Google Docs Filesystem Alternatives

    Google Docs Filesystem is described as 'This project aims to allow you to connect to Google Docs and treat it as a file system. Combine the portability of Google Docs with the flexibility and power of using the office suite of your choice' and is an app in the Backup & Sync category. There are five alternatives to Google Docs Filesystem for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, iPad, Online / Web-based and Android. The best alternative is Drive File Stream by Google, which is free. Other great apps like Google Docs Filesystem are OpenDrive (Freemium), Storage Made Easy (Paid), Gladinet (Paid) and GDocsOpen (Paid).

    This page was last updated Mar 12, 2019
    1. With Drive File Stream, you stream your Drive files directly from the cloud to your Mac or PC, freeing up disk space and network bandwidth. Because Drive files are stored in the cloud, any changes you or your collaborators make are automatically updated everywhere.

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      This doesn't exist as a separate product any longer and just became Google Drive by the looks of it.

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    2. OpenDrive is a remote drive for your computer, that allows you to store, sync, share, link, sell, advertise or back up files from your computer on the Internet with free 5GB. Desktop application is easy remote access to your files.
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    4. Storage Made Easy

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      Storage Made Easy provides a software solution, the Enterprise File Fabric™, which unites on-cloud and on-premises file and object storage infrastructure indexing file and object metadata and content.
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    5. Gladinet

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      • Online
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      Gladinet Cloud Desktop mounts cloud storage to your local desktop PC. It is a simple desktop application.
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    6. GDocsOpen

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        Open, Edit and Save DOC and XLS files directly from Windows using Google Docs™.
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