Google has announced that it has begun rolling out file storage capabilities as part of Google Docs, bringing it more in line with services like Dropbox and Microsoft’s SkyDrive, though they’re not direct competitors just yet. The company says that regular users of Google Docs will soon be able to upload up to 1GB worth of files to the service for free, and in any file format imaginable. The idea is to allow easier file transfers between machines and enable more cloud-based collaboration between users, even with file formats that can’t be opened with Google Docs itself.
According to a post on the Official Google Blog, the feature will be coming to all Google Docs users over the next several weeks (as usual, the company is doing a gradual rollout). The maximum file size per file is 250MB, and if you want more than 1GB of total storage space, more can be purchased. Not only does this help eliminate the need to e-mail yourself files (which can be messy and confusing with multiple versions floating around), it also allows you to share those files on the Web with other users just as you would with any other Google Doc file.
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