Uploading Files

Step 1

• Click on the "New" button on the front page of Google Drive

• Click on "File upload" in the drop-down menu to upload files from your computer

  • Alternatively, click on "Folder upload" to upload a folder from your computer

• This will open up a window showing local files on your computer

Step 2

• Click on the file or folder you want to upload

• Click on "Upload" in the lower right corner of the window

Organizing Files

Step 1

• Click on the "New" button on the front page of Google Drive

• Click on "Folder"

Step 2

• Change "Untitled folder" to whatever name you want for the folder

• Click "Create"

• This will create a folder in whatever folder you are looking at in Google Drive named whatever you changed "Untitled folder" to

Step 3

• Files in Google Drive can be moved into folder by left-clicking and dragging

  • Alternatively, you can right-click on the file and select "Move" in the pop-up menu

  • Doing so will pop-up a new window

Step 4

• Click on the folder that you want to move the file to

• Click on "Move" in the lower right corner

• You can organize all of your files in Google Drive in this manner, even files that have been shared with you. Moving shared files will not change the location for the person that shared the file with you. To learn more about sharing files go to the Sharing Documents section