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You can upload, open, share, and edit files with Google Drive. When you upload a file to Google Drive, it will take up space in your Drive, even if you upload to a folder owned by someone else.
Types of files
- Documents
- Images
- Audio
- Video
Upload files & folders
On your computer, you can upload from or your desktop. You can upload files into private or shared folders.
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 time the 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
Use Drive for desktop
- Install the application on your computer.
- On your computer, you'll find a folder called "Google Drive."
- Drag files or folders into that folder. They will upload to Drive and you will find them on .
Save from Print view
Important: Make sure to install the Save to Google Drive Extension.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- Open the page, image, or file you want to print.
- At the top, click File
Print.
- In the window, select Save to Drive.
- You can also click See more
- You can also click See more
- Click Print.
Convert documents into Google formats
If you want to upload files like Microsoft Word documents, you can change a setting to convert files.
Important: You can only change Google Drive settings from your computer.
- Using a computer, go to /drive/settings.
- Next to "Convert uploads to Google Docs editor format," check the box.