Google Drive keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

Google · 58 shortcuts

58 Google Drive shortcuts grouped by task, with Windows and Mac keys side by side. Click any row for the full answer page.

Essentials

Action	Windows	Mac
Search Drive	/	/
Undo last action	Ctrl+Z	Cmd+Z
Redo last action	Ctrl+Y	Cmd+Y
Find	Ctrl+F	Cmd+F
Print	Ctrl+P	Cmd+P
Show shortcuts list	Ctrl+/	Cmd+/
Open selected item	Enter	Enter
Rename	F2	F2
Share	Ctrl+Alt+A	Cmd+Option+A
Star or unstar	Ctrl+Alt+S	Cmd+Option+S
Open Create menu	Alt+N	Ctrl+N
Open preview	Ctrl+Alt+P	Cmd+Option+P

Select items

Action	Windows	Mac
Select or deselect item	Shift+Space	Shift+Space
Select all visible items	Ctrl+A	Cmd+A
Clear all selections	Esc	Esc
Extend selection down	Shift+Down	Shift+Down
Extend selection up	Shift+Up	Shift+Up
Extend selection left	Shift+Left	Shift+Left
Extend selection right	Shift+Right	Shift+Right
Move focus down without selecting	Ctrl+Down	Cmd+Down
Move focus up without selecting	Ctrl+Up	Cmd+Up
Move focus left without selecting	Ctrl+Left	Cmd+Left
Move focus right without selecting	Ctrl+Right	Cmd+Right

Actions on items

Action	Windows	Mac
Open in new tab	Ctrl+Enter	Cmd+Enter
Move to new folder	Ctrl+Alt+M	Cmd+Option+M
Create shortcut	Ctrl+Alt+R	Cmd+Option+R
Remove items# also works	Delete	Delete
Copy link to clipboard	Ctrl+Alt+L	Cmd+Option+L
Copy title to clipboard	Ctrl+Shift+C	Cmd+Shift+C
Cut to clipboard	Ctrl+X	Cmd+X
Paste or move from clipboard	Ctrl+Shift+V	Cmd+Shift+V
Upload file	Alt+C then U	Ctrl+C then U
Upload folder	Alt+C then I	Ctrl+C then I
Open more actions menu	Shift+F10	Shift+F10

Create new

Action	Windows	Mac
Create new document	Alt+C then T	Ctrl+C then T
Create new presentation	Alt+C then P	Ctrl+C then P
Create new spreadsheet	Alt+C then S	Ctrl+C then S
Create new drawing	Alt+C then D	Ctrl+C then D
Create new folder	Alt+C then F	Ctrl+C then F
Create new form	Alt+C then O	Ctrl+C then O

Views and panes

Action	Windows	Mac
Go to navigation panel	Alt+G then N	Option+G then N
Go to items view	Alt+G then F	Option+G then F
Go to page content	Alt+G then C	Option+G then C
Go to details pane	Alt+G then D	Option+G then D
Go to top bar	Alt+G then T	Option+G then T
Go to download status	Alt+G then A	Option+G then A
Go to upload status	Alt+G then U	Option+G then U
Switch grid and list view	Alt+V then L	Option+V then L
Show or hide details pane	Alt+V then D	Option+V then D
Show or hide activity pane	Alt+V then A	Option+V then A
Show or hide approvals pane	Alt+V then E	Option+V then E
Open sort menu	Alt+R	Ctrl+R
Open current folder actions	Alt+Shift+A	Ctrl+Shift+A
Open settings menu	Ctrl+Shift+S	Cmd+Shift+S

Preview mode

Action	Windows	Mac
Close preview	Esc	Esc
Play or pause in preview	Space	Space
Zoom in preview	+	+
Zoom out preview	-	-

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Make me a one-page Google Drive cheat sheet from the 58 shortcuts at https://keyflowhub.com/shortcuts/google-drive, ordered by what I'm most likely to use, and point out any that clash with my current keybindings.

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Questions

Windows: Ctrl + Z. Mac: Cmd + Z.

Windows: Ctrl + Y. Mac: Cmd + Y.

Windows: Ctrl + F. Mac: Cmd + F.

Sources: support.google.com