Google My Drive vs Shared drives
Summary
TWU email addresses provide access to Google Suite, both Drive and apps. Google Drive includes both My Drive and Shared drives.
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Shared drives
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My Drive
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Who owns files and folders?
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The team
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The individual who created the file or folder
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Can I restore files?
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Yes, if you have manager, content manager, or contributor access
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Yes, if you created it
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Can I move files?
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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.
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Yes
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Can I move folders?
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Yes
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Yes
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Sharing
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All team members see the same file set. Can add at file or subfolder. Cannot remove at file or subfolder.
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Different users might see different files in a folder, depending on their access to individual files
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Details
Details
Article ID:
143505
Created
Tue 5/24/22 1:08 PM
Modified
Mon 1/23/23 5:33 PM