5 - Organizing Drive

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Google Drive provides many options for organizing your files. Check out the information below to learn a few tips.

Managing & Organizing Files in Drive

Navigating Your Folders

To drop down the folders view in your left sidebar navigation pane, click on the tiny arrow next to "My Drive." Click it again to collapse the list.

Adding a File to Multiple Folders

In the above video, Amy demonstrates how to add a file to additional folders using Shift+z. Another way to add a file to multiple folders is to select "Move to," browse for your desired folder location, and then hold down the Ctrl key which will change the MOVE button to an ADD button. Make sure you continue to hold down Ctrl while you click Add.

Read these articles for more organization tips:

http://www.imagineeasy.com/blog/how-to-be-organized-in-google-drive/
https://www.bettercloud.com/monitor/the-academy/4-things-you-can-do-right-now-to-create-a-perfectly-organized-google-drive/
http://alicekeeler.com/2015/04/27/10-tips-for-folders-in-google-drive/

Read more on organization and naming conventions HERE or check out:

https://www.bettercloud.com/monitor/the-academy/tips-for-naming-your-google-drive-files/

Next, move on to Privacy & Sharing.