diff --git a/gapi/drive_api.py b/gapi/drive_api.py
index 08b2d7c..c363714 100644
--- a/gapi/drive_api.py
+++ b/gapi/drive_api.py
@@ -1,12 +1,32 @@
 from magic import from_file
 from gapi.api import API
+from posixpath import join as pathjoin
 from googleapiclient.http import MediaFileUpload
 import re
+import os
+
 APPLICATION_NAME = "Google Calendar API Python"
+def path_translate(
+        root,
+        want,
+        path,
+        file
+    ):
+    l = len(root)+1
+    rel = path[l:]
+    new_rel = rel.replace(os.sep,'/')
+    return pathjoin(want,new_rel,file)
 
 def is_folder(element):
     return element['mimeType'] == 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder'
 
+def split_path_nt(path,rev=False):
+    s = re.findall(r'?:[a-zA-Z]:\\)|[^/\\\?%\*:\|\"\<\>]+',path)
+    if rev:
+        return s[::-1]
+    else:
+        return s
+
 def split_path(path,rev=False):
     s = re.findall(r'(?:^/|[^/\x00]+)',path)
     if rev:
@@ -14,6 +34,11 @@ def split_path(path,rev=False):
     else:
         return s
 
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    local_split_path = split_path_nt
+else:
+    local_split_path = split_path
+
 def without(node,*keys):
     node_meta = set(node.keys())
     nope = set(keys)
@@ -22,6 +47,15 @@ def without(node,*keys):
         ret[key] = node[key]
     return ret
 
+def remote_path_join(path,*paths):
+    ret = path
+    for path in paths:
+        if not ret.endswith('/'):
+            ret += '/'
+        else:
+            ret += path
+    return ret
+
 class drive_api(API):
 
     def __init__(
@@ -45,6 +79,8 @@ class drive_api(API):
         '''gets a file or folder by remote path'''
         if isinstance(path,str):
             path = split_path(path)
+        else:
+            path = path.copy()
         parent = self.filesystem
         end = path.pop()
         for sub in path:
@@ -59,46 +95,25 @@ class drive_api(API):
                 if not 'files' in parent.keys():
                     self.__fill_in__(parent)
                 ret = parent['files'][end]
+                if no_parent:
+                    ret = without(ret,'parent')
+
             else:
                 if not 'folders' in parent.keys():
                     self.__fill_in__(parent)
                 ret = parent['folders'][end]
-            if no_parent:
-                ret[0] = without(ret[0],'parent')
+                if no_parent:
+                    ret[0] = without(ret[0],'parent')
             return ret
         except KeyError:
             raise FileNotFoundError
 
-    def __upload_file__(self,local_path,remote_path):
-        '''creates file if it does not exists otherwise update the file'''
-        mimetype = from_file(local_path,mime_type=True)
-        _upload = MeduaFileUpload(local_path,mimeType=mimetype)
-        try:
-            fid = get_file_by_path(remote_path)
-            self.service.files().update(fileId=fid,mediaBody=_upload)
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            path = split_path(remote_path)
-            end = path.pop()
-            parent = mkdirs(path)
-            parent_id = parent[0]['id']
-            meta = {
-                'name':end,
-                'parents':[parent_id]
-                }
-            new_f_meta = self.service.files().create(
-                    body = meta,
-                    mediaBody = _upload
-                ).execute()
-            parent['files']['end'] = new_f_meta
-
-
-
-
-
     def mkdirs(self,path):
         '''makes directories if they do not exist already'''
         if isinstance(path,str):
             path = split_path(path)
+        else:
+            path = path.copy()
         missing = []
         for i in range(len(path),-1,-1):
             try:
@@ -108,7 +123,8 @@ class drive_api(API):
                 missing.append(path[i-1])
         while len(missing) > 0:
 
-            new_folder = {'folders':{}}
+            new_folder = {'folders':{},'files':{}}
+            new_folder['parent'] = parent
             name = missing.pop()
             new_meta = self.__create_remote_folder__(name,parent)
             del new_meta['name']
@@ -117,6 +133,49 @@ class drive_api(API):
             parent['folders'][name] = new_folder
             parent = new_folder
         return parent
+    def upload(self,local_path,remote_path):
+        if not isinstance(remote_path,str):
+            remote_path = pathjoin(*remote_path)
+        if os.path.isdir(local_path):
+            for root,dirs,files in os.walk(local_path,topdown = False):
+                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)
+        else:
+            return self.__upload_file__(local_path,remote_path)
+
+    def __upload_file__(self,local_path,remote_path):
+        '''creates file if it does not exists otherwise update the file'''
+        if isinstance(remote_path,str):
+            remote_path = split_path(remote_path)
+        else:
+            remote_path = remote_path.copy()
+        _upload = MediaFileUpload(local_path)
+
+        try:
+            old_file = self.get_file_by_path(remote_path)
+            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']
+            meta = {
+                'name':end,
+                'parents':[parent_id]
+                }
+            new_f_meta = self.service.files().create(
+                    body = meta,
+                    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
 
     def __create_remote_folder__(self,name,parent):
         meta = {
diff --git a/test_drive.py b/test_drive.py
index 38f8150..84c638b 100644
--- a/test_drive.py
+++ b/test_drive.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+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')
-file = my_api.get_file_by_path('/Python/Lib/site-packages/sympy/calculus/tests/__init__.py')
\ No newline at end of file
+# 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')