GAT+ is an application for Google Workspace domains. It allows the Admin of the domain, to audit the domain Drive in detail.
It also allows many actions to be taken on the Drive files, such as removing existing permissions, changing ownership of the local files, copying the files from one user to another, and many more.
Below we will show how to change ownership of files from one user to another of your domain.
IMPORTANT: User accounts can be Active or suspended for the Ownership change to work Google blocks any access on ownership change to files when they are archived.
Getting started #
Launch GAT+ and navigate to the ‘Drive’ section.
Filtering for the files you want #
Navigate to Drive > Files tab.
Click the filter icon to open the filter menu and select some criteria that meets the files you are looking for
example below – files that match the type ‘document’, and are owned by a specific user.
When you are finished, click ‘Apply’.
Select the checkbox next to the files you would like to transfer ownership of, and then click on the File Operations menu icon and select the File Management option.
File Management: Changing to a new owner
Under General select the new owners email address. It must be a user from your domain. All the other checkboxes on the page are optional. Choose any of them if they fit your needs.
You can apply any of the additional options.
- Add, Remove, Replace sharing permissions
- Summary tab – view the changes selected
- Send request – when ready click to send a request to Security Officer
The request will be sent to the ‘Security Officer(s)’, who will approve or deny the operation.
When the request is approved the selected files will be changes to the new owner you selected. The old owner will retain access as a contributor, unless you selected the ‘Deny access for old owner’ checkbox, in which case, they will loose access. Nobody that had access to the file will be notified of this change.
The action will be logged in the GAT+ Admin log.
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