

The cloud storage service that’s seamlessly integrated into Windows 10 is Microsoft’s OneDrive. The best part is that Google One can be shared by up to five family members.īottom line: Google Drive is an excellent, reliable, and affordable cloud storage service. There’s a choice of 100GB ($1.99 / £1.59 per month), 200GB ($2.99 / £2.49 per month), 2TB ($9.99 / £7.99 per month), right up to 30TB for a princely sum of $299.99 / £239.99 per month (and that is a fraction of what Amazon charges for 30TB!).

If 15GB isn’t enough space then you can pay for the Google One service. One of the real benefits is that Drive works seamlessly with Google’s free suite of office apps which you can use in a web browser or via apps on your phone and tablet. That’s not to say it’s basic, as Drive has useful features such as sharing links to folders (while setting the level of control the recipient has), accessing a file even if it’s opened on another device, plus apps for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. This can be used to back up documents, photos, videos, and anything else you want to keep safe.ĭrive’s interface is simple, clean, and takes about two minutes to master. If you have a Google account then you already have 15GB of free storage available to you in Google Drive.
