Google has expanded the organizational powers of its Gemini AI assistant inside Drive, building on the feature it rolled out back in March that lets you create files and folders with the AI. The new capability will "streamline file management using natural language to perform basic actions on your behalf in Drive." That's a very corporate-sounding sentence, but the change itself is straightforward: you can now tell Gemini to move your files for you.
The process is simple enough. You select the files you want to organize, pop open Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive, and then type out your command like you are talking to a person. For deep-level folder management, this could actually save some time.
Here's a list of prompts you can try:
- "Create a new folder in My Drive called Q2 forecast"
- "Move the @Q1 wrap up file in my Q1 forecast folder to the @Q2 forecast folder"
- "Create a new presentation in the Q2 forecast folder"
Google says, only the following functions are available at the moment:
- Move @[file(s)] to @[folder]
- Move @[file(s)] to this folder
- Move these files to @[folder]
- Create a new folder (with or without a specified name)
- Create a new Google Doc, Sheet or Slide (with or without a specified name)
In addition to that, you can only move up to 5 files at a time, at least for now. The feature began its gradual rollout on July 7, 2025, and it could take up to 15 days to appear for everyone. It is available for Google Workspace subscribers on the Business Standard and Plus, Enterprise Standard and Plus, and for customers with Gemini Education or Google One AI Premium add-ons.
In other Gemini news, earlier this month, Google pushed out the ability to use custom AI "Gems" directly inside apps like Docs and Gmail. You previously had to jump over to the Gemini website or app to use these personalized assistants, so having them in the side panel is a lot more convenient.