But it feels great to no longer have to pick and choose which files I want to back up and which ones I don’t, another step towards reducing decision fatigue, yay! Google SearchĪnother awesome benefit is that now all my files are in one place, and I can search them using the best search engine in the world! Finding any of my files is quick and easy using Google search on the web, mobile app or Android device.įor an added bonus, you can even search files directly from inside Gmail. My point is I now have more space than I know what to do with (actually thats a lie, I’ve been using Google Drive to replace my 3 external hard drives, something I will cover in a future post – Post now live – check it out here). My second computer, a Macbook Air has even less storage space, 128GB total, so I can barely fit any of my files on that computer. So really I have about 350GB capacity on my PC that I can sync with Google Drive. This number is false however since Operating System and Application files take up a bunch of space that I don’t need to back up. My main computer has a 500GB SSD and a 750GB HDD drive, for a total of 1.25 TB, but neither Google Drive or Dropbox let you split your folder across drives, so I was basically restricted to a maximum of 500GB on my main drive.

Really want to know why Google Drive is better?Ĭheck out this bonus content: 25 Google Drive Tips you’ve Probably Never Heard of StorageĪs mentioned above, I got 10x more storage with Google for the same price, a massive 1TB. While price was originally a key deciding factor for me, the extra benefits I got from moving to Drive still made it worthwhile. Update 01/09/14: Dropbox in an aggressive move has dropped its prices to match Google Drive, now offering 1TB for $10. Both 100GB plans, $1.99 a month for Google drive and $9.99 a month for Dropbox. Up until a few weeks ago I was paying for premium plans for both Google Drive and Dropbox. Making it easy to backup and access your files from anywhere. In this post I’ll explain why I did it and some cool unexpected benefits that came from the move and give you a rundown of Dropbox vs Google Drive.ĭropbox and Google Drive are file storage services that sync files between a folder on your device(s) and the cloud. I recently hit the limit on my 100GB Dropbox account and after a bit of research decided to make the move from Dropbox to Google Drive.

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