Google Drive and Dropbox are excellent standalone products, but they create the same problem as every other standalone tool: another login, another tab, another subscription, and files scattered across a different silo from where the work happens. Lodrive is cloud storage built directly into Lodos — files live where your team does.
What Lodrive Does
- Drag-and-drop uploads — drop files directly into any folder
- Folder hierarchy — organize files with nested folders by project, client, or type
- File type filtering — filter your view by images, documents, videos, archives
- File preview — view images, PDFs, and documents without downloading
- Move between folders — reorganize files without re-uploading
- Secure storage — encrypted at rest and in transit
Automatic File Collection
Files shared in Social Hive conversations are automatically saved to Lodrive. Files attached to tasks appear in the project folder. Meeting attachments go to the meeting folder. Instead of hunting for "that file someone shared in chat three weeks ago," you find it in Lodrive — organized by where it came from.
Team Access
Lodrive inherits workspace permissions — collaborators on a project have access to that project's folder. No manual permission setting per file, no "request access" friction. Share a file with someone on your team by simply dropping it in a shared folder.
Replacing Google Drive
For teams currently paying for Google Workspace ($12–18/user/month) primarily for Drive and Docs, Lodrive covers the storage need. Documents and notes are handled by Notebook. The cost comparison for a 10-person team: $120–180/month for Google Workspace vs. $14/month for all of Lodos.