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Take Action on Selected Items Shortcuts for Google Drive

Open, rename, share, move, star, and delete selected files. Browse all 14 shortcuts below.

Enter
Windows / PC
Windows: Enter. Mac: Enter.Chrome OS: Enter.Open Selected ItemsOpen the selected file or folder.
Ctrl + Enter
Windows / PC
Windows: Ctrl + Enter. Mac: ⌘ + Enter.Chrome OS: Ctrl + Enter.Open Selected Items in New TabOpen the selected file or folder in a new browser tab.
F2
Windows / PC
Windows: F2. Mac: F2.Chrome OS: F2.Rename Selected ItemRename the currently selected file or folder.
Ctrl + Alt + A
Windows / PC
Windows: Ctrl + Alt + A. Mac: ⌘ + Option + A.Chrome OS: Ctrl + Alt + A.Share Selected ItemsOpen the sharing dialog for the selected file or folder.
Ctrl + Alt + M
Windows / PC
Windows: Ctrl + Alt + M. Mac: ⌘ + Option + M.Chrome OS: Ctrl + Alt + M.Move Selected ItemsOpen the "Move to" dialog to move selected files to a different folder.
Ctrl + Alt + S
Windows / PC
Windows: Ctrl + Alt + S. Mac: ⌘ + Option + S.Chrome OS: Ctrl + Alt + S.Star or Unstar Selected ItemsToggle a star on or off for the selected files or folders.
Ctrl + Alt + R
Windows / PC
Windows: Ctrl + Alt + R. Mac: ⌘ + Option + R.Chrome OS: Ctrl + Alt + R.Create Shortcut for Selected ItemCreate a shortcut to the selected file or folder in the current location.
Delete or #
Windows / PC
Windows: Delete or #. Mac: Delete or #.Chrome OS: Delete or #.Remove Selected ItemsMove the selected files or folders to the trash.
Ctrl + Alt + L
Windows / PC
Windows: Ctrl + Alt + L. Mac: ⌘ + Option + L.Chrome OS: Ctrl + Alt + L.Copy Item URLs to ClipboardCopy the shareable URLs of the selected files to the clipboard.
Ctrl + Shift + C
Windows / PC
Windows: Ctrl + Shift + C. Mac: ⌘ + Shift + C.Chrome OS: Ctrl + Shift + C.Copy Item Titles to ClipboardCopy the file names of the selected items to the clipboard.
Ctrl + X
Windows / PC
Windows: Ctrl + X. Mac: ⌘ + X.Chrome OS: Ctrl + X.Cut Selected ItemsCut the selected files to the clipboard to move them elsewhere.
Ctrl + Shift + V
Windows / PC
Windows: Ctrl + Shift + V. Mac: ⌘ + Shift + V.Chrome OS: Ctrl + Shift + V.Paste Items from ClipboardPaste files from the clipboard into the current folder, or move them if they were cut.
Alt + C then U
Windows / PC
Windows: Alt + C then U. Mac: Ctrl + C then U.Chrome OS: Alt + C then U.Upload FileOpen the file picker to upload a file to Google Drive.
Alt + C then I
Windows / PC
Windows: Alt + C then I. Mac: Ctrl + C then I.Chrome OS: Alt + C then I.Upload FolderOpen the folder picker to upload an entire folder to Google Drive.
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