{"id":357,"date":"2021-11-16T15:51:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T15:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/?p=357"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:02:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:02:05","password":"","slug":"copy-files-or-folders-from-internal-or-external-users","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/copy-files-or-folders-from-internal-or-external-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Copy Files or Folders from Internal or External Users"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"923\">Unlock is a Multi-Party Approval feature within GAT+ that allows Super Admins or Delegated Auditors to securely duplicate Google Drive files or folders without changing ownership. All copy actions require approval from a nominated Security Officer and are fully logged for audit and compliance purposes.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"1205\">Using Unlock, admins can create copies of files or folders from any user\u2019s Drive and place them in another user\u2019s Drive or in a Shared Drive. This is especially useful when access to content is required for review, investigation, or archiving, but ownership must remain unchanged.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why make a duplicate?<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>You may want a copy of a file with an external owner.<\/li>\r\n<li>Reviewing a file and its content without the owner becoming aware.<\/li>\r\n<li>You wish to archive files without transferring ownership.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-a90c0e539a0235700c661ad8597bc2d8 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:900px; height:600px; max-height:600px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"GAT Unlock: Copy Files and Folders from Internal and External Users in Bulk\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lkMz6pLsPKA?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\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Search for file(s) or a folder<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Apply a search query to locate the file or folder you wish to make a copy of.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Within the Drive audit of GAT+, use the <strong>Apply custom filter<\/strong> button.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14390\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-12_54_45-Greenshot.png\" alt=\"In GAT+ click in Drive from left side menu then on top bat Files - then on middle screen - right side click on the funnel icon called &quot;apply custom filter&quot; hoover over to see the text\" width=\"1897\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-12_54_45-Greenshot.png 1897w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-12_54_45-Greenshot-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-12_54_45-Greenshot-1024x378.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-12_54_45-Greenshot-768x283.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-12_54_45-Greenshot-1536x567.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-12_54_45-Greenshot-360x133.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1897px) 100vw, 1897px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Use any filter to find the Files or Folders you need.<\/p>\r\n<h4>Example<\/h4>\r\n<p>Search for a folder type with the title &#8220;Some folder&#8221;.<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14391\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-14_44_44-.png\" alt=\"apply filter and search for type folder and title - enter the title \" width=\"1886\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-14_44_44-.png 1886w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-14_44_44--300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-14_44_44--1024x444.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-14_44_44--768x333.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-14_44_44--1536x666.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-13-14_44_44--360x156.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1886px) 100vw, 1886px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Copy Folder<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Click on the folder Title and from the drop-down select <strong>Copy this folder<\/strong> option.<\/p>\r\n<p>This will <strong>copy the folder and its contents<\/strong> to the new user.<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14426 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_24_31-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer.png\" alt=\"click on the check mark beside the title and from the drop down menu select copy this folder option\" width=\"1908\" height=\"861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_24_31-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer.png 1908w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_24_31-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_24_31-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer-1024x462.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_24_31-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer-768x347.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_24_31-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer-1536x693.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_24_31-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer-360x162.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1908px) 100vw, 1908px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Copy selected files\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Selecting more than one folder, you can select <strong>multiple<\/strong> files or folders to be copied in one request.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14429\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_34_02-.png\" alt=\"on each file click on the check mark beside the title to select them\r\n\" width=\"1891\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_34_02-.png 1891w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_34_02--300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_34_02--1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_34_02--768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_34_02--1536x662.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_34_02--360x155.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1891px) 100vw, 1891px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\">Select the files by clicking on the checkmark beside their titles.<\/p>\r\n<p>Click on <strong>File operations<\/strong>, then pick the <strong>Selected file copy<\/strong> option\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14431 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_37_32-Settings.png\" alt=\"Select the files by clicking on the checkmark beside their titles.\r\n\r\nClick on File operations, then pick the Selected file copy option\u00a0\" width=\"1893\" height=\"807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_37_32-Settings.png 1893w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_37_32-Settings-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_37_32-Settings-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_37_32-Settings-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_37_32-Settings-1536x655.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_37_32-Settings-360x153.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1893px) 100vw, 1893px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When Folder copy or Selected file copy is selected, the folder copy wizard will be displayed.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Preserve original create date<\/strong> &#8211; click to enable or not the feature<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Next<\/strong> &#8211; click to go to the next window<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14432 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_40_00-Greenshot.png\" alt=\"When Folder copy or Selected file copy is selected, the folder copy wizard will be displayed, and fill in the details required.\u00a0click on next button\" width=\"1575\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_40_00-Greenshot.png 1575w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_40_00-Greenshot-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_40_00-Greenshot-1024x410.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_40_00-Greenshot-768x307.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_40_00-Greenshot-1536x614.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_40_00-Greenshot-360x144.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1575px) 100vw, 1575px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Fill in all the required details.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Select user<\/strong> &#8211; enter the email of the user<\/li>\r\n<li>Advanced mode &#8211; click to select specific destination parent folder\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Selecting a specific folder<\/strong> will bring its ID into the advanced mode field<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Create new folder under parent<\/strong> &#8211; allowing you to <strong>create a new folder and place the copied files or folder there\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14973\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-11-05-17_50_00-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1898\" height=\"898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-11-05-17_50_00-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer.png 1898w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-11-05-17_50_00-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-11-05-17_50_00-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-11-05-17_50_00-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-11-05-17_50_00-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer-1536x727.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-11-05-17_50_00-Local-Disk-K_-File-Explorer-360x170.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1898px) 100vw, 1898px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3>Copy multiple files and folders<\/h3>\r\n<p>You <strong>must select the files and folders you want to copy. <\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Blank selection of all files found by the filter for security reasons is not allowed.<\/p>\r\n<p>T<strong>he files and folders you want to be copied must be selected.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h3>External or Internal copy<\/h3>\r\n<p><strong>Externally owned files can ONLY be copied if a local user has EDIT rights to the file<\/strong>. Files shared &#8216;Read Only&#8217; can not be copied. This is a Google restriction.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Approval of Security Officer Needed<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To be able to make duplicates or copies of files or folder content, you need the approval of your nominated security officer; one of them will have to approve.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Security Officers will get your request via email. The email will contain a URL to grant or deny a request.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><\/figure>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14434\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_48_14-Greenshot.png\" alt=\"email recieved by security officer with details of what is the job about \r\n\" width=\"1531\" height=\"897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_48_14-Greenshot.png 1531w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_48_14-Greenshot-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_48_14-Greenshot-1024x600.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_48_14-Greenshot-768x450.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_48_14-Greenshot-360x211.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1531px) 100vw, 1531px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Security Officer(s) will have to access the request and either grant or deny it.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14435 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_51_47-Greenshot.png\" alt=\"In the security officer section the officer must click on copy management and then on the reqeust click under actions and click approve \" width=\"1902\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_51_47-Greenshot.png 1902w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_51_47-Greenshot-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_51_47-Greenshot-1024x248.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_51_47-Greenshot-768x186.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_51_47-Greenshot-1536x372.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_51_47-Greenshot-360x87.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1902px) 100vw, 1902px\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Result<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When the copy is completed, the result will be seen in the Copy Management section.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14436\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_55_09-Greenshot.png\" alt=\"When the copy is completed, the result will be seen in the Copy Management section.\" width=\"1574\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_55_09-Greenshot.png 1574w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_55_09-Greenshot-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_55_09-Greenshot-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_55_09-Greenshot-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_55_09-Greenshot-1536x843.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_55_09-Greenshot-360x198.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1574px) 100vw, 1574px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>As a result, the copied files will be located as the Copy request in the &#8220;new user&#8221; under the selected folder we picked.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14437\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_57_02-Settings.png\" alt=\"As a result, the copied files will be located as the Copy request in the &quot;new user&quot; under the selected folder we picked.\" width=\"1906\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_57_02-Settings.png 1906w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_57_02-Settings-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_57_02-Settings-1024x366.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_57_02-Settings-768x274.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_57_02-Settings-1536x549.png 1536w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2025-08-14-15_57_02-Settings-360x129.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1906px) 100vw, 1906px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h3>Result<\/h3>\r\n<p>The above documentation details the process for using the <b>GAT Unlock<\/b> feature within the GAT+ tool to <strong>create duplicates of files and folders across your domain users&#8217; Google Drives<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p>This powerful capability requires specific permissions and security officer approval.<\/p>\r\n<h3>FAQ<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><b>Q:<\/b> If a file is owned by someone outside my domain, what permission is required for me to copy it?<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><b>A:<\/b> You (users from your domain) must have <b>EDIT rights<\/b> to the externally owned file; files shared only as &#8216;Read Only&#8217; cannot be copied.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><b>Q:<\/b> What is required before a copy or duplication operation can be completed?<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><b>A:<\/b> You need the <b>approval of your nominated Security Officer(s)<\/b>, who will receive an email request with a URL to grant or deny the operation.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unlock is a Multi-Party Approval feature within GAT+ that allows Super Admins or Delegated Auditors to securely duplicate Google Drive files or folders without changing ownership. All copy actions require approval from a nominated Security Officer and are fully logged for audit and compliance purposes. 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