How to save attachments from Gmail to your Google Drive on a computer or mobile device

- You can save email attachments from
Gmail to yourGoogle Drive in just a few steps on any device. - Saving file attachments to Google Drive from Gmail can help keep you organized and on task.
If you get a lot of emails, you probably receive a lot of files as email attachments, too. With so many contacts and so many tasks, it's easy to get overwhelmed and lose track of which emails contain which files.
Fortunately, Gmail makes it easy to save your email attachments to Google Drive, making them much easier to track and organize. Here's a step-by-step guide to saving attachments from Gmail to Google Drive, on both a desktop web browser and Gmail's mobile app.
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How to save attachments from Gmail to Google Drive using a web browser
1. Open Gmail and log in to your account if you have not already done so.3. Once the email message is open, hover your cursor over the file you wish to save. Two small icons will appear, one of which is a variation of the Google Drive icon (resembling a triangle with a plus sign overlaid). Click on this icon.

4. A message will appear notifying you that the file has been saved to Google Drive.


If done correctly, a message will appear notifying you that multiple files have been saved.

You can also save attachments to Google Drive via the preview screen. From your email message, click on the attachment you wish to preview, then click on the Google Drive icon in the upper right corner of the screen that reads "Add to My Drive."

How to save attachments from Gmail to Google Drive using the Gmail mobile app
1. On your mobile device, tap on the Gmail app to open it and log in to your account if prompted to do so.



Tap on "Save to Drive" in the drop-down menu.


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