Do you want to tag your files and folders in Google Drive? If your answer is YES then you are in the right place.
Google Drive is the most preferred method for storing important documents and files because it provides security and prevents your files from deleting from your device storage.
If you are working on Google Drive daily then the number of files will increase continuously, making it hard to organize.
Thankfully, Google provides various features to store and organize the files. Most of the users use folders to organize their files.
You can also use Star and change the color of files or folders to organize and quickly find the required data on Google Drive.
There is one more efficient way to organize your files is by tagging them by using the keyboard shortcut.
This is the easiest and most convenient way of organizing folders and files in Google Drive.
If you are using Google Drive but don’t know how to tag files then don’t worry as we got you covered.
In this guide, we will provide you with step-by-step information to tag your files on Google Drive.
So, without any further ado let’s get started:
How Files Stored On Google Drive
Before moving to tagging process let’s understand how files are stored on Google Drive.
Most people think that files and folders are stored like a tree-like structure. But Google Drive does not work like that.
Google Drive stores your data in a massive database with indexes to the addresses of the items/files.
This method provides more flexibility and helps you access your file or folder much quicker than the traditional storing method.
Once you store files or folders on Google Drive, it marks them with tags that contain information about the file and folder.
If you look for the file Google Drive will find the data stored with that address and display it on your screen.
However, by using the tagging feature you can tag your files and folders to other places in your Google Drive.
This means you can have your file in a folder that you normally work with, and tag it to also show up in a shared folder.
This feature allows the files to be stored in two different places, not copies but original files or folders.
However, if you want to tag your files or folder on Google Drive then you can do it by using the steps written below.
How to Tag Files and Folders in Google Drive
Tagging the files on Google Drive is very simple here is how you can do so:
- On Google Drive, select the file or folder you want to tag.
- Then press the “Shift + Z” shortcut keys together on your keyboard.
- This will pop up a selector asking you where you want to tar the file.
- Now, navigate to the location where you want to store the file.
- Once you are in that location, click Add.
- That’s it, your file is now present in both locations on Google Drive.
That’s all you need to know about how to tag files and folders in Google Drive.