Copy and paste Google Drive Files With Shortcut Keys

Publication Date: 2022.08.09

You can now use the familiar keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + C (or ⌘ + C on Mac), Ctrl + X, and Ctrl + V to copy, cut, and paste Google Drive files in your Chrome browser. This saves you time by letting you copy and move one or more files to a new location in Drive, across multiple tabs, with fewer clicks.

Lastly, you can open files or folders in a new tab using the Ctrl+Enter key combination, so you can easily view multiple files at once or use different tabs to organize files between two different folder locations.

Google Workspace Editions

• Business Starter
• Business Standard
• Business Plus
• Enterprise Essential
• Enterprises
• Enterprise Plus
• Frontline
• Available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google Accounts when using Google Chrome

Rollout pace

Rapid Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on May 26, 2022

Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on June 13, 2022

Resources
Google Help: Keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web
Google Help: Find files & folders with Google Drive shortcuts
Google Help: Organize your files in Google Drive by create, move, and copy files