Google Drive: Shared With Me is a Filter

Shared With Me is Not a Folder

When I go to Google Drive I am quick to click on 2 things. Recent and Shared With Me. Neither of these is a folder. You can not organize them. They are quick access to the files you might be looking for.

Collaboration

G Suite is designed for collaboration. Shared with me makes it uncomplicated to get people on the same page. “Hey man, I shared a document with you.” is all that needs to be said. Go to Google Drive and click on “Shared With Me” on the left-hand side. Hopefully, you see it right away and you can double click on the file and start collaborating.

Organize Files

Again, the Shared With Me is NOT a folder. If you want to organize the files into a folder you need to first click on the “Add to My Drive” icon in the toolbar.

This will put the file into “My Drive.” If you want it in a specific folder you will need to click on “Organize” to choose the folder.

View Activity

Click on the i icon in the toolbar (or press i on the keyboard) to view activity about the document. Make sure you have single clicked on the document you want information on.