How to Upload Files and Folders to Google Drive | Scribe

    How to Upload Files and Folders to Google Drive

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    • Google DriveGoogle Drive
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    Tip! You can upload, open, share, and edit files with Google Drive. Uploaded files will use your Drive storage space, even if they’re added to a folder owned by someone else.

    Types of Files You Can Upload to Google Drive

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    - Documents - Images - Audio - Video
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    Important: You can upload up to 750GB a day per account.

    How to Upload Files and Folders to Google Drive

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    You can upload files into private or shared folders.
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    On your computer, go to [drive.google.com](http://drive.google.com)
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    Click "New"
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    Click "File upload"
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    Choose the file or folder you want to upload from your computer.
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    You can see the uploading process in the bottom right corner.
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    If you hadn’t chosen a folder to upload the file, you can find it in “Recents”.
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    Tip! When you use the Drive web app or Drive for desktop to upload files, the creation time is set as the upload time. The modification time shows the last file was modified on the local source device or service. This means that the modification time could be before the creation time.

    Drag Files Into Google Drive

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    On your computer, go to [drive.google.com](http://drive.google.com)
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    Open or create a folder. Click "New"
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    Click "New folder"
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    Click "Create"
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    Double-click the New folder to open it.
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    Here, you can drag your files from your computer.