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Add members

You can add members to a specific folder in My Drive or enable co-editing.

Add members

You can add members to a specific folder.

Added members can access the contents of the folder and create or modify files.

You can select permission to read or edit folders for each member.

Mobile

  1. Tap of the folder to add members.
  2. Tap 'Send'.
  3. Tap 'Add members'.
  4. Select the members you want to add, and tap 'Confirm' to share the folder

PC Web

  1. Click at the top.
  2. Click 'Drive'.
  3. Click 'My Drive' in the left folder list.
  4. Right-click the folder to add members, or click  .
  5. Click 'Add Members'.
  6. Enter the names or email addresses of members, departments, or groups to add to 'Share with', or click 'Contacts' to select members.
  7. Click 'OK'.

Drive App

  1. Tap 'My Drive' at the bottom.
  2. Tap of the folder to add members.
  3. Tap 'Share'.
  4. Tap 'Add Members'.
  5. Select the members to add, and tap 'Confirm'.

Shared folders have displayed.

Add folder members

You can always add new members to the folder.

Mobile

  1. Tap to view the members who were added to the folder.
  2. Tap .
  3. Select the members to add, and tap 'Confirm'.

PC Web

  1. Click at the top.
  2. Click 'Drive'.
  3. Click 'My Drive' in the left folder list.
  4. Right-click the folder to add members, or click  .
  5. Click 'Folder Members'.
  6. Enter the names or email addresses of members, departments, or groups to add to 'Share with', or click 'Contacts' to select members.
  7. Click 'OK'.

Drive App

  1. Tap 'My Drive' at the bottom.
  2. Tap of the folder to add members.
  3. Tap 'Share'.
  4. Tap 'Folder Members'.
  5. Select the members to add, and tap 'Confirm'.

Check members who were added to a folder

You can view the list of members in the shared folder and set read or write permissions for each member.

Check members in folder list

Mobile

  1. Tap in the shared folder to check the members.

PC Web

  1. Click at the top.
  2. Click 'Drive'.
  3. Click 'My Drive' in the left folder list.
  4. Right-click the folder to check members, or click .
  5. Click 'Folder Members'.
  6. Check 'Share with'.

Drive App

  1. Tap 'My Drive' at the bottom.
  2. Tap of the folder to check members.
  3. Tap 'Share'.
  4. Tap 'Folder Members'.
  5. Check the member information.

Check members in folder

Mobile

  1. Tap of the shared folder.
  2. Tap 'Send'.
  3. Tap 'Folder Members' to check the members in which the folder was shared.

PC Web

  1. Click at the top.
  2. Click 'Drive'.
  3. Click 'My Drive' in the left folder list.
  4. Click a shared folder, and then at the top right.
  5. Click 'View Members' in Details to check the members.

Drive App

  1. Tap 'My Drive' at the bottom.
  2. Select the folder to check members.
  3. Tab at the top right.
  4. Tap 'Details and Activities'.
  5. Tap right to the 'Add Members'.
  6. Check the member information.

Select permission for each added member

You can select permission to edit or read the shared folder for each member.

The default is set to 'Editable'.

Mobile

  1. Tap in the shared folder.
    You can also tap of the shared folder in the list to tap 'Send' and then 'Folder Members'.
  2. Tap next to the member you want to change the permission given.
  3. Select the permission.
    • Edit: Permission to upload, download, edit, and delete files/folders.
    • View: Permission to only download files.

PC Web

  1. Click at the top.
  2. Click 'Drive'.
  3. Click 'My Drive' in the left folder list.
  4. Right-click the folder to set, or click  .
  5. Click 'Folder Members'.
  6. Click 'Edit' of the member to change permission.
  7. Click 'OK'.

Drive App

  1. Tap of the folder to set permissions.
  2. Tap 'Share'.
  3. Tap 'Folder Members'.
  4. Tap at the top right.
  5. Tap 'Edit ' or 'View' to change permissions.

Remove members from a shared folder

You can remove members from shared folders.

Mobile

  1. Open a folder with added members, and tap .
    To remove a member, you can also tap of the folder from the shared folder list. Tap 'Share' and then 'Folder Members'.
  2. Tap next to the member you want to remove.
  3. Tap 'Remove Member' to remove the member from the shared folder.

PC Web

  1. Click at the top.
  2. Click 'Drive'.
  3. Click 'My Drive' in the left folder list.
  4. Right-click the folder to remove members, or click  .
  5. Click 'Folder Members'.
  6. Click 'x' next to the member you want to remove.
  7. Click 'OK'.

Drive App

  1. Tap of the folder to remove members.
  2. Tap 'Share'.
  3. Tap 'Folder Members'.
  4. Tap at the top right.
  5. Tap 'Edit' or 'View'.
  6. Tap 'Remove'.

Unshare a folder

You can unshare a folder.

Mobile

  1. Tap of the shared folder.
  2. Tap 'Send'.
  3. Tap 'Folder Members'.
  4. Tap 'Unshare' to unshare.

PC Web

  1. Click at the top.
  2. Click 'Drive'.
  3. Click 'My Drive' in the left folder list.
  4. Right-click the folder to unshare, or click  .
  5. Click 'Folder Members'.
  6. Click 'Unshare'.
  7. Click 'OK'.

Drive App

  1. Tap of the folder to unshare.
  2. Tap 'Share'.
  3. Tap 'Folder Members'.
  4. Tap 'Unshare'.

Rename a shared folder

The Folder who added members to a folder can rename the folder by clicking 'Rename'. The folder name displayed to added members will also change.

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