Google Drive System Design

Quick Reference: Step 2: Storage | Step 8: Sync

Quick Reference

Scale: Billions of files, petabytes of storage

Key Components: File storage, sync, collaboration, version control

Challenges: File sync, conflict resolution, collaboration, storage

Clear Definition

Google Drive is a cloud storage platform requiring file storage, real-time sync, collaboration features, and version control.

šŸ’” Key Insight: Google Drive uses distributed storage, operational transformation for collaboration, and efficient sync algorithms.

Core Concepts

Architecture

  • Storage: Distributed object storage
  • Sync: Efficient file synchronization
  • Collaboration: Real-time editing
  • Versioning: File version history

Quick Reference Summary

Google Drive: Cloud storage with sync and collaboration.

Key Components: Storage, sync, collaboration, versioning.

Key Design: Distributed storage, operational transformation, efficient sync.

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