Yes, it is one of the really good things related to Windows.
Google Drive is something that I have running on my smartphone but, consequently, on my computer it is now full of things which don’t really relate to what I do on the computer and makes it a little more difficult to negotiate through. Perhaps I’ll get more used to it.
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At one time, I was using Google mapping and photo apps a lot so it made sense to use Google Drive but then, when I started using MSOffice365, I got 1 TB of OneDrive cloud storage so I started using OneDrive to sync my MP3s between PCs (I have about 200GB of MP3s on external hard drives) - it’s friendly and fast …
I no longer use Google Maps or Photos so Google Drive is just for odds’n’sods, bits’n’pieces …
Can you still buy such a small drive? It seems to me that 2Tb is the smallest HDD you can get these days and 4Tb seems to be the average.
My last desktop was supplied with a 500gb SSD and a 4Tb HDD and that was over a year ago. You shouldn’t backup on the same machine either that goes against all expert advice
Perhaps it’s different over there, but my 500Gb SSD + 1Tb HDD laptop seems to be pretty usual here.
It is certainly more that I need as, prior to moving my files to the HDD, everything on my laptop amounted to less than 300Gb and was accommodated completely on the SSD.
As for backing up, I back up temporarily to OneDrive and Dropbox (though I might ditch the latter as I’ve gone off it since they changed!) and then regularly to two external hard drives. So even if my laptop goes up in flames, or is nicked, hopefully all my files should be recoverable!
I think it is just a matter of economy of scale, 4Tb is far too large even with lots of photos and videos but the difference in price between a 2TB and 4Tb HDD is peanuts. from memory the bigger drive added about $60 to the cost of the computer (a Lenovo Legend)
And mine. The synchronisation between my PC files and Google Drive was diabolical and used either to take forever, or it stalled completely. One Drive is almost instantaneous and very quick.
But if it’s not needed, and probably never will be, that $60 (£20?) would buy me a few pints! 
Yes, I agree. OneDrive is the best as far as I’m concerned, despite it being from Microsoft!
Fair point, but I buy the beer anyway
Well if you’re buying…