Google Shared Drive - Transfering Files Into a Shared Drive

Overview

A Google Shared Drive is a version of Google Drive that is centered around collaborative file sharing with a focus on shared ownership and file retention. Files can be transferred to a Shared Drive from a personal Google Drive or they can be uploaded to a Shared Drive directly from a computer's file system.

Texas A&M Google Shared Drives have a 50TB storage limit.

Instructions

Transferring files within a personal Google Drive

At this time, Google Drive does not allow the transfer of entire folders from a personal Google Drive into a Google Shared Drive.

 
If you need to move an entire folder of contents into Google Shared Drive, you will first need to recreate the folder or folder structure within the Google Shared Drive, then move the files into the folders.

1. Click the file(s) you need to transfer into Google Shared Drive so that they are highlighted. You can select multiple files by holding down the Shift key or by using Control-click (Command-click on a Mac).
2. Right-click on the highlighted file(s).
3. Select Move To from the pop-up menu.
4. Click the left arrow in the upper left corner of the menu.
5. Click the right arrow next to Shared Drives to view available Shared Drive folders.
   1. If you need to move the file(s) to a folder within a Shared Drive, click the right arrow to the right of the drive expand it. Select the folder that you want, then click Move Here.
   2. If you do not want the file(s) in a specific folder, simply click Move Here.
   
6. After the files have moved, you will receive a notice that members of the Shared Drive will have access to those files.

Repeat the process for each folder you need to transfer.

Transferring files from outside Google Drive

At this time, Google Drive does not allow the upload of entire folders from a personal Google Drive into a Google Shared Drive. However, you can upload entire folders from your computer.

1. Right-click within the Google Team Drive folder where you want to upload your file(s)/folder(s).
2. Select Upload Files or Upload Folder from the pop-up menu.
3. Use the file selector to choose the file(s) or the folder(s) you want to upload. You can select multiple files or folders by holding down the Shift key or by using Control-click (Command-click on a Mac).
4. You will get a notification that your files are being uploaded and again when your files are completed uploading.

Drag and Drop Feature

Files and folders can be dragged and dropped directly from your file explorer into your Google Team Drive.

Files within a personal Google Drive can also be dragged and dropped into a Google Team Drive, but this cannot be done with folders.

To drag and drop files from a personal Google Drive:

1. Have your personal Google Drive opened with the file you want to move visible. 
2. On the left side of the page, use the drop-down menu to make the Team Drive you want to use visible. If you want the file to go to a sub-folder, make sure that is visible.
   
    
3. Drag the file from your personal Google Drive into the Google Team Drive. This must be done within the page you are on. You will not be able to drag and drop files to a new window or browser.