Upload files and folders to Google Drive

Problem

How can you upload files and folders to Google Drive.

Environment

  • Drive
  • Web Client

Solution

In your computer, you can upload from drive.google.com or your desktop. You can upload files into private or shared folders.

  1. On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
  2. At the top left, click New > File Upload or Folder Upload.
  3. Choose the file or folder you want to upload.

Drag files into Google Drive

  1. On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
  2. Open or create a folder.
  3. To upload files and folders, drag them into the Google Drive folder.

Use Drive for desktop

  1. Install the application on your computer.
  2. On your computer, you'll see a folder called Google Drive.
  3. Drag files or folders into that folder. They will upload to Drive and you will see them on drive.google.com.