- When you have received an email that an item has been shared with you GO TO drive.google.com
- Find on the Left column “Shared with me” and click
- Find the new file/folder shared with you. Right-Click on the file/folder and select "Add to My Drive" [***IMPORTANT***: DO NOT CLICK DOWNLOAD]
- Once this has been done go to your “Local” Google Drive and find the shared file/folder. You will notice that the icon will have a person on it, representing that it is a shared file/folder
- It may take up to 5 min to show up in your local Google Drive. Depending on the file sizes it may take longer to finish syncing.
Adding File/Folder to my Google Drive when shared Print
Created by: Daniel Younkin
Modified on: Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 9:14 AM
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