Gmail Drive

[magic_plank]

Ok, this isn't really news, but it was to me! I would like to tell you about this free utility i found (completely by chance!) called Gmail Drive.

This is from a site that reviewed it:

"The software makes a new Windows disk drive. When you double-click on My Computer there will be a new icon for the Gmail drive. The first time you access the Gmail drive, you have to login with your Gmail userid and password. When you copy a file to the Gmail virtual disk drive it is emailed to your Gmail account. Delete a file from the Gmail drive and the matching email message on Gmail is removed. You can copy files to and from the Gmail Drive with the usual drag'n'drop or with copy/paste, just like any other files in Windows Explorer.

You can even right click on the Gmail drive icon, get its properties and see the total, used and free space. You list the files on the Gmail drive with Windows Explorer just like any other drive. "

I never use my gmail account, but now I have 2gb of free password protected storage!

You can download it here:

http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm

I wouldn't put anything important on it though- Google may suddenly decide to block it, its completely experimental!

[Flame]

Is there a size limit? Can you access the files anywhere?

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[Xeratul]

Is there a size limit? Can you access the files anywhere?

I just signed up with my cell phone, and this is great! I believe you can access the files anywhere provided you supply your username/password and download the GmailDrive program.

I think the size limit is the size of your mailbox which is always rising, but at the time of this post is about 2.7 Gigabytes.

2.7 Gigabytes is a decent amount of space especially since it's free!  

[Peccavi]

I installed it but can't  log in.  I enter my Gmail account username and password and It shows the process logging on to Gmail...then returns the message attached below or Timed out.... :-?

[Xeratul]

I think you have an older version.

I'll try to host the one I'm using one second.

EDIT 1: Hope this helped.  :-/

[Xeratul]

Here's a properties picture...

Tells you free space and everything.  

EDIT 1: One second picture too big... (.bmp to .jpg)

EDIT 2: Here it is...

[Flame]

Any luck with finding out if the files have URLs?

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[Xeratul]

Any luck with finding out if the files have URLs?

I doubt it. I'm trying to look into it, but heres some more information; http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/07/31/profile-gmail-drive/

Although apparently it does have it's limitations. The following for instance.

I tested out dragging and dropping files, and it worked well (if understandably a little slow - a 1.5 mb file took about 20 seconds to fully copy over. Individual files cannot be bigger than 10 mb or have file names longer than 40 characters (gmail limitations).

EDIT 1: When you upload a file to your Gmail Drive it actually sends an email to your account that you can see through your ordinary browser mailbox.

EDIT 2: Here's an interesting review.

Our IT guys noticed this when accidently one user logged in to a gmail account forget to log out and another one logged in. Gmail supports multiple logins/ instances and it so happened that files uploded by user2 dropped into that of user1’s account and got mailed to user2.
Serious implications for a confidential services company.

[Flame]

Suprise Suprise... The BETAs aren't working out as well as planned lol

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[Peccavi]

I think you have an older version.

I'll try to host the one I'm using one second.

EDIT 1: Hope this helped.  :-/

Nope. The same story...

[Xeratul]

Ugh. :-/ I don't have any idea.

Well, it still is a cool program, and a good find.

[Xeratul]

Are you sure it doesn't work? My Drive displays an error everytime I connect, and says that it failed to enumerate the drive. I press ok, close the window, and then press the gmail drive icon again. Then it works.

[R0SS]

Same with me it doesn't work anymore so i just uninsulated it.

R0SS