How to Upload a Video to Google Drive on PC and Mobile?

It’s an annoying thing to see videos taking up a lot of memory and slowing down our devices. One of the good ways to fix this problem is to store the video files in Google Drive so that they won’t occupy any of your device space. Also, with the cloud service, you can access your files anytime and anywhere as long as you have the application in your device. This article will tell you exactly how to upload a video to Google Drive to free up your space. Read on to know more details!

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For PC users, there are 3 answers to the question of how to upload video to Google Drive. Pick one that you find most comfortable!

Method 1: Upload Video to Google Drive Through Web-page

Visit https://drive.google.com/. On the top left, click on “+New” to choose “File Upload” or “Folder Upload” to import your video.

Tips: You can create a new folder on Google Drive to store your files.

Method 2: Drag Video into Google Drive

Go to https://drive.google.com/. Then directly drag and drop the video file into Google Drive.

Method 3: Use Backup & Sync to Upload Video to Google Drive

Visit https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2374987 and install the application on your PC. Sign in to this program with your Google account. And in the desktop, you should see a folder named “Google Drive”. Drag your videos into that folder which will automatically upload the file to Google Drive. You can see the uploaded file on https://drive.google.com/.

Tips: If you couldn't find the "Google Drive" folder on your desktop, you can click on the program icon and then hit the three-dots on the top left > Preferences, and select "Google Drive" on the left side to see the folder location.

Step 1. Open the Google Drive app on your mobile.

Step 2. Hit “+” and then tap “Upload” to select the desired video to start uploading. Then you’ll see the uploaded file in “My Drive”