Google Shared Drive: Create Shared Drive

Google Shared Drives are shared spaces where teams can easily store, search, and access their files anywhere, from any device. Faculty, staff, current students, and sponsored accounts can create a Google Shared Drive.

1. Navigate to Google Drive
2. In the left navigation, right click Shared Drives
   • If you do not see Shared Drives as an option, verify that you are logged in using your University account and not your personal account.
3. Click + New toward the upper-left of the screen.
4. Enter a title for your New Shared Drive using naming convention (ex. College_DeptName_ProjectName)
   • Additional naming examples:
     • CEHD_Project 1A
     • Psy_Office Manager
     • MedEd_CommitteeName
     • CHEM_Chem301_Lab2
     • Shared Drives that are not associated with a department, college, or group, please choose a name that is descriptive that would make sense to your and your group
5. Click CREATE.
6. Add additional members and set permissions:
   1. Expand Shared Drives
   2. Find and open newly created Shared Drive
   3. Click Manage members
      
   4. Add new Member email addresses as needed and assign appropriate roles.
      NOTE: Maximum # of members (and/or Google groups) is 600
      • Available roles:
        • Manager - Manage content, members, and settings
        • (default) Content Manager - Add, edit, move, and delete files
        • Contributor - Add and edit files
        • Commenter - Comment access
        • Viewer - View access

Self Help Resources:

• Get started with Shared Drives
• Share files with Shared Drives
• Manage Shared Drives
• Shared Drive Limits
• Google Drive for Desktop (formerly Drive File Stream) - Desktop application to access and manage files stored in Google Drive and Google Shared Drive
  • NOTE: Google Shared Drive Members must have Content Manager or Manager roles on a Shared Drive in order to sync and edit files in Google Drive File Stream.