Upload files and folders

Upload files or whole folders to a Drive space by picking or dragging them in.

Add files to a space by choosing them or dragging them in. Whole folders are supported.

Before you start: you need edit access to the space. Your own personal spaces always allow it. In shared spaces you need Can edit on Files, or a share with Can edit.

Steps

1. Open the space and go to the folder where the files should land.
2. Click New › Upload files and pick one or more files. Or click New › Upload a folder to upload a folder with its inner structure.
3. Or drag files or a folder anywhere on the file area. You see "Drop to upload to ".
4. Watch the progress panel at the bottom right: "Uploading 3 of 8…".
5. When done you see "File uploaded" or "N files uploaded".

What happens next

• Files appear in the folder. Uploading a file with the same name in the same folder replaces it.
• The file type is taken from the file, or from its extension if the browser sent none. Unknown types are stored as generic files.
• A few files upload at the same time (four at once).

Limits

• Up to 50 MB per file by default. A larger file is refused with "file exceeds the upload limit (50 MB)".
• File paths are limited to 1024 bytes in total. Folder names cannot be empty, cannot contain \, and cannot be . or ...

Tips

• With nothing in a folder, the empty state offers an Upload files button.
• If some files fail you see "3/5 files uploaded — " in a warning. Upload the failed ones again.

Troubleshooting

There is no New button You only have view access to this space.

Upload failed — … The reason follows the dash, for example the size limit or missing permission.