How to Upload to Google Drive – Learn Top 4 Methods
Google Drive is a cloud-based storage service provider. Users can store and access their files on this platform for free. You can use it as a part of the Google Workspace plan as well.
It instantly syncs all the stored files including documents, photos, and videos across all the connected devices (mobile, tablets, PC) of that user.
If you’re wondering how to upload to Google Drive, this blog is for you. Here, we’ll describe multiple methods to upload files to Google Drive from computer and mobile.
How to Upload Files to Google Drive From a Computer?
You can access Google Drive from any web browser of your computer (Windows or Mac) and start uploading files to both private or share folders without any trouble. For that, follow these steps:
- Visit drive.google.com from any web browser and log into your account, if it doesn’t open your G Drive account.
- On the left side of the page, you’ll find a New button under the Drive logo. Click on it.
- Select File Upload to upload one file.
- Navigate to the file location on your computer and select it. You can select multiple files at the same time as well.
- On the bottom left corner of the screen, the upload status for all the added files will be visible.
How to Upload Folders to Google Drive?
Google Drive also supports uploading an entire folder to it at a go. Perform these steps for folder upload to G Drive.
- Go to drive.google.com from your computer.
- Click on the New button in the top left corner.
- Choose Folder Upload.
- Choose the folder you want to upload from its location. It won’t let you upload multiple folders at a time.
- Since the folder contains multiple files, G Drive will ask if you’re uploading them from a trusted site. Click Upload.
- You’ll see the progress of the upload with the number of files in that folder.
How to Upload to Google Drive from Android
If you use Google Drive on your Android phone, here is the method of uploading files to it.
- Open the Google Drive app on your phone.
- Tap on the Plus icon on the bottom right side.
- Tap Upload.
- Find the files you want to upload and select them.
- When the files get uploaded, these will be visible in My Drive.
What If You Want to Upload Files With the Same Name
Usually, when you upload a file with the same name, G Drive will consider it as a revised version of the file already existing in Google Drive. To keep both files separately:
- Open your Google Drive account
- Upload a file from the computer using the method mentioned above.
- When prompted, select Keep as a separate file.
Wrapping Up
Now that you know how to upload to Google Drive, storing your important files and folders should not be difficult at all. Follow any of the mentioned methods and get your file or folder upload job done with ease.
Remember, the time taken for uploading a file or folder to Google Drive depends on the file size and your internet connection.
You may also be interested in a Google Docs tutorial article how to save Google Docs as PDF.
