Easiest Way to Upload Files via Google Drive Upload Link

• User Case
• Can I Send a Link for Someone to Upload to My Google Drive?
• Best Way to Create a Google Drive Upload Link - MultCloud
• Common Way to Create a Google Drive Upload Link – Google Forms
• Conclusion

User Case

Can I Send a Link for Someone to Upload to My Google Drive?

This post will give you 2 free ways to let others upload files to your Google Drive via a link. It is quite helpful for you to let others directly upload files to your account instead of collecting and uploading by yourself. With the Google Drive file request feature, you can:

To create a Google Drive upload link for file requests, you can use MultCloud Share or Google Forum. The biggest difference between these 2 methods is that Google Forum requires Google users to upload, while anyone who gets the shared link can upload files via the MultCloud link.

Best Way to Create a Google Drive Upload Link - MultCloud

MultCloud is a cloud management service with multiple functions, such as Cloud Transfer, Cloud Sync, Cloud Backup, Email Migration, and Share. The MultCloud Share allows you to create a shared link of a folder or a file for any cloud storage service. People who get your link can directly download the shared files. Besides, if you enable the “Allow to Upload” feature, the recipients can upload files to your folder without a cloud or MultCloud account.

MultCloud functions can be applied to more than 30 clouds, including Google Drive, Google Photos, Google Shared Drive, Google Workspace, Dropbox, iCloud Drive, iCloud Photos, etc. Here you can see the example steps for creating a Google Drive upload link.

Step 1. Create a MultCloud account.

MultCloud is a web-based app. Therefore, you can open it on any web browser you like. Then, you can click “Get started for free” to sign up. You can choose to enter your email address and password to register, or sign up with your Google, Facebook, or Apple account.

Step 2. Add Google Drive to MultCloud.

When you get a MultCloud account and log in to it, you can add your Google Drive to MultCloud by clicking “Add Cloud” and the Google Drive logo.

Step 3. Share a Google Drive Folder.

Open Google Drive on MultCloud and select the folder you want to share. Then, click “Share” in the upper taskbar and select “Share with MultCloud”. Then, you can choose a share mode and press “Create Share”. If you want to share with a password, “Private Share” can be chosen.

Step 4. Create a Google Drive upload link.

Copy the shared link and share it with others. Then, open the “Shares” page and switch on the button next to your shared folder. After that, the recipients can upload files to your Google Drive folder via a link without a Google Drive or MultCloud account.

Bonus Tip: How to Upload to Google Drive from URL Directly via Remote Upload

MultCloud has a Remote Upload function. With it, you can upload files to Google Drive with a common, magnet, or torrent link.

Step 1. Get a MultCloud account and add Google Drive to MultCloud.

Step 2. Open Google Drive on MultCloud, click “Upload” in the upper bar, and choose “Remote Upload”.

Step 3. Copy the link containing the files in the blank and tap “Save to Cloud”. Then, this link will be saved to your Google Drive directly.

Common Way to Create a Google Drive Upload Link – Google Forms

Except for using a third-party service, you can also use Google Forms as a solution on how to create Google Drive link to upload files. However, as mentioned before, the recipients should be Google Drive users so that they can upload files to your shared Google Drive folder.

Step 1. Go to Google Forms and click “Create form”

Step 2. Give a title for this form and add a description if you need it.

Step 3. Open an option and tap on the “Multiple choice” box. Then, change it to “File upload”. After that, read the notice given on the screen and click “Continue”.

Step 4. Add requirements for this form. You can require the file type, size, and number.

Step 5. After all the settings, click the “Publish” button in the upper-right corner of this page. Here you can adjust the permissions for editor and responder. Then, click “Publish” again in the pop-up window.

Step 6. Tap the link icon in the upper bar and share this link with others. When the recipients get the link, they can add files to your Google Drive folder.

Conclusion

Now you have 2 ways to create a Google Drive upload link: using MultCloud Share and or Google Forum. Both ways are free and easy to use. But, if you want people who do not have a Google Drive account to upload files, the MultCloud solution will be better.

What's more, if you have other cloud file transfer needs, for example, automatically transferring files from Google Workspace to personal Google Drive, you can try MultCloud Cloud Transfer which just requires you to create an automatic transfer task instead of manually downloading and uploading.