Google to launch free 'online hard drive' storage system to take on rivals such as Dropbox

Google is on the brink of launching an online storage service that will store large files online instead of in PC hard drives, according to insider reports. 


The service will be a rival to services such as Dropbox, a 'cloud' storage start-up recently valued at $4 billion.

Google's service will be called Drive - and will be free to all Google account holders, said unnamed sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal.      More Read