Guide: How to Manage Google Drive Folders
I like to keep my data organized. Be it using the notes app with folders, having a launcher with folders, or storing files in folders. We can easily create folders on our PC. But what about cloud services like Google Drive? Does it support maps? And how to use and organize folders on Google Drive? Find the answer in this post. Google Drive folders are also easy to create and manage. You can create subfolders and also share the folders and subfolders with others. You can also sync your folders from Drive to your PC and vice versa. So let’s get started how to use and manage folders in Google Drive mobile and PC.
1. Create a folder in Google Drive
On the Google Drive website, click New button to the left. Select a folder from it. The Drive interface will ask you to name the folder. Assign a relevant name and then add files to it as shown below.
On the disk mobile apps for Android and iPhone, tap the floating add icon. Select a folder from it. Then name the folder.
2. Add files to folders in Google Drive
Open the Drive folder you want to add files to. Click New again button and select Upload file. Then navigate to the files on your computer that you want to upload. You can even drag and drop the files directly into the folder.
On mobile, open the folder you want and tap the add icon. Select Upload to add files from your Android or iPhone.
3. Create a subfolder in Google Drive
To add a subfolder to an existing folder, open the folder and repeat the same steps you did to create a folder. That is, click New in the folder and select Folder from it on the Internet.
Open the folder on Android and iPhone. Then tap the Add icon and select Folder.
4. Create a shared folder in Google Drive
There is no separate method for creating shared folders. You need to create a regular folder and then share it. Note: When you share a folder, all files and subfolders in it become visible to the shared person. However, they cannot see your other folders. Likewise, if you share a file in a folder, only that file will be visible. To share a Google Drive folder on the web, right-click on the folder and select Share or receive a shareable link. We’ve covered different types of sharing in our dedicated post on sharing permissions on Google Drive.
To put the Drive folder on the mobile, tap the three-dot icon next to the folder and select Share
Pro Tip Check out our detailed guide On how to share Google Drive files.
Organize folders by color
To organize your folders in a better way, you can color code them using the native option. When you do this, it becomes easy to distinguish different folders in Google Drive. To change the color of a Google Drive folder on the web, right-click on the folder and select Change Color. Choose the color you want.
On Android and iPhone, tap the three-dot icon in front of the folder and select Change color from the menu.
6. Search in folder
On the web of Google Drive, you can search directly in a folder or subfolder. To do this, right-click on the folder and select Look Within. Then enter your search term in the search box at the top.
7. Add to Home Screen
If you want to quickly access a Google Drive folder from your home screen on you phone, you can create a shortcut for it. To do this, tap the three-dot icon in the folder and select Add to Home screen.
8. Copy and move folder
You can easily move a folder to another folder with the native Move option. Doing so will move all of the content in the folder as well. To move a Google Drive folder on the web, right-click on the folder and select Move to. Then choose the destination folder.
On the mobile apps, tap the folder’s three-dot icon and select Move.
Google Drive does not provide a direct way to copy a folder. However, you can do this by making a copy of the files in the folder. Then you need to add them to the new folder. Select the files to make a copy of your files. Right-click on it and select Make a copy. Then create a new folder and move these new files into it.
9. Synchronize folders from PC to disk
Thanks to the Google Drive Backup app for Windows and macOS, you can sync your Google Drive folders with your PC and Mac respectively. You can also sync the content in the folders on your PC with Google Drive. We have covered it in detail how to use the app Back-up and synchronization. Check it out. Tip: Find out how to fixes the issue when Drive shows up full, but there are no files in it.
Check Google Drive storage
Except documents from Google products like Sheets, Docs, Forms, etc., anything you add to Drive folders takes up storage space. Your overall Google storage is shared between Drive, Google Photos and Gmail. You can check what is needed up storage in Drive from our guide The next up: Fed up of extracting downloaded files from google drive? Find out how to download files from google drive without zipping them.
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