diff --git a/gapi/drive_api.py b/gapi/drive_api.py
index c1b00ba..68e44d4 100644
--- a/gapi/drive_api.py
+++ b/gapi/drive_api.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class drive_folder(drive_file):
             'parents' : [self.id]
         }
         info = self.api.service.files().create(body = meta).execute()
-        self.folders['name'] = drive_folder(self.api,info,self)
+        self.folders[name] = drive_folder(self.api,info,self)
 
     def refresh(self):
         '''finds all files and folders from a parent'''
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ class drive_api(API):
         self.root = drive_folder.from_id('root',self,None)
 
     def get_file_by_path(self,path,ret_file = True):
-        if path == '/':
-            return self.root
         '''gets a file or folder by remote path'''
         if isinstance(path,str):
             path = split_path(path)
@@ -142,6 +140,8 @@ class drive_api(API):
             path = path.copy()
         parent = self.root
         end = path.pop()
+        if end == '/':
+            return self.root
         for sub in path:
             if sub == '/':
                 pass
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class drive_api(API):
         else:
             path = path.copy()
         missing = []
-        for i in range(len(path),-1,-1):
+        for i in range(len(path),0,-1):
             try:
                 parent = self.get_file_by_path(path[:i],False)
                 break
@@ -180,9 +180,11 @@ class drive_api(API):
                 missing.append(path[i-1])
         while len(missing) > 0:
             name = missing.pop()
+            parent.create_folder(name)
             parent = parent.folders[name]
         return parent
-    def upload(self,local_path,remote_path):
+
+    def upload(self,local_path,remote_path,verbose = False):
         if not isinstance(remote_path,str):
             remote_path = pathjoin(*remote_path)
         if os.path.isdir(local_path):
@@ -190,8 +192,9 @@ class drive_api(API):
                 for file in files:
                     new_path = path_translate(local_path,remote_path,root,file)
                     self.__upload_file__(os.path.join(root,file),new_path)
-                    print(new_path)
-            return self.get_file_by_path(remote_path,False,False)
+                    if verbose:
+                        print(new_path)
+            return self.get_file_by_path(remote_path,False)
         else:
             return self.__upload_file__(local_path,remote_path)
 
@@ -205,14 +208,14 @@ class drive_api(API):
 
         try:
             old_file = self.get_file_by_path(remote_path)
-            self.service.files().update(fileId=old_file['id'],media_body=_upload).execute()
+            self.service.files().update(fileId=old_file.id,media_body=_upload).execute()
             return old_file
 
         except FileNotFoundError:
             path = remote_path
             end = path.pop()
             parent = self.mkdirs(path)
-            parent_id = parent[0]['id']
+            parent_id = parent.id
             meta = {
                 'name':end,
                 'parents':[parent_id]
@@ -222,9 +225,9 @@ class drive_api(API):
                     media_body = _upload
                 ).execute()
             new_f_meta = without(new_f_meta,'kind')
-            new_f_meta['parent'] = parent
-            parent['files'][end] = new_f_meta
-            return new_f_meta
+            new_f = drive_file(self,new_f_meta,parent)
+            parent.files[end] = new_f
+            return new_f
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     my_api = drive_api(APPLICATION_NAME,r'..\test\drive\client_secret.json',r'..\test\drive')
diff --git a/test_drive.py b/test_drive.py
index 84c638b..9cab088 100644
--- a/test_drive.py
+++ b/test_drive.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 import gapi
 from gapi.drive_api import drive_api,APPLICATION_NAME
 my_api = drive_api(APPLICATION_NAME,r'test\drive\client_secret.json',r'test\drive')
-# t1 = my_api.get_file_by_path('/Python/Lib',False)
-##t1 = my_api.mkdirs('/test/t1/this/is/a/path/why/isnt/this/working')
-t1 = my_api.upload('test','/test/t3')
+# t1 = my_api.get_file_by_path('/Python/Lib/site-packages',False)
+# t1.refresh()
+t2 = my_api.mkdirs('/test/t1/this/is/a/path/why/isnt/this/working')
+t3 = my_api.upload(os.getcwd(),'/test/t3')
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