In fact, the ability to change folder colors could arguably be one of the best Google Drive features. Especially since it isn’t a feature that’s necessarily found in even the best competing services. With color-coding for folders, users can easily set some folder types apart from others. For example, for organizations purposes. For instance, a user might change folders containing work documents and files to a red hue. Or they might change files associated with taxes, money management, receipts, and the like to a green hue. Conversely, color-coding can be used to denote which files are shared versus those that aren’t. Or a user might choose to sort files by what type of file is contained inside, with a change to different colors for a Google Drive folder depending on whether images, documents, spreadsheets, or some other file type is to be found inside. Whatever the reason for organizing by color, though, this is a great feature to take advantage of. Especially for those who have lots of files and folders. So, without any further ado, let’s talk about how that can be accomplished on both Android and the web.
Here’s how to change the Google Drive folder colors on Android
Now, chances are that your smartphone is the primary point of access for your Google Drive storage management. So learning how to change the colors for folders in the Google Drive app is a great place to start. This method will, of course, also work for those using Chromebooks and other Android-related platforms. And it should also be similar for those on iOS and other non-Android platforms, at least with regard to the app.
You can change those colors on the web too
Now, for those that do use both the web and app versions of Google Drive, you can also change the colors for a folder on the web. And it’s a fairly straightforward process too, especially once you’ve learned how to change folder names for Android. Although, it is worth noting that there are slight differences in terms of the exact colors available on each platform. Both offer the same number of colors and each will automatically change on both platforms to a similar color to that chosen. Even if the color isn’t exact after the change on both platforms. So it shouldn’t be confusing, even if there is a slight variance. But it’s worth noting, all the same. Regardless, this is how you can change the color designation of folders on the web for Google Drive.
