In addition to storage, Google One gives you some extras like access to Google One VPN for Android and cash back on Google Store purchases. Google also offers smaller, cheaper plans: you can get 100GB for $1.99/month (or $19.99/year), or 200GB for $2.99/month (or $29.99/year). Using Google One, you can get 2TB of storage for the same price as Dropbox's 2TB annual plan when paying monthly (though you'll save a few bucks going with Google on the annual plan). With Google Drive, there are two options: you can purchase storage via a Google One subscription or a Google Workspace subscription. Dropbox's paid plans start at $11.99 per month-or $9.99 per month, if you pay annually-for 2 TB of storage. My time in Google Drive's free tier is slowly coming to an end.Īfter you max out your free storage, you can add extra by choosing a subscription. ⭐⭐⭐ Recover older versions of files within 30 days. Limit raised to 120 or 180 days with Business or Professional plans. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Can recover files deleted or changed within past 30 days. ⭐⭐⭐ Basic permission and ownership management when sharing files.

Shareable links support password protection and expiration dates. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Google Photos offers advanced sharing and editing capabilities (separate app from Google Drive). ⭐⭐ Back up photos and videos, see them on the photos tab. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Search returns file names and content. Can manually star and apply tags to files for easy access, or search by people and recent files. ⭐⭐⭐ Basic file search with file name suggestions.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Encrypts data in transit and at rest and encrypts keys 2FA via SMS, app, phone call, or physical key. ⭐⭐⭐ Encrypts data in transit and at rest 2FA via SMS, app, phone call, physical key passwordless login. Paid plans start at $1.99/month for 100GB ($9.99/month for 2TB). ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Free plan includes 15GB (shared with Gmail and Photos). Paid plans start at $11.99/month for 2TB.

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