Upload files via the web – Google Drive Essential Training Video Tutorial | LinkedIn Learning, formerly Lynda.com

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– [Instructor] It’s easy to get started uploading your files. I’ll show you how to install the desktop sync app, but if you need to quickly get a file onto Google Drive, you can manually upload it or multiple files via the browser. Click the New button on the top left-hand side of the screen, and choose File, Upload. Now you can browse your computer’s file system and choose the files that you want to upload. I’m on a Mac right now, and I’ll scroll to find my files. I can upload more than one file at a time. On a Mac, I can hold the Command key down. On a Windows computer, I can either place check marks on the left-hand side beside the file, or hold down the Control key. Now I’ll click Open, and the files will begin to upload. I can see the status on the bottom right-hand side of the screen, and they’ll appear directly in Google Drive when they’re done uploading. I’ll click the X to close out of this dialog. The time it takes is going to depend on the size of the file that you’re uploading, and the speed of your internet connection. You can upload files up to five terabytes, which won’t matter unless you purchased that much storage space anyway from Google. There are some other space guidelines. If you plan on converting a Word document to a Google Doc format, it can’t be larger than 50 megabytes. You can also upload a folder. I’ll click New, and this time instead of File Upload, I’ll choose Folder Upload. I just want to show you that notice all the files are grayed out. I can only click on Folders. So you can select an entire folder or double-click to find a sub-folder, click Upload, and that folder and all the contents will be uploaded also. I’ll click cancel on this. What I’m going to do instead is create a folder directly in Google Drive. I’ll click New again, and this time, the very top option is to create a folder. I’ll give the folder a name, and click Create. The folder is created, I can see it here at the top above all of my files. It’s also up here on the left-hand side underneath My Drive. To drag a file into that folder, I can take the file, select it, click and drag with my mouse, and let go when I’m over that folder. I can also drag a file to the folder on the left-hand side too. I’ll do it one more time. To navigate into the folder, I can either click on my folder at the top of the screen or click on the version on the left-hand side. And don’t forget, at any time, you can always toggle back and forth between grid view and list view by clicking this icon on the right-hand side. It’s whichever one you prefer to view your files. There’s no right or wrong. At any time, I can get back to the main Google Drive screen by clicking My Drive here on the top left-hand side of the screen, or My Drive in the navigation bar.