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Differences at a glance

In the past, you might’ve used the consumer version of Microsoft® OneDrive™ outside of work. You’ll find many similar features—and additional benefits—when you use Google Drive to store your files in the cloud.

Get Drive: desktop_windows drive.google.com smartphone Android app | iOS app

1.1

Feature

onedrive In OneDrive

drive In Drive

Feature

Storage

onedrive In OneDrive

Store any file type (Microsoft Outlook® files, image files, PDFs, and so on)

drive In Drive

  • Store any file type (Outlook files, image files, PDFs, and so on)
  • Store files owned by you in My Drive

Feature

Ways to share

onedrive In OneDrive

  • People in your organization
  • Groups
  • External collaborators

drive In Drive

  • People in your organization
  • Google Groups
  • External collaborators

Feature

Set sharing access

onedrive In OneDrive

2 access levels

  • View only
  • Edit access

drive In Drive

4 access levels

  • View only
  • Edit access
  • Comment only
  • Owner (can transfer ownership)

Feature

Control sharing visibility

onedrive In OneDrive

2 ways to control visibility

  • Specific people or contact groups
  • Public on the web (searchable on the web)

drive In Drive

6 ways to control visibility

  • Specific people or Google Groups
  • Public on the web (searchable on the web)
  • Anyone with the link
  • Anyone in your domain with the link (not searchable in Drive)
  • Everyone in your domain (searchable in Drive)
  • Set sharing expiration dates

Feature

Advanced search

onedrive In OneDrive

None

drive In Drive

  • File type
  • Ownership
  • Opens with
  • Domain only
  • Date modified
  • Contains words
  • Shared with

Feature

Sort files and folders

onedrive In OneDrive

  • Name
  • Date modified or created
  • Size
  • Ascending or descending order

drive In Drive

  • Name
  • Date last modified
  • Date last edited by me
  • Date last opened by me

Feature

Track versions and changes

onedrive In OneDrive

Version history

drive In Drive

  • Manage versions
  • Activity stream

Feature

Access offline

onedrive In OneDrive

  • Mobile devices
  • Desktop computer

drive In Drive

  • Mobile devices
  • Desktop computer
  • Web browser (Chrome browser only)

Feature

Delete a file

onedrive In OneDrive

Automatically "Deleted" on all devices

  • Moved to Recycle Bin and doesn’t count against storage quota
  • Permanently deleted after one year

drive In Drive

Automatically "Removed" on all devices

  • Moved to Trash folder but still counts in storage quota
  • Kept indefinitely in Trash folder unless you permanently delete it
2

Work with files

Your most important features exist in Drive, too.

2.1
Click
New
 to...

a Upload any file (such as Microsoft® Outlook® files, PDFs, and videos) or folder from your computer.

b Create new documents right in your browser.

None

Editor

Description

Example uses

Editor

docs Google Docs

Description

Text documents

Example uses

Proposals, reports, shared meeting notes

Editor

sheets Google Sheets

Description

Spreadsheets

Example uses

Project plans, budget sheets

Editor

slides Google Slides

Description

Presentations

Example uses

Pitch decks, training modules, team presentations

Editor

forms Google Forms

Description

Surveys

Example uses

Customer satisfaction surveys, group polls

Editor

drawings Google Drawings

Description

Shapes, charts, and diagrams

Example uses

Flowcharts, organizational charts, website wireframes, mind maps

Editor

sites Google Sites

Description

Websites

Example uses

Team sites, project sites, resume sites

2.2
Work with files stored in Drive.
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2.3
Share your files and folders by clicking Share person_add and then choose what collaborators can do. They'll get an email notification, too.
 

Delete files and folders

Add and remove files and folders

Share or unshare files and folders

Edit Docs files

Comment or suggest edits in files

View files and folders

 

Is owner

Delete files and folders

check

Add and remove files and folders

check

Share or unshare files and folders

check

Edit Docs files

check

Comment or suggest edits in files

check

View files and folders

check

 

Can edit

Delete files and folders

check

Add and remove files and folders

check

Share or unshare files and folders

check

Edit Docs files

check

Comment or suggest edits in files

check

View files and folders

check

 

Can comment

Delete files and folders

remove

Add and remove files and folders

remove

Share or unshare files and folders

remove

Edit Docs files

remove

Comment or suggest edits in files

check

View files and folders

check

 

Can view

Delete files and folders

remove

Add and remove files and folders

remove

Share or unshare files and folders

remove

Edit Docs files

remove

Comment or suggest edits in files

remove

View files and folders

check

2.4
Add shared files to My Drive.

Note: When you move a shared file to My Drive, it only moves the file in your view, not in anyone else’s.

None
3

Do more with Drive

3.1
Edit Office files on any device, whether or not you have Office. Learn more
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3.2
Want to send really large attachments? Insert Drive files in your email. Learn more
None
3.3
Scan documents as PDFs on your mobile device and save them directly to Drive. Learn more
None
3.4
Search for words within images and PDF documents. Learn more
None

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