Google Drive has been released

Google docs and Google storage has been around for a long time. One of the biggest drawbacks to Google storage in comparison to Dropbox or any other online file storage system was a file synchronization client.

It looks like Google has released the Google Drive with options for a file sync client for your computer. You can go to http://drive.google.com to see if your Google Drive is available for your account. You can choose to be notified when the Drive is ready if it is not ready.

One warning: DO NOT UPGRADE OR CHANGE YOUR STORAGE if you have already purchased a large storage plan. You can retain your current storage plan as long as the following remains true:

• The account stays active.
• The credit card in your Google Wallet does not get declined. (not sure if this includes transactions not related to renewal of your plan. Ex: google music transactions)
• The plan does not get upgraded.

It is too late to go back if you upgrade your storage plan. I wonder if this will become the Dropbox killer.