Google Drive is Google’s online storage service used for personal accounts and Google Workspace accounts. Your Google Account includes an amount of storage provided using Google Drive; the amount varies depending on your service plan.

You can access your Google Drive storage through your web browser on your PC, Mac, or Chromebook; Chrome OS devices also have direct access to Google Drive through the Files app. On Android and iOS, the Google Workspace mobile apps can work directly with your Google Drive files — meaning you do not need to use a browser; you can also install the Google Drive app on your device.

Open and Explore Google Drive

After signing in to your Google Workspace account, click Google apps ( Snapshot of Google apps icon.

The Google Apps panel opens.

Click Drive ( Snapshot of Google drive icon.

Note: If you open the Google Apps panel and click Drive ( Snapshot of Google drive icon. ) in a new tab, Google Drive opens in the same tab. But if you open the panel and click Drive () in a tab containing a Google app, Google Drive opens in a new tab.

Google Drive opens.

dga.eps The My Drive category ( Snapshot of My drive icon. ) is selected at first.

dgb.eps The Quick Access section provides links to files you have used recently.

Click Priority ( Snapshot of priority icon.

The Priority category appears.

dgc.eps The Priority section shows documents you can open.

dgd.eps The Workspaces section shows different workspaces available to you.

dge.eps You can click Create to create a new workspace.

dgf.eps Google Drive may suggest a workspace based on files you edit often. Click Save, which appears at the bottom of the Suggested Workspace box, if you want to save the workspace.

Note: See the section “Streamline Your Work with Workspaces,” later in this chapter, for details on using workspaces.

Click Shared drives ( Snapshot of shared drives icon.

Snapshot of the page where folder’s contents appear.

The Shared Drives category appears.

dgg.eps The Shared Drives list shows the shared drives available to you.

dgh.eps You can click Hidden shared drives to display the Hidden Shared Drives list.

Click Expand ( Snapshot of expand icon.

Note: You can double-click Shared drives ( Snapshot of shared drives icon. ) to display the Shared Drives category and expand its contents to the level at which they were previously displayed.

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What uses my Google Drive storage space?

Any files you upload to Google Drive will use an amount of storage proportional to their size.

Files

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