What Are Shared Drives: Introduction to Get Started
Learn what Shared Drives are and what you can do with them.
You can grant people access to a shared drive by adding them as members.
In the Admin console at https://admin.google.com, click the Apps icon.
Select Google Workspace.
Click Drive and Docs. Make sure not to check the box to the left; just click the name.
Select Manage shared drives.
Hover over a shared drive and click Manage members on the right.
Now you see a list of the current members and their roles in the Shared Drive.
Click Add people and groups.
Invite people or groups by entering their names or email addresses. If they are suggested below, click to select them.
You can only search by name and get suggestions for people in your Google Contacts at https://contacts.google.com.
Any email address you add here must have a Google account linked to it.
You can select between the following access permissions:
You can also type a message to send to the new members. To skip sending a message, uncheck the Notify people box.
Click Send.
Learn what Shared Drives are and what you can do with them.
Configure the default restriction settings for all shared drives.
Restore deleted Shared Drive files and folders.
Control if users can move files and folders to shared drives.
Control the individual settings for each separate shared drive.
View a list of the currently existing Shared Drives in your account.
Allow people to access a Shared Drive.
Prevent someone from accessing a shared drive.
View a Shared Drive’s members and manage their access level.
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