Google Drive returns after outage [Update]

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Update, 12:30pm ET: Google Drive appears to be up again. Continue uploading those "documents".

We rely on a lot of Google services here at Android Central, and Google Drive is among them. So when we found out it's down this morning (Thursday, September 7 around 11:00am ET), we decided to pack up for the day and head to the beach.

According to Google's G Suites Status Dashboard, Google Drive is the only service to be affected, and it's not clear for how long the outage will last. The good news is that even though Drive is tangentially connected to other services like Google Docs and Sheets, those aren't affected at all, so continue with your documents and spreadsheets, world!

Google Drive: Everything you need to know!

Daniel Bader
Daniel Bader

Daniel Bader was a former Android Central Editor-in-Chief and Executive Editor for iMore and Windows Central. 
16 Comments
  • Thanks for the tip. I haven't used it yet today. Have a great day at the beach 😎
  • It's ok here in the UK - just been on.
  • Even Google Keep was down, I needed some notes urgently...
  • ITS HAPPENING1111!!!!!1!!! BEHOLD THE BEGGINGG OF THE FALL, DO NOT TRUST YOUR SOULS TO BLASTED GOOGLE CORPORATION AS THEY ARE WEAK AS SHEEPS BEFORE WOLVES, REPEL YOUR SINS AND HELP THE WORLD PURIFY ITSELF FROM THEIR WICKED NETS
  • ?????
  • I'll have what this guy's having.
  • Make mine a double
  • Solar flare! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/massive-solar-flare_us_59b0f350e4b03...
  • Working for me in Parma, OH.
  • Um that's because it's been back up for a few hours now. If you actually red the article, you'd know that.
  • *read
  • I just blue'd it.....wait nvm
  • I did read the article just prior to commenting and there was no indication of resolution at that time.
  • Wasn't down for me. Working fine all day.
  • but was it working in red?
  • I wasn't outraged at all.