Google Drive experiencing outage, Google investigating
Update: Google Drive appears to be back up for most users. Google says it will continue to investigate what caused the issue and provide more updates on the Status Dashboard.
The problem with Google Drive should be resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. Please rest assured that system reliability is a top priority at Google, and we are making continuous improvements to make our systems better.
According to a plethora of tweets, Google Drive is experiencing what appears to be a somewhat major outage. Google confirmed that the service is experiencing issues on its Status Dashboard. Google acknowledged the outage at 10:32 AM, though some Twitter reports note that it started a tad earlier.
It shouldn’t take Google long to restore service, but a 30 minute outage is relatively significant for Google. Keep on eye on the Status Dashboard to see when Google Drive goes back up.