Google My Drive vs Shared drives

 

Shared drives

My Drive

Who owns files and folders?

The team

The individual who created the file or folder

Can I restore files?

Yes, if you have manager, content manager, or contributor access

Yes, if you created it

Can I move files?

To move files between Shared Drives or from My Drive into a Shared Drive, drag the files into the destination Shared Drive folder. When you move a folder from My Drive to Shared Drive, the ID will change. To move files between Shared Drives, you must have full access to the original Shared Drive and at least edit access to the destination Shared Drive.

Yes

Can I move folders?

Yes

Yes

Sharing

All team members see the same file set. Can add at file or subfolder. Cannot remove at file or subfolder.

Different users might see different files in a folder, depending on their access to individual files

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Article ID: 143505
Created
Tue 5/24/22 12:08 PM
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Mon 1/23/23 4:33 PM