How to Add or Upload a Folder to Google Drive

How to Add or Upload a Folder to Google Drive:

Google drive is file storing, accessing and synchronizing service provide by Google, in Google drive you can store your files and you can access files from anywhere in the world

Google drive provides 15GB of free storage space

Google Drive allows you to upload and store your files in the cloud

It is easy to upload folders into Google Drive, simply we can upload your files into Google drive by dragging and dropping them into Google Drive folder

              You can save time by uploading folders instead of uploading individual files, you can upload multiple folders at a time into Google Drive, and if you upload any folder it will maintain the subfolder structure and individual files inside that folder

On Windows:

Install Google drive on windows, click here to know how to install Google drive on windows

New Google drive folder will be created inside home folder by default

Open your Google drive folder

Drag and drop your folders into Google drive folder (or) Copy and paste your folders into Google Drive folder 

On Google Drive website:

If your are uploading folders using Google chrome we can directly upload folders in to Google drive, if you are using any browsers other than Google Chrome we need to install java applet

Uploading Folders in to Google Drive using Google Chrome:

Step 1: Log in to Google drive

Step 2: Click the upload button from the left column of your Google drive web page

Step 3: Select Folder from drop down menu

Note:  If you see ENABLE UPLOAD FOLDER instead of FOLDER option then you need to update your Chrome browser to latest version

Step 4: select the folder to upload

Step 5: your Folder is uploaded into Google Drive and uploaded folders are available under MY DRIVE

Uploading Folders in to Google Drive using other than Chrome web browser:

If you are using other than chrome browser we need to enable java for your web browser and we need to install applet to upload folders in to Google drive

Follow below steps to upload folders into Google Drive using a browser other than chrome

Step 1: Login to your Google drive

Step 2: Click the upload button from the left column of your Google drive web page

Step 3: Select Enable folder upload option from drop down menu 

Step 4: You will get a notification as shown below

 To upload folders into Google drive we need Chrome (or) a web browser with java-based folder upload applet

Click on Install applet button

Step 3: you will get a notification as shown below

It will ask your permission to install java applet for your web browser as shown below, Click on Run to install applet

You will get a security warning notification click on Don't Block button

Step 4: After Completion of installation you will get a success notification as shown below 

Step 5: Click the upload button from the left column of your Google drive web page and select File and Folders option from drop down menu

 Step 6: select a folder to upload, to upload multiple folders at a time press SHIFT or CTRL buttons and select folders and click on enter/Select

Step 7: your Folders are uploaded into Google Drive and uploaded folders are available under MY DRIVE

Note: you need to enable folder upload (Need to Install Applet) every time you visits your Google Drive to upload folders in to Drive using any web browser other than Google Chrome

Enjoy :)

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