Thursday, November 9, 2023

Filter by people or groups in Google Drive

What’s changing

We’re adding a new filter to Google Drive that lets you see which files or folders have been shared with specific people or groups. 

Whether you’re trying to share a file with more audiences or reduce oversharing, this feature will give you greater visibility into who has access to files within and outside of your organization. 
Filter by people or groups in Google Drive

Getting started 

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. The groups that appear in the People filter are based on the target audiences set up at the domain level by admins.  
  • End users: 
    • To find files shared with a person or group in drive.google.com: 
      • Navigate to My Drive, Shared drives, Shared with me, or Recent
      • Click on “People” filter
      • Search for a person or group who the files are shared with in the filter
      • Select “Shared with”
      • View the filtered list of files
    • To find files shared outside of your organization: 
      • Navigate to My Drive, Shared drives, Shared with me, or Recent
      • Click on “People” filter
      • Select “External users”
      • View the filtered list of files
    • To find files you own that are shared with a specific person or group: 
      • Navigate to My Drive, Shared drives, Shared with me, or Recent
      • Click on “People” filter
      • Search for yourself and select “Owner”
      • Click on “People” filter
      • Search for a person or group who the files are shared with in the filter
      • View the filtered list of files

Rollout pace 


Availability 

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google Accounts