# Design Google Drive — system design interview question

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# Design Google Drive.

We provide this public interview-practice question for candidates preparing for system design interviews. The task is to design Google Drive.

## Question details

- **Interview count:** 2 interviews
- **Reported last asked:** 2 years ago
- **Roles:** [Engineering Manager](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=em), [Software Engineer](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=swe)
- **Companies:** [Microsoft](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=microsoft), [Meta](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=meta-facebook)
- **Category:** [System Design](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=system-design)

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