1. Visit drive.google.com and click Go to Drive.
2. Enter your @andrew.cmu.edu email address and click Next.
3. Log in with your Andrew userID and password and authenticate with DUO if prompted.

Use the sidebar to navigate between files and folders you own (My Drive), team workspaces (Shared drives), and files and folders others have shared with you (Shared with me).

1. From within Drive, click New and choose File upload or Folder upload.
2. Browse for the file or folder you want to upload.

Double-click a file to open it in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.

If you wish to open a file in another app, like Microsoft Word, right-click the file and select Open with. If you don’t see the app you’re looking for, right-click the file and select Download. Then visit the Downloads folder on your desktop to access it.

If you are working with a file in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides, the file will automatically save changes.

If you are working from another app, like Microsoft Word, save the file with the same name as the file currently stored on Drive and then drag and drop the new file into Drive. Google will automatically create a new version.

Personal Drives

To grant read-only access to course materials:

1. Organize content into folders.
2. Hover over the top-level folder and click the share icon (upper right).
3. Add the invitees email addresses into the the People field.
4. Click the pencil icon and choose Can view only, then click Done.

Shared Drives

To grant read-only access to course materials:

1. Select the shared drive, then click Add Members.
2. Enter the names or email addresses of the members.
3. Click the role drop-down and select Viewer. Members will have read-only access to the entire shared drive.

If you have been added to a folder as an individual, and not as part of a group, you can remove yourself as a collaborator.

1. Click Shared with me (sidebar).
2. Right-click on the file or folder and click Remove.

Yes. You should transfer file ownership when you are going to leave the university and you own work that will continue, or information that should remain available, after you leave.

To transfer files from one individual to another:

1. Click the file(s) you want to transfer to someone else.
2. Click Share.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Click the down arrow that appears to the right of a person you'd like to make the owner.
5. Click Is owner.
6. Click Save changes.

Visit Make someone else the owner of your file for more information.

No. Shared Drives don't work the same way. Visit Share files in a shared drive for more information.

Yes. Visit Find What's Changed In a File for more information.

Drive has the following apps for Mac, Windows, and mobile devices.

• Drive File Stream

In addition, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides allow you to edit files within your browser.

Create a Google Form for submissions, and all uploads will be copied to a specified folder in your Google Drive.

1. Visit forms.google.com. 
2. Click Blank to create a new form.
3. Enter a Title and Description for your form.
4. Click the Plus Sign to add a question (right).
5. Click the Question Type drop down and click File Upload. 
6. Click Required to ensure a file is uploaded with each entry.
7. Enter upload instructions or restrict file submissions.
8. Send the form for completion.

1. Visit Use Drive File Stream with work or school and click Download & Install Drive File Stream.
2. Click Download for Windows or Download for Mac.
3. Double-click the installer file and follow the prompts to install.
4. When prompted, log in with your Andrew userID and password.

A Google Drive File Stream shortcut will appear in your Documents (Mac) or My Documents (Windows) folder.

1. Select the file or folder you would like to remove the individual from.
2. Click Share.
3. Click Advanced (bottom right).
4. Click Delete next to the person you want to stop collaborating with, .
5. Click Save changes.

Visit Stop, limit, or change sharing for more information.

Deleted files and folders are retained in the trash for 30 days and can be restored directly from Trash. 

Visit Delete and restore files in Google Drive for more information.

We recommend using the following strategies when naming files in Google Drive:

• Use complete words instead of acronyms you have to remember later.
• Consider converting File and Folder names to CamelCase for easy reading.
• Choose scalable names that don't have date limitations.
• Create an easy-to-maintain folder structure and use the same one for all projects.