No, It’s Not You. Gmail & Google Drive Are Down For Others As Well

Posted on the 20 August 2020 by Thiruvenkatam Chinnagounder @tipsclear

Are you having trouble sending emails through Gmail and accessing Google Drive? Well you are not alone. Several users around the world are having problems with Google services, especially Gmail.

According to Google Apps Status Page, the company has acknowledged that its courier is experiencing an outage and is investigating the issues. Thousands of users have taken to Twitter to complain about their inability to send emails. The Down detector also shows that some Google services are indeed inaccessible for some users.

On its status page, Google acknowledged the following issues: issues sending Gmail, issues recording Google Meet, creating files issues in Drive, issues uploading CSV users to Admin Console , problems posting messages to Google Chat. I tried using Gmail and was able to access it, while my colleague from another city said he was unable to attach a file to the email. Gmail generated an error saying: "Check your connection."

If you are having trouble with Gmail, Google Drive, and other Google services, there is little you can do but use alternatives for services that are not able at the moment. You can try these best email apps like Gmail alternatives and best cloud storage services if you are unable to access Google Drive due to the outage.