Summary Steps
- Go to https://drive.google.com
- Login if prompted
- Go to where you want to create the folder
- Click on New
- Click on New Folder
- Name the folder
- (optional) Change the color of the folder
Detailed Steps
Go to the Site
- Open your preferred web browser
- Type in https://drive.google.com
- If this doesn’t take you to Drive or a login screen, you may have to click on Go To Drive
Login
- Login using your Google account if you are not logged in already
- If you don’t have a Google account, then click on Create account and follow the instructions to make one
- This is what Drive looks like when you log in
- There’s a lot going on but it’s not that bad if you focus on one thing at a time
Where Will This Folder Live?
- If you know where you want to put the folder, navigate to that location
- Otherwise the folder will be created in My Drive
- You can always move it after you create it as necessary,
Create the Folder
- Click on + New (left side of the screen)
- A dropdown menu will appear
- Click on New Folder
- A New Folder window will appear
- Name the folder and click Create
That’s it! Now you have a new folder in whatever location you navigated to earlier. The default location is My Drive, so if you can’t find it, look there first.
Optional Step - Style the folder
If you want to change the color of the folder for organization, follow these steps
- Navigate to the folder
- Right-click on the folder
- This will bring up a menu
- Select Organize
- This will bring up a menu to the right
- Select the desired color from the Folder color section of the menu
- Now your folder will be a new color