Upload files and folders to a library (2024)

Drag files to your OneDrive or SharePoint site library

Notes:

Drag and drop works best with the newMicrosoft Edge orGoogle Chrome.For other browsers, you can use the Upload command as an alternative method.
If you don’t see the option to drag and drop files, you might need to update your copy of Office to the modern version.

Open the OneDrive or SharePoint site library.

See Also
Share a document using SharePoint or OneDrive External or guest sharing in OneDrive, SharePoint, and Lists Save a file to a SharePoint library
OpenFile Explorer.
Navigate to the folder with the documents that you want to upload.
Drag and drop the files to the SharePoint library. The library should display a highlight when you hover the file over it.
You should see your files appear in the Document library.

When you sync your OneDrive or a SharePoint library to your device, you can upload a file from within File Explorer:

In File Explorer, locate the file you want to upload.
Select the file, then on the toolbar, select the Cut option.
In File Explorer, navigate to sync'd OneDrive or SharePoint folder where you want to put the file.
After selecting that folder, on the toolbar, select Paste.

A small status icon will appear to indicate the status of the sync to OneDrive or SharePoint:

Icon	Meaning
	The sync between your device and cloud storage is pending.
	A blue cloud icon indicates that the file is only available online.Online-only filesdon’t take up space on your computer. You see a cloud icon for each online-only file in File Explorer, but the file doesn’t download to your device until you open it. You can’t open online-only files when your device isn’t connected to the Internet.
	An online-only file. When you open it, itdownloads to your device and becomes alocally available file. You can open a locally available file anytime, even without Internet access. If you need more disk space, you can change the file back to online only. Just right-click the file and select Free up space.
	The file is markedas Always keep on this device. These files have been downloaded to your device and take up space, but they’re always there for you even when you’re offline.

To learn more about using OneDriveand files on-demand, seeSave disk space with OneDrive Files On-Demand for Windows.

Open the OneDrive or SharePoint site library.
SelectUpload at the top of the Documents library.
In the Add a document dialog box, selectChoose Filesto upload an individual file. Depending on the version of OneDriveor SharePointthat you're using, you may also be able to upload multiple files by holding down either the Ctrl or Shift key and selecting more than one file.
When you've selected the file or files to upload, selectOK.