
Google Drive works like this because allowing users to easily put files into multiple folders can cause sharing and deletion complications. This is different from how labels work in Gmail or how shortcuts (or hard links in Linux) work on computer operating systems. All the permissions that the file inherited from the shared folder are lost and all the permissions from the new folder will be inherited. So when you drag a file from one folder to another folder, you remove it from one folder and add it to another.

Google Drive uses the folder metaphor, which states that a file exists only in one place. From within Google Docs, you can also move the doc from its current folder to a new folder. What happens when you move an item to a folder?īy default, when you drag an item to a folder in Google Drive, you are moving the item from its current folder to the new folder. See the official docs in the Help Center.

If the instructions in this docs does not seem to be working (for example, the keyboard shortcuts aren't working you can't find a specific doc), you might not have added an item to your My Drive. You just need to know this: Only owners can delete an item or folder permanently (which removes them from everyone else's My Drive), all others are just removing the items/folders from their own view (aka, My Drive).įor more details on what that means specifically in various context, you'll have to read the rest of the article. 8.1 Finding missing files owned by someone else.8 How do I recover a lost/deleted file or folder.7 What's the best way to delete a shared folder?.6.2 Deleting a shared folder owned by someone else.6.1 Deleting a shared folder that you own.6 What happens when you delete a shared folder?.5 What happens when you remove/delete another user's item from My Drive?.

4.3 Removing an added item without deleting the source.4 What's the best way to have the same item in multiple folders?.3 What happens when you move an item to a folder?.

