You can look up the files that othershave shared with you in Google Drive. You can also delete them from your Drive.
What you can see in "Shared with me"
- Files shared with you.
- Folders shared with you.
- Files shared with a link that you have opened.
Starting with the most recent file that was shared with you, you’ll see:
- The date the file was shared with you.
- The owner of the file.
- The document type.
Add shortcuts to Drive files shared with you
If you want to organize shared files, add a shortcut to them. You can put the shortcut inside your "My Drive" or any Drive that’s shared with you.
- Go to drive.google.com.
- On the left, click Shared with me.
- Right-click the file or folder you want to make a shortcut for.
- Click Organize > Add shortcut.
Note:You can't add files or folders to My Drive fromthe "Computers" view.
Remove files or folders that people have shared with you
If someone shared a file or folder with you that you don't want to see anymore, you can remove it.
- Go to drive.google.com.
- On the left, click Shared with me.
- Right click the file you want to remove.
- Click Remove.
Note: You can’t remove files stored in shared drives.
After you remove files that people have shared with you
- If you open a file you’ve removed, it will show up in "Shared with me" again.
- Files you’ve removed may show up in Drive search results.
- If the file is spam or abusive content, you can report it.
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