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title: View any action taken in Google Drive by a specific user
description: "# Google Workspace Domain audit GAT+ provides an extensive Google Drive audit for the entire Google Workspace domain. Admins can **search by user** and see **all Drive events** done by that user in a specific set of times. ## Google…"
url: "https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/view-any-action-taken-in-drive-by-specific-user/"
updated: "2026-06-04"
category: "Drive Audit & Management"
tags:
  - GAT+
---

# View any action taken in Google Drive by a specific user

# Google Workspace Domain audit

GAT+ provides an extensive Google Drive audit for the entire Google Workspace domain.

Admins can **search by user** and see **all Drive events** done by that user in a specific set of times.

## Google Drive events

Navigate to **GAT+ > Drive > Events**

This will show you **all Drive events** happening **domain-wide.**

![GAT+ Drive Events](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2026-06-04-18_19_06-1.png)

### Selecting Date Range

You can adjust the date range to narrow your search, this is adjustable under the world map.

Click the dropdown (1) and select either a predefined date range or select your own using the 'Custom' option, once selected click the OK (2) button

![Selecting the date range for the drive events on GAT+](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2026-06-04-18_20_53.png)

### Apply filter

In the**Events tab** open and **apply a filter.**

In the filter enter the options:

- **Type** - **Simple filter**
- **Email equal** - enter the user needed
- Additional filters can be also used such as:
  - **Event** - enter a specific event interested
  - **File ID** - enter a specific file id you would like to investigate.

![Applying a filter in GAT+ drive events](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2026-06-04-18_23_57.png)

### Result

The filter will **display all events done by the selected email address in the time relative** (till now) - in the last x days (from the time filter is applied).

- **Email** - is the user who did the event on Drive
- **Event** - the event that happened on the Drive file
  - **Shared drive membership change - change to shared drive was applied**
  - **Document access scope changed - sharing permission on the files/folders was applied**
  - **Visibility change**
  - **ACL Change**
  - **Contributors can't share**
  - **Change Owner**
  - **Download**
  - **Upload**
  - **Edit**
  - **Print**
  - **View**
  - **Create**
  - **Copy**
  - **Move**
  - **Delete**
  - **Rename**
  - **Preview**
  - **Add to Folder**
  - **Remove from folder**
  - **Trash**
  - **Untrash**
  - **Sheet import range**
  - **Email as attachment**
  - **Label Added**
  - **Label in new file**
  - **Label Removed**
  - **Label Field Changed**
  - **Publish Change**
  - **Unknown**
- **Filters can be applied** to each and combination of events

![Results in GAT+ drive events](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2026-06-04-18_26_53.png)

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