Google Drive Upload Failures and Slow Performance for Standard Video Files
A user describes persistent slowness and reliability problems in Google Drive, including stalled uploads of standard video files and invalid-format errors on files that should be supported. The frustration reflects a broader perception that the product's core file-handling reliability lags expectations for its scale.
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