Wondering to save web files to Google Drive? Get through this post to learn two ways to let video, pictures, and other files save to Drive from URL easily.
Hi, I am just wondering if it is possible to save web files to Google Drive directly without downloading and then uploading them again? Many thanks.
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You may have heard it time and time again: back up your important data. Whether you are a personal website owner or an online business worker, you want to make sure your website or website files are safe. Saving your online files on Google Drive not only prevents them from loss due to operation errors, malware, etc. but also allows you to view them anytime and anywhere.
It is easy to sync local files and folders to Google Drive using the desktop app or the website, but how can you save online files to Google Drive? Downloading web files and then uploading them to Google Drive takes time and effort. To help you, this article explains how to save files from web to Google Drive without downloading.
You can easily upload online videos, images, PDFs, and audio, and save website to Google Drive using the following two methods. One is relying on the Save to Google Drive extension, the other with the help of the File Upload feature of a cloud file transfer tool.
The Save to Google Drive Chrome Extension lets you save webpage to Google Drive using the browser action “Save to Google Drive.” You can also use it to save documents, images, and other media files easily. To save an online file to Google Drive using this extension, please follow the steps below:
Step 1. Open Chrome and sign into your Google Drive. Then, go to the Save to Chrome extension page.
Step 2. Click on Add to Chrome, hit Add extension on the pop-up screen, and wait for the installation to complete.
Step 3. Right-click the website to select Save Link to Google Drive. Then, the entire source of the page will be saved to “My Drive” on Google Drive.
If you want to save a specific file, like a picture, on the website to Google Drive, just right-click it and choose Save Image to Google Drive.
Another way that enables you to save web files to Google Drive is to resort to MultCloud. This is free cloud management software that can not only help businesses and individuals move files between clouds but also add files to Google Drive, OneDrive, and multiple clouds in the form of URLs.
This tool supports migrating Google Drive to G Suite (now Google Workspace), moving from Google Drive to OneDrive, etc. Now, please go on with the easy guides below to copy URL to Google Drive without a hitch!
Step 1. MultCloud is a web-based app, so you can go to its website and sign up for an account for free. Or, it is available to sign in with your Facebook or Google account directly.
Step 2. Click the Add Cloud button under My Cloud Drives. Select Google Drive to add it to the MultCloud software.
Step 3. After adding, click on Google Drive from the cloud list. Hover over the Upload File button and choose Remote Upload.
Step 4. Add the web address or URL of the data you want to save to Google Drive. Then, click on Google Drive to specify the storage location. Finally, tap on Save to Cloud. When the upload status is Success, you can access it on the Google Drive cloud.
What if your Google Drive storage is quickly eaten up by all kinds of files? CBackup, a free cloud backup service, can help you expand Google Drive storage for free. It allows you to combine multiple Google Drive accounts as well as merge clouds from different platforms, like Google Drive and OneDrive.
Besides, it is capable of automatically uploading files to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, and more public clouds from any location. It also provides a Backup function that lets you backup files to CBackup Cloud, with 5GB of free backup space. What’s more, you can use it to backup Google Drive files to OneDrive, and other clouds without downloading and uploading.
Next, you could install this software on your computer and go on with the tutorial below to merge clouds effortlessly:
Step 1. Create a CBackup account free and log in to the CBackup desktop app.
Step 2. Click Storage > select Google Drive, and grant CBackup access to the cloud storage. Then, repeat the cloud-adding step to add all your clouds to CBackup.
Step 3. Tap on the Add Combined Cloud button.
Step 4. Select all target clouds to combine, and hit Next > Combine.
Then, the combined cloud is displayed in the storage list. To save files to the huge cloud, just click Backup and select Backup PC to Combined Cloud to pick files.
This article has shed light on how to save web files to Google Drive without manual download. You could use any of the above two methods to get that done. What’s more, if your Google Drive cloud storage is running out, you could use CBackup to merge clouds to increase Google Drive storage free of charge.