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How to See Google Drive Files and Folders That Are Shared With You and Add Shortcuts

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Google Drive users

How to see files and folders that are shared with you in Google Drive

  • In Google Drive at https://drive.google.com, click Shared with me in the menu on the left to view files and folders shared with you by other people. 

Be careful when moving files and folders that are shared with you

Make sure not to move shared files as shown here, but rather create shortcuts, as shown below because:

  • Moving a file from a folder in Shared with me to My Drive causes the file to disappear from the shared folder. Everyone who has access to that shared folder will stop seeing the file in the folder. The owner must then find the file as shown here and re-add it to a location in their My Drive.
  • Moving a file from Shared with me to My Drive won’t cause the file to disappear from the owner’s My Drive if the file is in their My Drive and is not in any folder.

How to create shortcuts to files and folders that are shared with you in Google Drive

Step 1

How To See Google Drive Files And Folders That Are Shared With You And Add Shortcuts - Step 1

You can create shortcuts to items in Shared with me in your My Drive section for easy access.

Go to Google Drive https://drive.google.com and click Shared with me on the left.

Step 2

How To See Google Drive Files And Folders That Are Shared With You And Add Shortcuts - Step 2

To create a shortcut, right-click an item in Shared with me and select Add shortcut to Drive.

Step 3

How To See Google Drive Files And Folders That Are Shared With You And Add Shortcuts - Step 3

Select the location where you want your shortcut to appear and click ADD SHORTCUT.

Step 4

How To See Google Drive Files And Folders That Are Shared With You And Add Shortcuts - Step 4

You can see which items are shortcuts by the little arrow icon that appears on their left.

Right-clicking the item displays options for the original file, as well as shortcut options.

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