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[Neon]

Web giant Google is planning a massive online storage facility to encompass all users' files, it is reported.
The plans were allegedly revealed accidentally after a blogger spotted notes in a slideshow presentation wrongly published on Google's site.

The GDrive, previously the subject of chatroom rumour, would offer a mirror of users' hard drives, Reuters said. Google declined to comment on the reports but said the slide notes had now been deleted.

In the notes, chief executive Eric Schmidt reportedly said Google's aim was to "store 100%" of users' information. The notes said: "With infinite storage, we can house all user files, including e-mails, web history, pictures, bookmarks, etc; and make it accessible from anywhere (any device, any platform, etc)."

No announcement

"We deleted the slide notes because they were not intended for publication," Google spokeswoman Lynn Fox said.

"We are constantly working on new ways to enhance our products and services for users, but have nothing to announce at this time."

Under the alleged scheme, if users suffered a crash and lost files, Google's own computers would have kept a back-up. The plan for total online storage could meet difficulties with bandwidth constraints for some users. The search giant recently decided to offer an optional facility that stores a copy of the text-based sections of each user's data on Google's own computers.

Now thing is for me, is that i wouldn't use this as a final storage solution. Its my stuff and if i take it elsewhere i got a laptop, USB Storage Device, a great remote desktop app, a private Server with unlimited space and bandwith. It's something new but the idea seems vague and doesn't seem all that useful.

[ShadowFox]

Sounds cool in cocept but I'm not too sure that's such a good idea O.o

[Sphere]

I don't like stuff stored on a remote pc... except for websites'n things then

[patman174]

Yeah, im not a fan of that myself. I wouldnt mind being able to upload whatever I wanted, but not putting everything. That would take forever.

[Mr Bad Guy]

The only thing that I save online is pics that are very important to me. I use AOL or Yahoo to do dat.