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title: "Quickly copy or move existing files in Google Drive from a Google Sheet"
author: "Phil Bainbridge"
date: 2024-11-19T20:55:26+00:00
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description: "Say goodbye to tedious file management. This Google Apps Script tool from Phil Bainbridge lets you effortlessly copy or move multiple files between Google Drive folders. By using the power of Google Sheets, you can quickly and efficiently organize your digital assets."
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# Quickly copy or move existing files in Google Drive from a Google Sheet

![Quickly copy or move existing files in Google Drive from a Google Sheet](https://pulse.appsscript.info/files/2024/11/QuicklycopyormoveexistingfilesintofoldersviaaGoogleSheet.png)

> Quickly copy or move existing files into folders within Google drive via a Google Sheet.
> [https://www.pbainbridge.co.uk/2024/11/copy-or-move-file-into-folder-tool.html](https://www.pbainbridge.co.uk/2024/11/copy-or-move-file-into-folder-tool.html)Quickly copy or move existing files into folders via a Google Sheet

The following Google Apps Script tool allows you to quickly copy or move existing files into existing folders within Google/Shared drive. This is quite a niche tool so it is anticipated you would already have a Google Sheet of file IDs/URLs, though there is the option to select an existing Drive folder of files and automatically bring them into this tool.

You can continue to append further rows to the Google Sheet as existing ones will be skipped once the ‘Status’ column has automatically been marked as ‘Completed’. Alternatively you can clear the Sheet each time for a fresh start.

Source: *[The Gift of Script: Copy or move file into folder Tool*](https://www.pbainbridge.co.uk/2024/11/copy-or-move-file-into-folder-tool.html)

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*Published by [Phil Bainbridge](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/author/phillipbainbridge/) on [Pulse](https://pulse.appsscript.info/). Original article: [https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2024/11/quickly-copy-or-move-existing-files-in-google-drive-from-a-google-sheet/](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2024/11/quickly-copy-or-move-existing-files-in-google-drive-from-a-google-sheet/)*