Can anyone tell me why I can execute a doc file by clicking on the doc icon in Dropbox, and the file is able to be edited and saved in OfficeSuite, but when I execute a doc file in Google Drive, it opens as it should in OfficeSuite, it's editable, but cannot be saved?
When I use Drive as my cloud storage, I CAN open a doc stored in Drive from within the app and all works just fine. The problem is when I open a doc from within Drive. Dropbox works fine for this.
I'd rather use Drive for cloud storage and I moved my docs over to Drive. There is a simple utility to opening a doc from within your cloud storage location and having the doc be editable/save-able.
Any ideas?
Not too be dumb, but that happens because it's supposed to be that way. Any type of document that you open within Drive will default to try and have Google Docs open it. I don't think that Google will ever let that default change because they want you to use Google Docs for all your document editing needs.
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lordvyb said:
Not too be dumb, but that happens because it's supposed to be that way. Any type of document that you open within Drive will default to try and have Google Docs open it. I don't think that Google will ever let that default change because they want you to use Google Docs for all your document editing needs.
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Not dumb - thanks for the reply!
Yeah - I thought of that, but Google wants their cloud solution to be the place where you store your stuff - all of your stuff. What a pain it is for those of us that have endless numbers of .doc, .ppt, and .xls files, if Drive will assume that each is a native file format, will fail on execution, sending the user back to start-up the originating app and opening the file from there. I would hope that someone at Google would have thought "hmmm... now this wouldn't work well for millions of users".
On the flip side, it's Google, right? So maybe you are correct!
All that I know is, Dropbox is way friendlier place to store your stuff - unless there's something that I am overlooking with Drive.
Thanks again for your thought.
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Hi,
I remember from owning an IPhone having to synchronise my ewallet (a password manager) files over the air from the desktop whilst the app was running on the phone. (I'll admit it was a minor annoyance).
Having moved to android and using a combination of dropbox and keepass, I don't really think about anymore - I just open dropbox and click the file and keepass opens up.
But, what about WP7? I realise that apps are only permitted to use their own storage. If I were to build a say, a keepass app for WP7, would I be back to building some desktop client software that allow syncing over the air whilst the app was running (like IPhone/ewallet), or hooking into any number of online sync services like Dropbox, Box.net, Pogoplug, etc, just to get the file some place the app can reach it.
I'm having trouble thinking of any other option given the lack of any common storage.
Thanks
If you did develop Keepass for WP7, you'd have your first customer here!
I'm actually tempted to try and port it myself, and I've come to the same conclusion as you regarding storage. The local KDB file would need to held in private storage and synchronised to an off-device copy, be that a desktop app or something like drop box.
A keepass app is one of the things I was considering. Not so sure about it now.
I'll have a look round for an elegant solution.
Well, isn't Skydrive the same as Dropbox? As I understood WP7 uses Skydrive to store your files 'in the cloud'; so why not put your Keepass file there?
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Well, isn't Skydrive the same as Dropbox? As I understood WP7 uses Skydrive to store your files 'in the cloud'; so why not put your Keepass file there?
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I'd not considered skydrive/mesh. I'll 'ave a look.
Thanks for the heads-up.
I'm thinking of writing a desktop synching app myself. That way any WP7 app could connect to it to import files from a PC.
I've thought about using skydrive myself, but it doesn't seem to offer a way to download the file directly.
My problem was to copy a pdf-file to my phone and after some research, I figured out that the only way to do this, is to email me this file. I think this is pretty awkward and I found an easier way to do this.
If you have a dropbox-account just move the file to your dropbox-folder on your pc, then install a dropbox-client on your phone. now you can access every file that's in the dropbox-folder from your phone... problem solved
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Why not just use your free Skydrive? That's what I do, then navigate to your Skydrive on your phone (pin the link to your start screen for ease) and click the file's icon and it will download to your phone.
No need to use dropbox at all.
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Why not just use your free Skydrive? That's what I do, then navigate to your Skydrive on your phone (pin the link to your start screen for ease) and click the file's icon and it will download to your phone.
No need to use dropbox at all.
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I use dropbox too.
I think it easier because it has a Dropbox client for PC and WP7 (with app "Boxfiles for dropbox"), no need to create internet shortcut on my phone.
Why not Skydrive? Because it doesn't work half as well with either Windows or Windows Phone.
Unlike Dropbox, I can't just map my cloud storage to a folder easily on my PC.
And on my phone it doesn't let me download some files (funnily, Microsoft Office files). It shows presentations as web docs and there's no download link in default mobile view. I need to switch to desktop view which is unbearably slow.
This is plain ridiculous.
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Why not Skydrive? Because it doesn't work half as well with either Windows or Windows Phone.
Unlike Dropbox, I can't just map my cloud storage to a folder easily on my PC.
And on my phone it doesn't let me download some files (funnily, Microsoft Office files). It shows presentations as web docs and there's no download link in default mobile view. I need to switch to desktop view which is unbearably slow.
This is plain ridiculous.
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how does dropbox work with mp3s can u copy those over to device memory and add them to ur llibrary without syncing via zune?
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Why not Skydrive? Because it doesn't work half as well with either Windows or Windows Phone.
Unlike Dropbox, I can't just map my cloud storage to a folder easily on my PC.
And on my phone it doesn't let me download some files (funnily, Microsoft Office files). It shows presentations as web docs and there's no download link in default mobile view. I need to switch to desktop view which is unbearably slow.
This is plain ridiculous.
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this is being fixed in the mango update.
I don't transfer many files to my phone so its not an issue for me but I can see the frustration for some.
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Unlike Dropbox, I can't just map my cloud storage to a folder easily on my PC.
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http://mynetx.net/#!/2352/how-to-connect-your-skydrive-in-windows-explorer
or
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/7385/windows-7-how-to-map-skydrive-folders-as-network-drives/
or even
http://www.groovypost.com/howto/microsoft/windows-7-map-drive-skydrive-using-url-address-network/
There ya go, have fun.
I have videos on my dropbox, and BEFORE NoDo they worked, now they don't work.. tells me invalid format or times out (These would be WMV and 3GP) is it just me?
Where is the skydrive app or link on the phone.. cant find on my DVP.
At least things will get better with time. More premium apps are showing up in marketplace.
There's already a sticky thread for OS comparisons. Take this bickering, flaming, trolling there please
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Back on topic please!
I want to do something really simple with google drive.
I want to setup a permanent sync so my phone camera pics are synced with the google drive. So whenever i take a pic it just appears in the drive without having to do anything.
I am damned if i can figure out how to do it!
Can it be done?
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This can't be done (yet). But Google is pushing Google+ hard so I think they might keep that feature separate to get more users there as what you want can be done via the Google+ app
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I am not using G+.
Maybe folder sync may appear in the future on GD
I can still manually select images to upload for the time being.
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Drop box does it
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If you want photos to go to google drive i dont wee what you wouldn't just use google+. It saves unlimited amount of photos to Picasso/google+ and you dont have to use it as a social network. No one is going to talk to you if you dont talk to them. You want get any alerts about anything. Also you can edit photos right from the web. But if your concern is to not be in the cloud but on a local computer, like mentioned above...Dropbox is the best for that.
Camera photo sync
Dropbox is the best way to go.
Just use google+ on your phone. Then it will autokatically upload your photo, everytime you yake a photo it will ulpoad it. Your uploaded photo won't be published unless you do so. Hope this helped you.
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I'm trying to do the same thing so my photos on the iphone are automatically sent to google drive. I have google drive synced with my work and home computers. I am envisioning all my iphone photos immediately available on all my computers google drive sync folders. I think I will try the photosync app. It looks like it will be the bridge I'm looking for until the google drive app for iOS is released.
Update: Tried photosync by touchbyte. Works well with google drive but lacks automatic syncing. Autosync has been suggested by many on the touchbyte support bulletin board.
Note: I have jailbroken iOS 4.8. Don't want to move to iOS 5
+1 for Google +, it works great! I have it set to upload when on WiFi and charging. It has never failed me yet.
If you don't want to use G+, then you could use a folder sync app and sync your DCIM folder with Google Drive...
I use this app for the same reason, and other uses:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.full
the problem with G+ is that it scales your photo's, which is probably why they are trying to use google drive.
I wanna do the same thing. any new word on this now that google released the sdk? I would assume something exactly like dropbox will turn up soon i hope!
Yes, there are 2 issues with G+ instant upload:
1. Photos are downscaled to 5 Mpix, not sent as original files.
2. No sync to desktop like Goole Drive or Dropbox.
It can be done!
Another thing you can do is use Google Drive and Dropbox together. This works really well! Just install Dropbox on your phone and computer, but on your computer make Dropbox point to a subfolder somewhere within Google Drive. Then set the option on your phone to always sync your photos into your Dropbox. Have both sync clients running on your PC simultaneously, and the following will take place:
1) You take picture with your phone.
2) Dropbox app uploads your photos to Dropbox automatically.
3) Dropbox client on your PC downloads photos locally, saving them within the Dropbox subfolder of Google Drive
4) Google sync client on your PC spots new local files, uploads files to matching location on Drive.
5) Viola!
It's not perfectly clean but it gets the job done well!
There's a simpler way
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It's not perfectly clean but it gets the job done well!
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Or you could just use this app:
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gallery.drive.sync.pro
There is also a free version.
Is there any inherent risks in allowing applications to have access to your Google Drive? It sure is handy for apps to read/write directly to GDrive, but I wonder about the risks.
Any thoughts on this?
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Is there any inherent risks in allowing applications to have access to your Google Drive? It sure is handy for apps to read/write directly to GDrive, but I wonder about the risks.
Any thoughts on this?
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What? No opinions??
Id say there is a risk. Which is why you are asked if it is a trusted source. If you are just doing it for a file manager similar things it Might be Better to use a networked share from a PC. Like cifs or sshfs instead of clouds and dropboxes.
Thanks.
The reason I asked was b/c I was using Kingsoft Office (a MS Office-type app) to edit a personal doc I store in Google Drive. Since I needed to get the edits done, I "allowed" access. Then I reconsidered, thinking - who knows who Kingsoft is? Who know what they might do with access to my Google account (whatever level of access that is)?
So I immediately removed access to my Google Drive, changed my Google account password, and put the doc in my Dropbox account - which I never use and is empty except for this one doc. I pointed Kingsoft to Dropbox. So now I have what I want - universal access to a specific doc from a couple of different apps on different platforms.
I think I am OK at this point. I don't ever expect to use my Dropbox for anything besides this one doc, since I use Google doc for everything else that I do.
have you thought if double auth for your gmail account?
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have you thought if double auth for your gmail account?
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I used double-auth for my Google account a few years back, and there was something about it that was a major PIA. Don't recall what that was. But I think a new, very strong password should do the trick.
At least I hope so...
Hi
I'm looking to load a cloud storage app onto my n7, does anybody have any suggestions for which one is a decent one, as never used one and there seems hundreds of them. Can they do the following, if i have a file on the n7 that i place a copy in the cloud storage and then i load a newer copy to the n7 from my main computer, will it then automatically up date the copy in the cloud. Not really bothered accessing the cloud from other devices (yet) its mainly to keep a copy of documents that are on my n7 in case something happens whilst i'm away with device. Thanks
Dropbox, Google Drive or Sky Drive. I use all three.
If you have them on your PC as well, then open the doc in the pc folder and update it. The update will be available on all devices.
Google drive. It's awesome.
Been using DB for a couple years, just started playing with GD and seems as good with more free storage. Although I read somewhere you get 25GB, only 15GB is showing up on mine. Sharing a link seems a bit more reliable on GD. Every time I use DB it gives a shortened link that doesn't seem to work in some forums, I have to actually use the app through my browser to get the whole link (or I just don't know how to copy the full link in the app). GD seems to work without issue. And everything else I use is "G" so why not switch to Drive.
Dropbox is definitely the best, but you start off with only 2 GB. Google drive gives you 15 GB for free, but I've had terrible luck with it. The syncing is just awful and I frequently end up with duplicate files or even worse deleted files. In the over 2 years I've used dropbox I've never had a file duplicated or deleted. It just works. I really tried to like Google drive since I am a huge fan of Google services (especially Android) but Google Drive has serious issues with syncing.
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I too am interested in cloud storage to use just as backup. But I worry about privacy. Idiopathic there a practical way to have automatical backups *that are encrypted on my device with a key known only to me*?
I have 75GB with Dropbox
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I'am using Dropbox, Google Drive, Sky Drive, Box and Mega, in total 217 GB.
I'am using this mainly for foto's :good:
You all may be interested in this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523691
I have been using it for some time now, and can load all of my cloud ID's in it. Keeps everything nice and neat.
Another good one is Sandisk Memory Zone, found on the Play Store for free.
how about asus webstorage? they give you 5gb, ++more if you activate with your asus product..
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