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Google Adds Gemini-Powered File Organizing to Drive

Google Drive now offers an Organize My Files tool that uses Gemini to suggest where loose files should move, but it requires a paid AI subscription and user approval for every change.

AI News Feed · 2026-09-15 06:56

Google began testing the feature last fall and started rolling it out to Workspace users in June, Engadget reported. The company says Gemini "can help you organize your Drive by providing suggestions of where to move loose files based on your organizing structure and strategies."

The tool is not available on free accounts. Users need a Google AI Pro or AI Ultra subscription, so it will not appear in Drive's interface for anyone who is not already a paying customer, according to Engadget. The report notes that the AI Pro plan costs $20 a month and includes 5TB of additional storage and a YouTube Premium Lite subscription, among other benefits.

Organize My Files is also open to Business, Enterprise and Education customers, but a workplace account cannot be used to organize personal files, and Gemini cannot organize files or folders shared with colleagues, Engadget reported. The feature works only with private folders.

Smart features in Google Workspace must also be switched on. That setting is enabled by default in most markets where Google offers Workspace, according to the report. Users who are unsure can open Gmail, tap the cog icon, choose See all settings, go to the General tab, scroll down and click Manage Workspace smart feature settings, then enable smart features if they are turned off.

Once those conditions are met, the process runs through the Drive web client. The user opens Google Drive, selects My Drive and clicks Suggest file moves near the top of the interface. Gemini's recommendations appear in a new window, and each action carries a checkbox so the user can approve only the changes they want. Gemini may also recommend creating new folders, and hovering over a card previews the file or document it proposes to move.

One task Gemini will not perform is renaming files, which the report says limits how much the tool can accomplish for some users. Gemini does not appear to read the contents of documents when generating suggestions, so the results depend heavily on files already being named and following some naming convention or hierarchy. A Drive full of untitled documents may leave Gemini with little to work from, according to Engadget.