music, it's pretty static. If 100 people have the same 3MB song, Google can simply store one 3MB file instead of one-hundred 3MB files. At least I'd assume that's how they run it. So your '120GB' isn't actually taking up a unique 120GB on Google servers.

Personal files.. I mean you can do compression and some of them may be similar to do de-duplication, but you're looking at a lot more unique data with Google Drive than you would with Google Music.

Select ratingSpamThumbs DownThumbs Up  Login or register to post comments Posted by icebikeMarch 30, 2012 - 21:3117 hours ago

Its called file de-duplication, and Google has pretty much admitted that it does work that way in a couple interviews I read months ago.

I have some older MP3s that were made from slightly scratched records, and now the version that plays thru Google Music is better than the version stored on my computer. You won't notice it immediately after an upload, but over time (days), all your popular or current songs will end up being higher quality than the ones you uploaded.

Select ratingSpamThumbs DownThumbs Up  Login or register to post comments Posted by msmilanovMarch 31, 2012 - 07:017 hours ago

The more unique thing about this is that if you upload song which is 192kbps when you download your song/s they'll be 320kpps. All of them.

Select ratingSpamThumbs DownThumbs Up  Login or register to post comments Posted by msmilanovMarch 31, 2012 - 06:577 hours ago

They gave us more for music. I have uploaded all A State of Trance episodes and all my trance music which is (