
Additional cool tricks include being able to play audio and video files directly from the web, and using AI-enhanced search on photos you've stored in the cloud for spotting landmarks and objects, though this is now commonplace among its key rivals, too. Sharing files and folders with other people is a breeze too, as OneDrive can generate a link for you.įor sharing, when you opt to store your Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) in OneDrive, extra tricks get enabled such as autosaving so you never lose your work, and advanced collaboration features to let you work on files simultaneously with other people, right inside the desktop applications or on the web. If you want to save space on your local machine, the option is to just keep a copy in the cloud, which is handy. The same is true if you want your data to be backed-up without you having to remember to do it.Drop a file or folder into OneDrive, and it gets synced to the cloud and your other devices. If backing up your settings and apps is something you need, then Google Drive would be the better of the two. Moreover, you’ll have to find other ways of backing up your SMS, call logs, and general device settings.


You have to manually upload the files you want to back up and sort them accordingly. OneDrive doesn’t have this seamless automatic backup option available. You can access the backed-up data on a new device when setting it up for the first time or if you’ve reset your phone. Alternatively, Google Drive will automatically back up your device when you’re on Wi-Fi after it’s been idle and charging for two hours. Google Drive lets you back up your apps, account details, device settings, SMS, and call history in a few simple steps if you want to do it manually.

One thing that Google Drive has a clear advantage over OneDrive on Android is the ability to back up a device’s configuration and data.
