Google Drive: Work with Files and Folders
The Google Drive self-help guide provides how-to instructions for common tasks such as organizing and finding files and folders, sharing and working together on documents, and downloading and printing files.
Getting Started
Google Drive Overview
Google Drive is a document creation, management, and collaboration tool available to University of Minnesota students, faculty, staff, and graduates through G Suite for Higher Education.
Note: UMN limitation on storage space is changing from unlimited to 50 gigabyte in July 2024.
This information is for the Academic Health Center (AHC) and Health Care Component (HCC) departments
Creating and Adding Files
Working with Files and Folders
Working with My Folders
Note: It is important to understand what happens when you move shared files and folders.
Finding Files and Folders
Downloading and Printing Files
Deleting and Recovering Files
Collaborating
Sharing Files and Folders
Within Google Drive you can share files and folders with view-only, comment-only, or full-editing privileges. You can also transfer ownership of items in Google Drive to other users.
Note: It is important to understand what happens when you move shared files and folders.
Working Together on a Document
Note: The chat function is NOT available for AHC/HCC users.