How to create a copy of a Google Drive ?

You’ll need a bit of a workaround to copy and save the photos in Google Drive folder. Right-click on the folder, click Copy, then go wherever you want to copy the folder, right-click again, and click Paste. Create a copy of a Google Drive in files list, select all target files, right-click on these files, and select “Copy to”. In the pop-up window, choose destination Google Drive and click the “OK” button and wait for the process to complete.

Create a copy of a Google Drive :-

Way 1 : Make a copy of a file

  • Open a Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Forms home screen.
  • Now, open the file you want to make a copy of.
  • Click File and Make a copy.
  • Type a name and choose where you want to save it.
  • If you want to copy comments from a document, spreadsheet, or presentation, click Copy comments and suggestions.
  • Choose to include resolved comments and suggestions in your new copy.
  • Click OK.

Download a copy of a file

  • Open a Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Forms home screen.
  • Click File and Download.
  • Choose a file type.
  • Tip: To download a large Google Docs file as a .pdf file on Chrome:
  • Open a Google Doc and click File and Print.
  • Next to “Destination,” select Save as PDF.
  • Click Save.

Way 2 : Manually copy the Google drive file

  • In Google Drive, open any file.
  • Copy the file link from the address bar.
  • Click Plus Compose​ and paste the file link in the email, change edit to copy.
  • When your email is ready, click Send.
  • When the recipient clicks the link in the message, click Make a copy.
  • They can then work on a copy of the original document.

Way 3 : Copy the file using CMD

  • Open your folder and select all the files.
  • Right-click and select Make a copy.
  • Now, select all the Copy of files.
  • Right-click again and this time select Move to.
  • Click the + icon in the lower-left corner of the menu to create a new folder for your copied files.