Use buttons in your Drive toolbar

On your computer, when you select a Drive file or folder, buttons in the upper-left corner allow you to carry out actions. If screen dimensions permit, a similar set of buttons emerge when you hover over a file or folder in a list layout.

Example: You can use buttons to share or rename a file.

Learn what button icons and symbols mean

• : Share the file or folder
• : Download the file or folder
• : Rename the file or folder
• : Add the file or folder to the 'Starred' folder
• : Move a file to a different folder
• : Remove a file or folder
• : Find additional menu actions

Tip: To complete actions on multiple files or folders: 

1. Hover over the file or folder icon to bring up a tick box .
2. Select the tick box.
3. Click a button from the toolbar. 

Related resources

• Share files from Google Drive
• Delete and restore files in Google Drive