Assistant
Sharing files
Share Drive files with teammates, groups, or people outside your workspace, and control who has access.
Any file in Drive can be shared from its Share action. The share sheet controls both who has access and how open the file is.
Share with people
Add teammates, groups, or email addresses to give specific people access. The “Who has access” list shows everyone the file is currently shared with.
General access
Every file has one of two general-access modes:
- Restricted (default) — only the people you’ve explicitly added can open it.
- Anyone with the link — anyone who has the link can open the file, without signing in.
Use link access deliberately: it’s the right choice for sending a report to a customer, and the wrong one for anything sensitive. When in doubt, keep the file restricted and add people by email instead.
Next steps
- Working with Drive — everything else you can do with files.