How to make a copy of a folder in Google Drive

Every year, I teach the same three courses part-time at a local college. This means that I repurpose the same teaching materials and lesson slides for each semester. And right before every semester, I bemoan the fact that despite its many innovations, Google Drive still doesn’t offer a built-in way to quickly duplicate a folder and all of its files.  But at least there’s a not-too-terrible workaround. Here’s how to make a copy of a folder in Google Drive. Table of contents: How to copy a folder