Google Drive Back Up, Ending the Morning Misery

Everything seems to be back to normal for Google GOOG Drive, the search engine giant's file storage and synchronization service. While it is unclear exactly when the outage hit, reports on Twitter indicate that some users could not access their Google Drive files as early as 7:00 a.m. EDT. This was particularly frustrating for those who heavily rely on the service. "The contents of my Google Drive are unavailable, and Google suggests I try 'in a few hours,'" Time Technology reporter Harry McCracken tweeted this morning. Some users have also been experiencing problems accessing and sending messages via Gmail. According to Steve Bryant, Executive Editor at InsideHook, Gmail had the same problem one year ago today. Dave Amphlett, an entrepreneur and partner at Developware Ltd, said that he was disappointed by the lack of admission within Google's App Status page. "Disappointed in Google's App Status page (http://google.com/appsstatus) as doesn't show the Google Drive problem that is affecting 100's of people," he tweeted today. Based on the continued complaints on Twitter, it seems that Google may not have completely ironed out its issues. The company's services do appear to be coming back online for most users, however. Louis Bedigian is the Senior Tech Analyst and Features Writer of Benzinga. You can reach him at 248-636-1322 or louis(at)benzingapro(dot)com. Follow him @LouisBedigianBZ