Map a “GDrive” using Gladinet Cloud Desktop for Google Docs
With Google Docs now supporting uploads of ANY file and a limit peaking at 1GB of file storage, I have been making an effort to utilize the service more. Today I went searching for a free tool to allow me to map this “cloud storage” as a network drive. Surprisingly, there aren’t too many options out there. Google offers a widget for Google Desktop, but I was looking for a lightweight application, and not a whole desktop/suite solution. I came across Gladinet Cloud Desktop. After a quick download and install, then adding credentials for my Google Docs account, I now have a mapped drive to my own cloud storage! The free version is apparently limited feature wise, but if it works as advertised I have no problem purchasing the full version should I need the advanced features. Hopefully by the time I need to do this, Google will have released a GDrive app of their own!
Professional Edition ($39.99) adds significant value to the Starter Edition with improvements in Security, Performance, Usability and Configurability. It also provides an advanced backup manager, Google Docs backup, and allows an unlimited number of file transfers.
The application also works with several other services, even if you don’t use Google Docs, supports drag and drop, and several options to back up your data!
Give Gladinet Cloud Desktop a try by downloading it HERE.
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