The service, which holds millions of online documents, was unavailable for several hours.
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‘Looks like something’s up with Docs – but fear not, we’re on it & you’ll be editing again in no time, ‘ Google tweeted.
We’ll keep you updated on when service is restored.
This issue is now affected Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
Google Drive is down and now experiencing service interruptions, Google confirmed on Friday.
A note from Google posted at 3 p.m. said the search giant was investigating reports of an issue with Google Drive, with a promise to provide more information shortly.
The in-browser word processor is offline, and returns a 502 error when accessing it. Google Drive is also struggling to stay up, it seems.
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Users of the service flocked to Twitter to vent their anger. With the ability to request access from the app now becoming available, anyone would be able to get in and see the files they need even if not near a computer.
