Share folders and files in Google Drive

Here’s what people can do with folders after you share it with them:

• Can organize, add, & edit: If they're signed into a Google account, people can open, edit, delete, or move any files within the folder. People can also add files to the folder.
• Can view only: People can see the folder and they can open all files within the folder.

More about folder sharing:

• If you share or unshare folders with a lot of files or subfolders, it might take time before all permissions change. If you change a lot of edit or view permissions at once, it might take time before you see the changes.

Tip: In the meantime, to provide folder access for new collaborators, use the Sharing URL of a file nested deeply inside the folder.

• Storage is counted against the person who uploaded the file, not the owner of the folder.
• When you manage large folder structures, child and parent folder permissions can be different. You can override inherited permissions of child folders to be different than the parent folder. You can also remove parent permissions from a child folder.

Choose who to share with

Specific people

Like files, you can choose to share with only specific people.

1. On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
2. Click the folder you want to share.
3. Click Share .
4. Under "People," type the email address or Google Group you want to share with.
5. To choose how a person can use the folder, click the Down arrow .
6. Click Send. An email is sent to people you shared with.

Anyone with a link to the folder

You can give other people a link to your folder so that you don't have to add email addresses when you share your folder.

1. On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
2. Click the folder you want to share.
3. Click Share .
4. At the top right, click Get shareable link.
5. Next to "Anyone with the link," click the Down arrow .
6. Choose whether people can edit or view.
7. Copy and paste the link in an email or any place you want to share it.

Share with a Google Group

You can share files and folders with Google Groups instead of individual people. When you add to or remove members from the group, they will gain or lose permission to the files and folders that the group can see or use.