Hands-on: Google Drive on desktop, Android is simple

11600updated 02:40 pm EDT, Tue April 24, 2012 Google Drive works simply but no revolution

We've given Google Drive a quick tour to gauge how well it works as well as give a preview for when the eventual iOS app arrives. It promises relatively tight integration between Google services, but does it work well, and is there anything to make Dropbox users switch? Read ahead for a quick look.The desktop setup process is relatively simple and will feel at least somewhat familiar to those who've used cloud storage with desktop components, like Dropbox. On our Mac, we had to install an unusually large 67MB app that, once it was done, added a Google Drive syncing folder and let us control which folders inside we wanted to sync. After that initial phase, you only need to drag files into or out of a typical file browser window, whether it's Finder on the Mac or Explorer on Windows.

On the web, the view is very simple: in some ways, it's Gmail for storage, with a central list and a side panel to navigate folders, starred items, and similar. The web is also currently where you have to go to share photos stored on the Drive to Google

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