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title: Find and Delete Large Files in Google Drive with GAT+ for Google Workspace Admins
description: "Do you want to find large files in your Google Workspace domain and safely delete them? With [GAT+](https://gatlabs.com/products/gat/), the [Super Google workspace admins](https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/docs/super-admin-best-practices#:~:text=A%20Google%20Workspace%20super%20admin,Google%20Cloud%2C%20and%20so%20forth.) can audit the drive data on the entire domain in great detail. Allowing the Admins to view…"
url: "https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/find-and-delete-large-files-in-google-drive-with-gat-for-google-workspace-admins/"
updated: "2025-05-21"
category: "Drive Audit & Management"
tags:
  - GAT+
---

# Find and Delete Large Files in Google Drive with GAT+ for Google Workspace Admins

Do you want to find large files in your Google Workspace domain and safely delete them? With [GAT+](https://gatlabs.com/products/gat/), the [Super Google workspace admins](https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/docs/super-admin-best-practices#:~:text=A%20Google%20Workspace%20super%20admin,Google%20Cloud%2C%20and%20so%20forth.) can audit the drive data on the entire domain in great detail. Allowing the Admins to view all the files of the domain and filter by their size.

As the storage of drive data becomes more expensive, [GAT+](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/gat-overview/) can allow you to filter and delete (after changing ownership) the files that use the most quota of your domain.

### **Find Large Files in Google Workspace**

Navigate to **GAT+ > Drive > Files** and apply a filter

In the filter search, by any filter you see appropriate for your use case.

In this example:

- Type - not equal to Folder
- Flags - doesn't contain - Shared drive
- **Size (in bytes) - greater - 500 MB**

![GAT+ Files Filters](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-30-16_54_10-GAT.png)

### Result

Apply to view the result.

Enable the **Size in the UI** using the **Column visibility.**

![Find large files in Google Workspace](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-30-17_03_24-GAT.png)

### Take action on the files

For Security reasons, GAT+ does not allow direct deletion of any files within the tool itself.

The Admin can change the ownership of the files and delete them from the Google Drive UI.

Select the files you want to change ownership.

![Find large files in Google Workspace](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-30-17_07_41-GAT.png)

Use **File management** and change the owner. Fill in the details for the change.

- General - change ownership
  - **Change the selected file's owner** - enter the email of the new owner (person who can delete the users)
  - **Move file** - move the files directly to the new owner and not create shortcuts
  - **Custom path** - enter the folder name where the files will be moved into
    - without ancestor path (used to not show "from which user the ownership is done from - optional )

![GAT+ File Management](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-30-17_10_11-GAT.png)

- Click on the "**summary**" to view the changes that will happen.
- Click on **Send request** when ready.

![Find large files in Google Workspace](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-30-17_16_27-GAT.png)

> **Note:** You can also **remove permissions** on files using the "**Remove"** tab in the File management view

### Security officer approval

The security officer will receive an email to approve the request for the change.

![Security Officer GAT+](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-30-17_18_35-GAT-Approval-requested-for-a-global-change-in-Drive-files-ethan@dev.bp_.gatl_.png)

The workflow must be approved.

![Find large files in Google Workspace](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-30-17_20_41-GAT.png)

### Result of the ownership change

As a result, the owners of the files will be changed.

View details of the change in the **File Management log** in GAT+ > Drive audit.

![Find large files in Google Workspace](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-30-17_22_57-GAT.png)

### Delete files from Drive

As a result of the ownership change, the new owner will have the big size files under My Drive > New folder created (DeleteFiles).

![Find large files in Google Workspace](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025-04-30-17_28_52-DeleteFiles-Google-Drive.png)

From there, the **files can be deleted, and the Drive quota used by the users reduced.**

### Important - permanently deleted files

**⚠️****Important:***If the files are **permanently deleted, they cannot be restored.**Be careful about when file ownership is changed and if the files can be deleted.*