How to Move Files in Google Sheets

The users of the Google sheets application have the option to move files in Google sheets.

You can easily import and export files in Google sheets with the help of this feature. Also, it is possible to upload your Google sheets file on Google Drive, within a few seconds if you have a good internet connection. You can also share your Google sheets on WhatsApp. Let us now see how that works!

How to move a google sheet to a folder in google drive

Move File in Google Sheets in 3 Steps

Step-1 Open The Google Sheet: Let us get started by first opening up the Google sheet in which we want to move our file.

It is really very simple! You have to perform the following steps in the sequence as given below:

• First, open up the web browser on your device.
• Then, paste the link to your Google sheet in the web browser.
• Then, just search for it, and the sheet will open up.

Step-2 Click Here To Move: At the very top of your spreadsheet, you will see the name of your Google sheets file. On the right side of the name, you will be able to see 3 icons.

From these three icons, you have to click on the middle icon as shown in the picture below.

Step-3 Select Your Folder And Press 'Done': Now, you can save your Google sheets file in:

• Either the file manager of your device,
• Or, you can also switch to your Google drive to save it.

After that, just click on the 'Done' button at the bottom. And, your file will now be moved.

FAQ

How Exactly Do We Move Files in Google Sheets?

You can easily move or share your Google files within the same device or even on different Android and iPhone devices.

• For that, first of all, you have to be sure of which file or files you want to move.
• Then, select them.
• Also, choose the destination where you want the files to be moved. You can choose any destination like the file manager of a device, Google Drive, website/blog, or even your one drive.

You can also import data from one Google sheet to another.

How Can I Move a Google Sheet to Another Folder?

To move a Google sheet to another folder, you have to perform the necessary steps as given below:

• Go to 'drive.google.com' in your web browser.
• Login to your Google Drive account user your ID and password.
• Then, click and hold the item that you want to move.
• Simply move the item over to the folder.
• Then, release it. It's done!

How Can I Move or Change a File Location?

If you want to move a file from one location to another and change its file location in your system, then you have two options:

• DRAG AND DROP: You can simply 'Drag and Drop' the file from one location to another.
• 'MOVE' OPTION: Another method is to write and click on the file or folder that you want to move. Then, click on the 'Move' option. Finally, choose the destination where you want to move it.

How Can I Move a File From Categories Section?

If you want to replace or remove a file from the 'Categories' section of your web browser then, read the following:

• Open your Android device.
• Then, open 'Files' by Google.
• At the bottom, tap on the option that says 'Browse'.
• Under the 'Categories' section, select a category.
• Then, select the files that you want to move.
• Then, you just have to click on 'Move'.
• From the options, choose 'Internal storage.
• After that, you have to choose the folder you want to move the file to.
• Finally, tap on 'Move here'.

Why Am I not Able to Move Files in Google Drive?

If you are not able to change the location of the files in Google Drive, then, it means that you do not have permission to do so.

Another Method 

To get permission, contact the owner or the authorized person of that Google Drive account. They can give you the permission and then you can move the file

What happens when you try and move files in Google Sheets? They get resaved and relocated to the destination of your choice. For example, there's a chair at the center of your room. It feels odd in the center, and remains unused due to its location or comes in your way of arranging other things in the room. What will you do? Move the chair to a place where it is useful and doesn't stand in your way to confuse you. A similar thing happens by moving files in google sheets.

Move Files in Google Sheets: 3 Steps

Step-1 Open Google Sheets Application: To move files in Google Sheets, you need to select a particular sheet. So, look for the google sheets application on your mobile device.

• Its icon is an A4-size green sheet of paper having a tiny fold on the top-right corner.
• It has a white outlined square over it. The square further divides into four identical cells.
• If you cannot find it on your device, download it from the play store from your mobile itself.
• Go to the play store and type in 'Google Sheets' in the search bar.
• After that, look for the described icon of google sheets.
• On finding it, install it and open it.

Step-2 The 'three-dot' Icon: By opening the google sheets, you see a list of your shared and created documents. Select the one you would like to move.

• After opening the desired google sheets, look at the topmost icons of the toolbar.
• You see a three-dotted line at the right end of the toolbar.
• It looks like a broken verticle line.
• That is your way to go further.

Step-3 The 'Move' Option: By clicking on the three-dot icon, a drop-down menu opens up. That list divides into two portions and separates by a thin grey line.

• In that list, look at the portion below the thin grey line.
• You see an option reading 'Move'.
• It is the one just below the add-ons and above the option of available offline. 
• Click on it and you are taken to your google drive where you can select the destination of moving your file.

So, you might be having a question. Where do you actually move files in google sheets? Because they are online, right? But all the applications and utilities provided by google are connected with each other through a similar email ID. Be it be google photos, google drive, google sheets, google documents, google calendar, Gmail, or google books. If you are using a similar ID for all, they are connected. So answering what actually happens when you move files in google sheets.

• The move option redirects you to your google drive.
• Now, the drive stores files in all kinds of formats. Video, Audio, Word, Powerpoint, and similarly others.
• You can choose any folder from your drive to move your google sheets.
• How does it help? Well, for instance, google drive is an application that you mostly use across all your logged devices. The same isn't the case for google sheets.
• So, by moving a google sheet to a location in google drive, you can access a particular sheet anywhere anytime, from any device without worrying whether the device has the google sheets application installed or not.

Thus, like this, you can use google sheets from mobile also. Edit and format it across all your devices. Give it a try and it will make your task of accessing sheets easy. Just make a separate folder for such important sheets in the drive.