What File Types Can You Store in Google Drive?

Google Drive supports a wide variety of file types, allowing users to store and manage a broad range of content. Here are the main types:

Documents & Office Files:

• Google Docs formats (.gdoc)
• Microsoft Word files (.doc, .docx)
• PDF files (.pdf)
• Text files (.txt)
• Rich Text Format files (.rtf)

Spreadsheets:

• Google Sheets formats (.gsheet)
• Microsoft Excel files (.xls, .xlsx)
• Comma-separated values files (.csv)
• OpenDocument Spreadsheet files (.ods)

Presentations:

• Google Slides formats (.gslides)
• Microsoft PowerPoint files (.ppt, .pptx)
• OpenDocument Presentation files (.odp)

Images:

• JPEG files (.jpg, .jpeg)
• PNG files (.png)
• GIF files (.gif)
• BMP files (.bmp)
• TIFF files (.tiff)

Audio Files:

• MP3 files (.mp3)
• WAV files (.wav)
• OGG files (.ogg)
• AAC files (.aac)

Video Files:

• MP4 files (.mp4)
• AVI files (.avi)
• WMV files (.wmv)
• MOV files (.mov)
• MPEG files (.mpeg)

Compressed Files:

• ZIP files (.zip)
• RAR files (.rar)
• TAR files (.tar)
• GZ files (.gz)

Others:

• Google Drawings files (.gdraw)
• Google Forms files (.gform)
• JSON files (.json)
• HTML files (.html)
• CSS/JavaScript files (.css, .js)
• EPUB files (.epub)

Google Drive can also store most other file types, even if it doesn't natively open or preview them (e.g., executable files, custom application files).