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Questions tagged [google-drive-shared-folder]

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How to remove myself from shared Google Drive folder?

I left a project with a massive Google Drive shared folder. For a number of reasons, namely that I don't want all of those files indexed when I search my personal Drive files, I want to un-share the folder with myself. How is that done without…
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How to sync my local files in a shared Google drive folder?

I have been given access to a shared Google Drive folder. I want to download the content of that Google drive, modify / add / remove content in that on regular basis on my local machine. I want to automatically sync up the changes in the Google…
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Does a shared folder occupy storage space on all accounts?

If a user shares a Google Drive folder with you, does that shared folder count against your own storage quota? For example, userA creates a folder whose total size is 200MB. This folder counts against userA's available storage, which is now reduced…
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Why can't new group members see a folder that I have shared with the group?

I have a folder that I am sharing with a Google Apps group, marketing@acme.org When I add a new user to the group via the "Groups" section in the Google Apps admin panel, I expect the shared folder to be automatically shared to the new group member…
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How can I share Google Drive folders with a group?

I'm using Google Apps and trying to share a nested folder structure with many files with a google group. Example Group test@example.com Group Members user1@example.com user2@example.com etc. Shared Folder…
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How to switch account in google drive without losing the shared contents

Please note the shared folder you see isn't limited to my account. It's a shared link open for access to anyone with google account. So whenever I click on the shared link it always open with default account in the browser and you cannot switch to…
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How do I delete a file I own for just me?

On Google Drive, I own several big files that are in someone else's shared folder. I want the collaborators to still have the files but I want my storage space back. The options for each member of the list of collaborators under advanced sharing…
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Google Drive copy file to shared folder - directly

I have a folder on "my drive" that I want to move or copy to the folder "Kai" which is located in "Shared with me". Dragging a folder from the left sidepanel into the folder of the shared area works, if I choose the shared folder beforehand: But…
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Google Drive's Shared Folder: Remove 'Edit User' without files

I'm using Google Drive in my no-profit student association. We're 94 members, we have a general Google account for Drive management and all the personal Google accounts of the members have selective editing access to the main folder and (some of)…
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Can't move or remove files from Google Drive shared folder

A company I work with set up a shared folder in Google Drive for me to share files with them. In Sharing settings I see that the company Is the owner and I Can edit. When I move files into the shared folder I cannot move or remove them anymore.…
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Moved files from shared folder and they disappeared

I just suffered a catastrophic data loss and I'm hoping that someone here knows how to recover lost Google docs. I have two Google accounts: one personal, one for work. I created several files for a work-related report on my personal account, then…
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How to permanently remove a shared file so it no longer appears in Drive searches

I removed a file that was shared with me from Google Drive, refreshed the web page, and confirmed it was gone. However, the file returned when I searched for it by name using Drive's search bar. How can I remove it permanently so it doesn't return,…
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Problem adding a shared folder to My Drive

Until recently, I was able to add shared folders to My Drive using the Shift + Z shortcut, but now every time I try to do it, these two messages appear: FolderName has been added to "My Drive". The server encountered an error. Please try again…
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Is there a way to "mark as read" or "important" in Google Drive?

I've been given shared access to a Google Drive folder that contains a large number of subfolder and files. Most of this is electrotechnical documentation. However there's so much to read and not all files have easy-to-remember names. I'm looking…
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What happens to files when deleted from a shared folder which has been added to their Google Drive?

In our company we have a shared folder which has a lot of resources in that the whole team accesses. Somehow one of the sub folders was "Removed" and I can not work out how to recover the affected items. I have also re-created this: Create a…
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