Upload files and folders to Google Drive

Lesson 7Upload files and folders to Google

Drive

IntroductionGoogle Drive allows uploading files and

folders from your personal computer .

You can share uploaded files and folders with other people.

You can upload files to a specific folder or to Google Drive “root” directory.

You can upload folders into another folder or to Google Drive “root” directory.

Opening Google DriveTo open Google Drive you should take the following

steps:

Go to google.com or gmail.comLog in to your accountOpen Google Drive

If you are experiencing difficulties with this task, please refer to previous lessons at:bridgepatechblog.blogspot.co.nz

…or contact your tutor

Uploading filesClick Upload button and select Files or Folder

from the drop down menu.Choose Files if you want to upload file(s).Choose Folder if you want to upload folder(s).

Uploading a fileSelect a file (or files) from the dialog window and

click Open button.

Uploading a fileYour file(s) will be uploaded to the Drive.

Uploading a folderYou can also upload a folder (or folders) with files

inside it.Click Upload button and select Folder from the

drop down menu.Select a folder from the dialog window and click

OK button.

Uploading a folderYour folder and files inside of it will be uploaded

to the Google Drive.

File typesYou can upload various file types such as:

Documents (Word, Excel, TXT, PDF)

Power Point presentations (PPT)

Images (JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF)

Video files (MPEG, AVI, FLV, WMV)

Audio files (MP3, WAV)

and more

Sharing files and foldersTo share uploaded files and folders you have to follow the

same steps as when you share Google Drive documents.

Select files and/or folders.Click Share button that appeared at the top of the page.Select who can access your files/folders by changing

visibility and access options.Invite people you would like to share your files/folders

with by sending them a link to your file.

Also, see Lesson 3 “How to share documents and files” at:

bridgepatechblog.blogspot.co.nz

Sharing files and foldersYou can also share your files and folders by

clicking on More button and selecting Share from the drop down menu.

..or click on Share link when you see Upload complete message as shown on the image below

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