Limited Mobile Controls for Managing Google Drive Independently of Device Storage
Mobile users of Google Drive cannot selectively manage or delete cloud-stored files without also affecting content stored locally on their phone. This blurs the boundary between device storage and cloud storage, forcing all-or-nothing actions when users just want to manage Drive space.
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