You know those moments when you come across something that you're sure wasn't there last month, maybe even last week, but then it's there? That's what happened to me. Let's go back to a year or so ago during a work meeting we were given that was on how to use Shift +Z. At the time I was all, "How did I not know this existed?" and began using it, a lot. Like more than I probably needed to. For those that don't know what Shift + Z is, well, it's✨ magic.✨
Kidding, it's an organizational tool that is used within Google Drive. It works like this; You select a file that is in your Google Drive. You'd like it to be in another file folder location as well, because well, that makes more sense for your organizational needs, but get this, it makes sense in the first folder too! Well, how many people would say, "Well, just make a copy!" Don't. Do. That. Making a copy makes it so when you make changes to one, the other never gets those changes, so it's not a "live copy".
I digress, back to using Shift + Z. To recap, you select the file and click on the Shift button and the Z button on your keyboard, select from the files in 'My Drive' or 'Shared with me'. When you've selected the final destination, click on the 'Add Here'. Notice it didn't say 'Move here'. This is because You're ADDING it to an additional folder within your drive.
To get back to my original question, today I came across another way to add files to other folders within Google Drive. In mass! It was actually pretty easy and I'm sure that there could be many different reasons as to why you would want to do this. Organization is the most obvious. I hope you're able to get something from my video and maybe even share your knowledge with others.
Cheers!
Beth
Kidding, it's an organizational tool that is used within Google Drive. It works like this; You select a file that is in your Google Drive. You'd like it to be in another file folder location as well, because well, that makes more sense for your organizational needs, but get this, it makes sense in the first folder too! Well, how many people would say, "Well, just make a copy!" Don't. Do. That. Making a copy makes it so when you make changes to one, the other never gets those changes, so it's not a "live copy".
I digress, back to using Shift + Z. To recap, you select the file and click on the Shift button and the Z button on your keyboard, select from the files in 'My Drive' or 'Shared with me'. When you've selected the final destination, click on the 'Add Here'. Notice it didn't say 'Move here'. This is because You're ADDING it to an additional folder within your drive.
To get back to my original question, today I came across another way to add files to other folders within Google Drive. In mass! It was actually pretty easy and I'm sure that there could be many different reasons as to why you would want to do this. Organization is the most obvious. I hope you're able to get something from my video and maybe even share your knowledge with others.
Cheers!
Beth
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