Who can add files?

The person who owns My Drive.

Any member with Contributor access or higher.

Who owns files and folders?

The individual who created the file or folder.

The team.

Can I move files and folders?

Yes, you can move files and folders around in My Drive.

• If you have Contributor access or higher, you can move files from My Drive to a shared drive.
• If you have Content manager access or higher, you can move files and folders within a shared drive.
• If you have Manager access, you can move files out of a shared drive or between shared drives. You can also move folders from My Drive to a shared drive.

Can I sync files to my computer?

Yes, using Google Drive for desktop.

How does sharing work?

People might see different files in a folder, depending on their access to individual files. Folder owners control access only on shared folders in their My Drive.

By default, all members of a shared drive see all of the files. Members with Manager access can use limited-access folders in shared drives to control who can see the content inside.

Can I change who has access to a folder?

Yes, you can control access to specific files and folders that you own in My Drive.

Yes, if you have Manager access to the folder or are a member with Content manager access and the Allow content managers to share folders permission, you can update a folder to limited access.

How long do files I delete stay in Trash?

Files and folders in Trash are deleted forever after 30 days. You can also delete files in Trash by selecting Delete Forever.

Each shared drive has its own Trash.

• Members with Content manager access and above can move files to Trash.
• Files and folders in Trash are deleted forever after 30 days.
• Members with Manager access can permanently delete files before 30 days.

Can I restore files?

Yes, if you’re an owner of the file.

Yes, if you have at least Contributor access.