Shared drives cheat sheet

Files in a shared drive belong to a team instead of an individual. Members of the shared drive can come & go, but team files stay in one place.

You can use this feature only if your organization supports it. For help, contact your administrator.

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Learn more: What are shared drives?

Create a shared drive

			Click Shared drives
			Click New
			Name your shared drive
			Click Create

Search for a shared drive

			Click Shared drives
			Enter a shared drive name

Add members

			Choose a shared drive
			Click Manage members
			Add names or emails
			Set access level
			Click Send

Add files or folders

			Choose a shared drive
			Click New
			Create a new folder or upload a folder
			Create a new file or upload a file
			Double-click to open a file

Change a member's access level

			Choose a shared drive
			Click to manage members
			Change member access levels or remove access

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