Get started: Drive setup guide for admins

Upload files to Google Drive

Users can upload any type of file to Google Drive and convert certain types of files to web-based Google document formats such as Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides. See Manual upload settings to learn how.

Storage and limits

Drive storage is shared between Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos. The amount of free storage for each user depends on your type of account:

  • G Suite Basic
  • Business Starter
 30 GB
  • Business Standard
 2 TB
  • Business Plus
 5 TB
  • G Suite Business
  • Education
  • Enterprise for Education
 Unlimited storage
(1 TB if 4 or fewer users)
  • Legacy free edition of G Suite
  • Individual personal accounts
 15 GB
  • Essentials

No free storage quotas
Pooled storage limits

Individual users can only upload 750 GB each day between My Drive and all shared drives. Users who reach the 750-GB limit or upload a file larger than 750 GB cannot upload additional files that day. Uploads that are in progress will complete. The maximum individual file size that you can upload or synchronize is 5 TB.

Administrator controls

  • Google Drive: When you turn on the Drive service in the Admin console, your users can upload and sync any file to their accounts.

  • APIs: G Suite customers can use an API to add, edit, and remove files in batch, as well as to manage and generate information about their users' documents (however, it doesn't generate quota usage information at this time). For example, administrators can use the API to upload a large number of files and share these files with all users in their domain. Learn more about the API upload feature.

Security

  • File types: Users can upload any type of file, including executables (for example, .exe or .vbs) and compressed files.

  • Virus scanning: Google Drive scans a file for viruses before the file is downloaded or shared. If a virus is detected, users cannot convert the infected file to a Google Doc, Sheet, or Slide, and they'll receive a warning if they attempt these operations.

    The owner can download the virus-infected file, but only after acknowledging the risk of doing so.  Users can still share the file with others, send the infected file via email, or change ownership of the file. 

    Only files smaller than 100 MB can be scanned for viruses. For larger files, a warning is displayed saying that the file can't be scanned.

  • Content policy: All Google Drive files, including uploaded or converted files, follow the same program policy. Learn more.

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