How to Add Google Drive to the Files App
Step 1: Download the Google Drive app on your iPhone. Sign in with your credentials.
Step 2: Open the Files app and go to the Browse menu. Tap on the three dots icon at the top right, select Edit, and toggle on Google Drive.
You can use the same menu to disconnect and remove Google Drive from the Files app.


Also Read: How to download photos and files from Google Drive to iPhone
How to Select Account for Google Drive on Files
If you have multiple accounts in the Google Drive app, you must be wondering which account the Files app shows data from.
If you open the Google Drive app and tap on the profile picture at the top right, the account at the top is the selected one. This is the account that will be synced to the Files app.
To change the account, tap on another account. It will be moved to the top and reflected on the Files app.


How to Add Files to Google Drive on Files
It’s all the same – Google Drive simply exists as another directory or a location in the Files app.
To copy a file from your iPhone to Google Drive, tap and hold the file and select copy. Then, go to Drive from the Browse menu, open a folder, tap and hold any empty space, and select Paste.



Alternatively, tap and hold a file and select Move. On the next screen, select Drive > navigate to the folder you want to paste it in > select Copy.



Similarly, you can copy and paste from Google Drive to any local directory in the Files app.
FAQs
Yes. You can recover the deleted files from the Bin section in the Google Drive app.
Yes. You can create a folder in your Google Drive from the Files app. Tap on the three-dots icon at the top right and select New Folder.
No. Unless you copy the file to a local directory on your iPhone, you can’t access Google Drive from the Files app without internet.
Also Read: How to fix Google Drive not syncing on iPhone
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Last updated on 16 July, 2024
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