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M Suite, Google's deject-based office software platform, has made remote collaboration simpler than ever. Sharing and creating documents can be done in a snap, and locally stored files can be uploaded and shared via Google drive as well.

If yous're working from home and need to collaborate with coworkers, Google Drive can be invaluable–if y'all know how to use it.

Remote workers who are new to Google Drive need to commencement with the basics, like how to upload a file. There are two means to upload documents, photos, videos, and other types of images to Google Bulldoze, and both can be done in a snap.

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Method one: How to drag and driblet

In Effigy A, you'll see an empty Google Bulldoze folder, which shows the message Drop Files Here Or Use The New Button. That'due south exactly what y'all need to practise to upload a file to Google Drive.

Figure A

Drag and drop files or click the New push to add files to your Google Bulldoze.

To upload using the "drag and drop" method, brand sure you've browsed to the location of the file you lot want to upload from your computer. In this case, I've created a examination certificate that I've placed in a test folder on my desktop (Figure B).

Effigy B

Browse to a file to "drag and driblet" it into your Google Drive.

Open the Google Drive binder you desire to upload the document to in your spider web browser, and then open the binder where the document you want to upload is located, using the Finder in macOS or the Explorer in Windows.

Click and concord on the document you desire to upload, drag it to the Google Drive window (Effigy C), and and so release it.

Effigy C

Select a file and drag and drop it into your Google Drive.

It may take a few seconds to upload the file, during which time a window in the lesser-right corner of your Google Drive page volition show the upload status. In one case complete, yous'll run into the file listed in your Google Bulldoze folder (Figure D), and you'll be ready to share information technology with others.

Figure D

After the file is loaded, you will see it listed in your Google Drive.

Method 2: How to use the New push button

If yous adopt to scan to the file you want to upload instead of dragging and dropping, that's possible every bit well.

With Google Drive open, like in Figure A, await for the colorful plus sign next to the word New on the left side of the screen. Click that button, and yous'll exist presented with a number of options (Effigy East).

Figure E

Clicking the New push gives you a drop-downwardly carte du jour of options.

In this case, we want to upload a file, so click File Upload. If you take a whole binder full of documents to upload, you can do that as well–merely click the option correct beneath File Upload, and select the folder yous want to copy to Google Drive.

When you lot click File Upload, a Finder/Explorer window will open. Navigate to the document you desire to upload, and click Open up (Effigy F).

Effigy F

Select the file, and click Open to load it to your Google Drive.

After clicking Open, the upload procedure continues as it did with the drag-and-drib method. Once Google Drive finishes the upload, you'll be able to share the document with whoever needs it.