Note: A single file stored on My Drive can be contained in multiple folders.Ī single file stored on a shared drive can only have one parent folder. Folders are files that only contain metadata, and have the MIME type This list shows all available file types: Blob A file that contains text or binary content such as images, videos, andĪ container you can use to organize other types of files onĭrive. You can organize an individual file within a shared drive or in My Drive but not both. Structure within Google Drive that lives parallel to My Drive. Shared drives A shared drive is an organizational The user is the primary owner of this folder. My Drive Each user has a 'root' folder called 'My Drive' that functions as their primary hierarchy,Īnd consists of everything that descends from this root folder. Their My Drive, whereas a group or organization owns files in a shared drive.

The main difference between My Drive and shared driveĬollections are the file ownership. Metadata to show which group of files the file is stored with Collections are specified as part of the file's

Ownershipĭrive organizes files based on the user's relationship with the content as wellĪs its storage location.

For more details about folders, see File types. Note: Folders are treated as a type of file. The Drive API represents files stored on Google Drive as aįile resource. Provides specific attributes for each file to facilitate file manipulation.

Google Drive organizes files in collections, describes files by types, and

Sharing a google drive folder