{"id":3916,"date":"2022-07-11T08:37:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T07:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=3916"},"modified":"2022-08-29T13:36:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T12:36:09","password":"","slug":"view-any-action-taken-in-drive-by-specific-user","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/view-any-action-taken-in-drive-by-specific-user\/","title":{"rendered":"View any action taken in Google Drive by a specific user"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Google Workspace Domain audit<\/h1>\n<p>GAT+ provides an extensive Google Drive audit for the entire Google Workspace domain.<\/p>\n<p>Admins can <strong>search by user<\/strong> and see <strong>all Drive events<\/strong> done by that user in a specific set of times.<\/p>\n<h2>Google Drive events<\/h2>\n<p>Navigate to <strong>GAT+ &gt; Drive &gt; Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This will show you <strong>all Drive events<\/strong>\u00a0happening <strong>domain-wide.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3917\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-09_46_01-Window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1663\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-09_46_01-Window.png 1663w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-09_46_01-Window-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-09_46_01-Window-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-09_46_01-Window-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-09_46_01-Window-1536x860.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1663px) 100vw, 1663px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Apply filter<\/h3>\n<p>In the<strong> Events tab<\/strong> open and <strong>apply a filter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the filter enter the options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Type<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Simple filter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Email equal<\/strong> &#8211; enter the user needed<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date (relative)<\/strong> &#8211; select the time needed (in the last x days)<\/li>\n<li>Additional filters can be also used\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Event<\/strong> &#8211; enter specific event interested<\/li>\n<li>Date &#8211; enter a date after\/before a certain time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3918\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-09_50_38-Window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1518\" height=\"929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-09_50_38-Window.png 1518w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-09_50_38-Window-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-09_50_38-Window-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-09_50_38-Window-768x470.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1518px) 100vw, 1518px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Result<\/h3>\n<p>The filter will <strong>display all events done by the selected email address in the time relative<\/strong> (till now) &#8211; in the last x days (from the time filter is applied).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Email<\/strong> &#8211; is the user who did the event on Drive<\/li>\n<li><strong>Event<\/strong> &#8211; the event that happened on the Drive file\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shared drive membership change &#8211; change to shared drive was applied<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Document access scope changed &#8211; sharing permission on the files\/folders was applied<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Visibility change<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ACL Change<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Contributors can&#8217;t share<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Download<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Upload<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Edit<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Print<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>View<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Create<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Move<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Delete<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rename<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Preview<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Add to Folder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove from folder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trash<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Untrash<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sheet import range<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Email as attachment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Unknown<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Filters can be applied<\/strong> to each and combination of events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3919\" src=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-10_10_58-Window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1531\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-10_10_58-Window.png 1531w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-10_10_58-Window-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-10_10_58-Window-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-07-11-10_10_58-Window-768x420.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1531px) 100vw, 1531px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Relevant<\/b><strong> How-tos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"betterdocs-entry-title\" class=\"betterdocs-entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/who-read-what-google-drive-gdrive-document-and-when\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who read what google drive doc and when<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gatlabs.com\/knowledge\/tech-tips\/how-to-track-visitors-and-editors-of-specific-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to track visitors and editors of specific doc<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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+ &gt; Drive &gt; Events This will show you all Drive events\u00a0happening domain-wide. 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