Audit and Secure
File Sharing in
Google Drive
Learn how to identify, monitor, and control files shared inside and outside your domain to reduce data exposure and compliance risks.
Why Google Admins
Need This Guide?
Uncontrolled file sharing in Google Drive can expose confidential data to the wrong people. Whether it’s internal oversharing or external links sent outside your domain, every Google Admin needs full visibility into how files move across the organization.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
- Audit Drive files shared internally and externally
- Detect externally owned files shared into your domain
- Identify files with public or “anyone with the link” access
- Track file sharing behaviour across users, groups, and Shared Drives
- Take bulk actions to remove risky permissions
- Use GAT+ to automate file-sharing governance and protect sensitive data