My Drive Shared drives 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. If you want to move folders from My Drive to a shared drive, contact your administrator.

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Can I sync files to my computer? Yes, using Google Drive for desktop. Yes, using Google Drive for desktop. For details, see What can you do with Drive for desktop. How does sharing work? People might see different files in a folder, depending on their access to individual files. All members of the shared drive see all files. 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.

We can use google shared drive for these solutions in our organization Projects—For people involved in the same project. Events—For people working for a defined period on a specific event or deliverable. Templates—For files that people can copy and reuse. Company-wide files—For files everyone needs access to, such as training files. Sensitive files—For highly sensitive files, where you can add extra security to limit access.