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title: Google Shared Drives Management
description: "Using the GAT Unlock features within GAT+, you are given in-depth controls for Google Drive Shared Drives across the entire domain. Overview of Shared Drive Management [https://www.youtube.com/embed/8L5F3u9iMkE?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1](https://www.youtube.com/embed/8L5F3u9iMkE?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1) ### Analyzing domain Shared Drives In GAT+ navigate to **Drive Audit** from the menu on…"
url: "https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/google-drive-shared-drives-management/"
updated: "2025-02-26"
category: "Drive Audit & Management"
tags:
  - GAT+
  - Shared Drive Settings
---

# Google Shared Drives Management

Using the GAT Unlock features within GAT+, you are given in-depth controls for Google Drive Shared Drives across the entire domain.

Overview of Shared Drive Management

[https://www.youtube.com/embed/8L5F3u9iMkE?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1](https://www.youtube.com/embed/8L5F3u9iMkE?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1)

### Analyzing domain Shared Drives

In GAT+ navigate to **Drive Audit** from the menu on the left

From the top menu bar select **Shared Drives –  **View all the Shared drives across your domain.

Select the one you want to edit and click the **Shared Drive Operations** button

There are two options:

- **Settings management **
- **Members Access management**

![](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2025-02-19-19_54_07-Settings.png)

**### Settings management

This allows you to change Shared drive** sharing settings** to:

- **Admin privileges required for Sharing**( Yes  / No )
- **Sharing only inside the domain** ( Yes  / No )
- **Sharing only with drive members** ( Yes / No )
- **Only contributors can download, copy and print** ( Yes / No  )
- **Sharing folders requires 'Manager' permission** ( Yes / No  )

![](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2025-02-19-19_55_31-Settings.png)

Click on **Apply **and the changes will take effect.

**Sharing settings** for **Shared Drive** will be changed according to the selected options.

#### Members Access Management 

![GAT+ | Google Shared Drives Management 1](https://gatlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ddd.png)

In Drive management, the options are:

- **Add **permissions (users)
- **Remove** permissions (users)
- **Replace** existing permissions (users) from the **selected Shared drive.**

![GAT+ | Google Shared Drives Management 2](https://gatlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/dddd.png)

#### Add permissions

The actions for **Add permissions** ( users ) are:

- **Add** users as Contributors, Viewers, Commenters, Managers, Content Managers, and Remove other permissions

#### Remove permissions 

The actions for **Remove permissions** ( users ) are:

- **Remove **users as Contributors, Viewers, Commenters, and Managers, Content managers, Remove all external contributors, Remove all external viewers, and Remove all external commenters.

![GAT+ | Google Shared Drives Management 3](https://gatlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ddddd.png)

#### Replace permissions 

The actions for **Replace permissions** ( users ) are:

- **Replace** **existing **permissions on the given Shared Drive. For example: From dave@domain.com as Manager to jane@domain.com as Content Manager. Replace **existing **permissions on the given Shared Drive.

![GAT+ | Google Shared Drives Management 4](https://gatlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-12-23-16_45_44-Window.png)

Fill in the details of the changes you would like to make and click on **Next.**

#### Summary of permission changes

In the **Summary **view, you can see all the changes that will occur.

![GAT+ | Google Shared Drives Management 5](https://gatlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screenshot-gs.generalaudittool.com-2020.03.30-18_44_36.png)

#### Security officer approval

Click on **Send request **for approval by the Security Officer.

![GAT+ | Google Shared Drives Management 6](https://gatlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-03-30-18_53_09-GAT-Approval-requested-for-a-global-change-in-Drive-files-alex.bell@gedudemo.png)

#### Result

When it is approved the changes will be applied and changes will occur. The progress can be viewed in the** Admin log** from where it also can be **reverted**.

![GAT+ | Google Shared Drives Management 7](https://gatlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screenshot-gs.generalaudittool.com-2020.03.30-19_06_22.png)

When we find and view the Shared drive we can see that the changes were applied.

![GAT+ | Google Shared Drives Management 8](https://gatlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/screenshot-gs.generalaudittool.com-2020.03.30-19_07_54.png)**