Guy Hart-Davis - Teach Yourself VISUALLY Google Workspace

Click Create.

The New Folder dialog box closes.

The Working… pop-up message appears briefly in the lower-left corner of the window while Google Drive creates the folder.

The new folder appears.

Double-click the new folder.

The folder opens.

At first, the new folder has no contents and displays a prompt to drop files in it.

You can now add files or folders to the new folder.

For example, click a folder that contains files you want to move into the new folder.

This example uses the Reference folder.

The contents of the folder appear.

Select the files you want to move to the new folder.

Drag the files to the folder.

Google Drive moves the files to the folder.

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How many levels of subfolders can I create on Google Drive?

Exactly how many levels of subfolders you can create depends on which part of Google Drive you are using. For example, on a shared drive you can create up to 20 levels of subfolders. Generally speaking, using only a handful of levels of subfolders will produce a more navigable folder structure.

Upload a File to Google Drive

If you have files on your computer that you want to use in the Google Workspace apps, upload those files to Google Drive. Google Drive makes the uploading process easy by providing the File Upload command.

You can also upload an existing folder and its contents to Google Drive. See the next section, “ Upload a Folder to Google Drive,” for instructions.

Upload a File to Google Drive

In Google Drive, navigate to the folder in which you want to store the file you upload.

Note: If you do not currently have Google Drive open, click Google apps( ) in a browser tab, and then click Drive( ) on the Google Apps panel.

Click New( ).

The New pop-up menu opens.

Click File upload( ).

A dialog box opens for selecting files.

For example, on Chrome OS, the Select One or More Files dialog box opens.

Navigate to the folder that contains the file or files.

Select the file or files.

Click Open.

The dialog box closes.

Google Drive uploads the file or files, displaying a progress readout while it does so.

Upload a Folder to Google Drive

As well as enabling you to upload individual files, Google Drive lets you upload one or more folders, and the documents they contain, in a single operation. Uploading folders is usually a quicker way of getting your files into Google Drive and is convenient as long as you want to upload all the files in the folder.

Upload a Folder to Google Drive

In Google Drive, navigate to the folder in which you want to store the file you upload.

Note: If you do not currently have Google Drive open, click Google apps( ) in a browser tab, and then click Drive( ) on the Google Apps panel.

Right-click open space in the folder.

The contextual menu opens.

Click Upload folder( ).

A dialog box opens for selecting the folder you want to upload.

For example, on Chrome OS, the Select a Folder to Upload dialog box opens.

Click the folder you want to upload.

Click Upload.