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Drive Overview

Copera Drive is your workspace's central file storage system. It gives every team member a secure place to upload, organize, and collaborate on files without leaving the platform. Whether you need to store project documents, share design assets, or collaboratively edit spreadsheets, Drive keeps everything accessible in one location.

Key Sections​

Drive is organized into four main sections, accessible from the left sidebar:

  • My Drive -- The default view that shows all files and folders you own. This is where your uploaded content and created folders live. You can navigate into nested folders, sort by name or date, and quickly find what you need.
  • Shared with me -- Displays files and folders that other workspace members have explicitly shared with you. Items here may be view-only or editable depending on the permissions the owner granted.
  • Starred -- A filtered view that shows only items you have marked as favorites. Starring a file or folder gives you quick access to frequently used content regardless of where it sits in your folder hierarchy.
  • Trash -- Contains files and folders you have deleted. Trashed items are retained for 30 days before automatic permanent deletion. You can restore items from the Trash or permanently delete them sooner if needed.

Storage Pool​

Every Copera workspace shares a single storage pool that any member can draw from. The pool grows with your paid Blocks:

  • 20 GB free base — on every workspace, always.
  • +100 GB per Plus Block — pooled for the whole workspace.
  • +500 GB per Max Block — pooled for the whole workspace.

Copera does not impose file-size limits, so you can upload large videos, design files, and archives without hitting an arbitrary per-file cap. If you need more space than your pool provides, storage overage is billed flat at $0.25/GB (or $0.50/GB for workspaces with 100+ users) for every workspace. The cheapest way to grow your pool is to add more paid Blocks — every Plus Block adds 100 GB and every Max Block adds 500 GB to the shared pool.

You can check your current pool usage from the Drive interface. See Storage Management for how to monitor and free up space.

In-Browser Office Editing​

Drive integrates with the built-in editor to provide in-browser editing of Microsoft Office documents. You can open .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx files directly within Copera and edit them in real time with your teammates -- no desktop software required. Changes are saved automatically back to Drive.

File Preview​

Many file types can be previewed directly inside Drive without downloading. Supported preview types include images, PDFs, videos, audio files, and code files. Simply click on a file to open the preview panel.

Ways to View Your Files​

Drive works the way file managers on your computer do. You can switch between a detailed list (table) view -- with columns for type, size, and dates -- and several icon grid views that show image and video thumbnails at small, medium, large, or extra-large sizes. Pick whichever layout suits what you're doing: the table view for scanning lots of files and details, or a large icon grid for browsing photos and videos visually. See Organizing Files for the full guide.

Working With Files Quickly​

Drive is built for fast, familiar interactions:

  • Drag and drop files and folders straight from your computer to upload, or drag items between folders to move them.
  • Right-click any item for a context menu with rename, move, share, download, delete, and more.
  • Select several items to act on them all at once -- share, move, delete, or download them together (multiple files download as a single zip).
  • Search and filter to pinpoint files by name, type, who they belong to, or when they were last changed, and sort by name, type, size, or date.

These are covered in detail in Organizing Files and Uploading Files.

Connect Drive to Other Tools​

Beyond the app, you can connect Drive to your own scripts and tools using a personal access token, so files can be listed, uploaded, and downloaded programmatically. This is aimed at developers -- see the Developers section to get started.

Getting Started​

To begin using Drive, navigate to the Drive section in the left sidebar of your workspace. From there you can create your first folder, upload files, and start sharing content with your team. The following pages in this section cover each capability in detail.