Organise your files in Google Drive

To organise your files in Drive, you can create folders to make files easier to find and share with others.

Note: If you organise a lot of files or folders at once, it might take time for you to see the changes.

Create, move and copy files

Create a folder

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Drive app.
2. At the bottom right, tap add .
3. Tap Folder.
4. Name the folder.
5. Tap Create.

Move a file or folder

Important: To move a file, you must have permission to move the file from the source to the destination, otherwise the file won't be moved. A shortcut is created in the destination folder instead.

You can move an item from anywhere in Google Drive: the main window, the left panel or the search results.

Note: If you move folders with a lot of files or sub-folders, it might take some time for you to see the changes.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Drive app.
2. Next to the file that you want to move, click more Move.
3. Choose the folder, then tap Move here.
   • To create a new folder, tap new folder .

Make a copy of a file

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Drive app.
2. Next to the file that you want to copy, click more .
3. Tap Make a copy.

Note: You can’t copy folders, only files.

Delete a file or folder

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Drive app.
2. Next to the file that you want to delete, click more .
3. Tap Remove.

If you accidentally put an item in the bin, you can restore your item.

Change the colour of your folder

You can customise the colour of folders and shortcuts to folders in your My Drive and shared drives. If you change any colours, it will only apply to your view in Drive.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Drive app.
2. Next to the folder that you want to change, tap more   Change colour.
3. Choose the colour that you want.

Related resources

• Find files in Google Drive
• Move files and folders into shared drives
• Learn how shortcuts replace files and folders stored in multiple locations