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The "doesn't add up to 6.5gb" is because storage is shared with other services and doesn't pertain to just Google Drive. I agree with Google, that it is more i
by wodenokoto 7y ago
The "doesn't add up to 6.5gb" is because storage is shared with other services and doesn't pertain to just Google Drive.
I agree with Google, that it is more important to show how much overall storage you have left, than how much is being used in this particular service, but there needs to be an overview that can show where storage is used. And clicking around on Google Drive it appears there isn't such an overview.
So yes, bad UI, but for different reason than what grumpy website says.
- dwild 7y ago> there needs to be an overview that can show where storage is used. And clicking around on Google Drive it appears there isn't such an overview. If you click on Buy Storage, it does say where it's used. Not the most obvious, but good enough.
- scrollaway 7y agoHonestly Gmail storage should show up as an entry when you look at drive storage stats given that it's shared. They do that elsewhere in the account iirc.
- loopz 7y agoIf the fix is relatively easy, the UI is probably bad. A good UI could show "Other services x.y GB", but didn't. Good UX/UI should provide intuition to the user, especially in more complex circumstances.
- datashow 7y agoI checked this issue before. One of the explanations was that Google Drive also counts history in the space. Not sure whether this is still true.