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title: How to create a folder in Google Drive (on your computer)
description: Learn how to create and organize folders in Google Drive on your computer with easy-to-follow steps for better file management.
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# [How to create a folder in Google Drive (on your computer)](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog/how-to-create-a-folder-in-google-drive-on-your-computer)

 Written by [Damien Griffin](https://thoughtsbrewing.com/blog/author/damien) | Sep 29, 2024, 2:15:00 PM

## Summary Steps

- Go to [https://drive.google.com](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](https://drive.google.com/) 
    - Or click the link
- 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

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