How to use Google Drive Tutorial - Detailed Tutorial

In this video, I will show you how to use Google Drive. Google Drive is a great place to upload and store your documents and create and share new ones.

Use the timestamps below to navigate the video:

0:00 Introduction
0:35 Where and what is Google Drive
2:34 Uploading files to Google Drive
4:52 Deleting and restoring files
6:03 Dragging files into Google Drive
7:49 Installing and using the Google Drive Extension for Chrome
9:46 Creating in Google Drive
12:23 Editing Microsoft documents in Google Drive
12:57 Downloading from Google Drive
13:47 Organizing your Google Drive
18:53 Using search to find files
21:03 Creating shortcuts
22:17 Turning on notifications
23:15 Using priority and creating a workspace in Google Drive
24:17 Sharing and collaborating
28:49 Installing the Google Drive Desktop app

[kaycooke]

You are an excellent teacher. You speak succinctly enough to follow and teach lots of material without telling so many details and stories that my mind starts to wander. I picked up so much useful information. You explain everything so clearly and it is easy to go back and review specific sections. After decades of using only a desktop for all of my work, I'm now trying to advance into working a different way. I, too, would LOVE to see presentations on My Drive and Photos. It would be great to have warnings or tips on how to share files on your computer with My Drive. I'd like to see a list of definitions for all the Google apps because I get confused about which app does what.

[nbakerify]

I was going to add a nice comment here for you but the other commenters have already said it better than I ever could. Thank you!

[nonly_adi]

you are the best guy out there, whenever I need some help I just straight come to your channel. Thanks, man!

[kevinlowen]

I just wanted to thank you for your YouTube videos. I’m sure they are very helpful to teachers but I can tell you they have been very helpful for me. All of your Google Drive videos have been a huge help to me. Always look forward to your “how to” videos.

[mariabuendia]

Thank you for such a concise but powerful tutorial. I even learned how to download the web-browser to split my screen as I noticed that you were able to do that so seamlessly. It would be great to view a video on this and any other possible browser tools that make life more efficient. Thanks again. I always come away with an added extra.

[collinssakala]

This video was fantastic! I'm almost done with the entire Google Suite course thanks to it. The explanations are clear and easy to follow. This man is a gem—patient and thorough. I'm really grateful to him! I'll be using my Google Drive to save job applications and other documents.

[lwthowe]

Love this tutorial.
You asked to let you know if I'm interested in seeing a tutorial on 'Google Drive for Desktop'.
I am very interested in seeing that as I find it confusing because I don't understand the difference between 'stream', 'sync', and 'mirror'. If you could come up with examples of each and how it looks, I'd be grateful. Thanks in advance.

[billweniger]

Great intro to Google Drive. I'm looking forward to watching some of the other videos in your playlist. Thanks!

[amypratt]

Thank you!!! You are, by far, the best YouTube IT instructor I've come across. So grateful! Could you do a video to explain about syncing or mirroring?

[MHYT]

Thank you, great video. I've watched YouTube videos for three weeks straight. I learned more in the first minute of your video than in weeks of others. I wish I'd found yours first.

[RichardNeumann]

Been following your vids for many years now and I like how you bring many of these videos up-to-date .. thanks for all your hard work and time.

[RobinRobinsong]

Thank you, this was a very informative and easy to understand tutorial. I've been wanting to learn about Google Drive. I'm very glad I found your video.

[VirtualTeachingPro]

Just added that chrome extension. Brilliant tip! Love the idea of creating a workspace. Didn't even know that was possible in the priority tab. Thanks for all the great tips as usually!

[sasharjoon]

Thank you for your videos . I always watch them and learn alot, please keep them coming .

[willieward]

Again, this is great information and I would definitely need to spend more time trying to learn this.

[RameshReddy-lzsy]

Watching every video for his introduction " hi there jamikee here, hoping you have great day 😀😀😀" congrats for 500k subscribers. Hoping to get 1M soon.

[plswebcast]

Great job on this video!! I love the way you teach office products because I've been using Microsoft Office since it began. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[lkqxgbo]

Great teaching and thanks for going at a comprehensible pace.

[vernano]

Great instructional video, easy to watch, easy to understand and follow, really good to pause and check my own Google Drive to make sure I understand. Thank you for covering the details so necessary to complete a task. Good job.

[henrychung]

Very helpful tutorial. Well coverage of what a casual user should know about the tool plus useful hints and meaningful advices.