How to retrieve your Google Drive

Go to www.google.com

And sign in

Once signed in, your initials should appear

Click on the Google apps icon

Select Google Drive

Below are the steps to create folders and share them. Note that in our course, you will need to share some folders with your teammates!

Creating a folder.

Would you be able to create a folder on your own? Let’s check! Please create the folder Evaluations included within the folder RM.Make sure that you first click on the RM folder so to tell Google Drive that this new folder should be part of the RM one. Then, you can click on

- New- Folder (please name it Research Notes - Literature Review)

Make sure you are in My Drive, then, click on NEW

Click on Folder It will ask you to name ite.g. RM

As evaluations will be completed in teams, you will share this folder with your teammates. Here are the steps to do so.

Right click on the folder you would like to share e.g. Evaluations

Then, click on Share

A pop up will appear.

Enter all your teammates’ emails.

Make sure to select:Can organize, add, & edit

Click on Send. Your teammates will receive an invitation in their email.

So please, check your emails!

Let’s now learn how to upload a folder or a file.

For example, let’s upload the file Lectures and readings that can be found on your student drive

Click on NEW

You may choose to upload a file (a document) or a whole folder.

Note: an empty folder cannot be uploaded (it must contain at least one document in it, in order to proceed with the upload)

Once you have clicked on NEW, then on Folder upload

A pop up will appear

Select this PC Note: for me, it’s called Computer

Then select your student drive with the letter (H:)Note: you should see your student number. Since I’m a teacher, I see my name SDesRosiers

Select the folder RM

Select, for example, the folder Lectures and readings

Click on OK