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1000 Suite, Google's deject-based part software platform, has made remote collaboration simpler than e'er. Sharing and creating documents can be washed in a snap, and locally stored files can be uploaded and shared via Google drive as well.

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

Remote workers who are new to Google Bulldoze need to get-go with the nuts, like how to upload a file. In that location are two ways 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 drib

In Effigy A, you'll see an empty Google Bulldoze folder, which shows the message Driblet Files Here Or Use The New Push. That'south exactly what you lot need to do to upload a file to Google Drive.

Figure A

Drag and drop files or click the New button to add together files to your Google Drive.

To upload using the "elevate and drop" method, make sure y'all've browsed to the location of the file yous desire to upload from your computer. In this instance, I've created a exam document that I've placed in a test folder on my desktop (Effigy B).

Figure B

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

Open the Google Drive folder you lot want to upload the document to in your web browser, and then open up 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 certificate yous want to upload, drag it to the Google Drive window (Effigy C), and and so release information technology.

Figure C

Select a file and drag and drop information technology into your Google Drive.

It may take a few seconds to upload the file, during which time a window in the bottom-right corner of your Google Drive folio volition show the upload status. In one case complete, you'll meet the file listed in your Google Drive folder (Effigy D), and y'all'll be fix to share it with others.

Figure D

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

Method 2: How to use the New button

If you prefer to browse to the file you want to upload instead of dragging and dropping, that'south possible also.

With Google Bulldoze open up, like in Effigy A, expect for the colorful plus sign next to the word New on the left side of the screen. Click that button, and you'll exist presented with a number of options (Figure Due east).

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Clicking the New button gives you a drop-downwardly menu of options.

In this case, we desire to upload a file, then click File Upload. If you accept a whole binder full of documents to upload, yous tin can do that as well–just click the option right beneath File Upload, and select the binder you want to re-create to Google Drive.

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

Effigy F

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

Afterwards clicking Open, the upload process continues every bit it did with the drag-and-drop method. One time Google Bulldoze finishes the upload, you lot'll be able to share the document with whoever needs information technology.