Google: Transfer Ownership of Shared Drives

Environment

U-M Google, shared drives

Issue

How do I transfer ownership of a Google shared drive?

Resolution

Transferring ownership of Google shared drives involves updating the assigned Managers shared on the drive. You must be a Manager of the shared drive to transfer ownership.

To transfer ownership by updating the assigned Managers:

  1. Go to the ITS Shared Drive Manager tool.
  2. Find the shared drive you'd like to transfer ownership of from the list on the Google Shared Drives You Manage page.
  3. Click Edit to the right of the drive.
  4. Add eligible Managers you're transferring ownership to in the "Enter the uniqnames of every individual, separated by commas, who will be Managers of the shared drive" field.
    • Eligible Managers include faculty, regular staff, and students.
  5. Select I Confirm from the confirmation drop-down and click Edit shared drive.

The new Manager(s) should have access to the shared drive within 24 hours. If you'd like to be removed as a Manager on the shared drive, you must ask another Manager to remove you using the steps above, as you cannot remove yourself.

Note: You cannot add or remove Managers directly in Google. They must be updated using the ITS Shared Drive Manager tool.

Additional Information

When a shared drive loses all eligible Managers, it is deactivated and scheduled for deletion 90 days from when it lost eligibility. 

Need additional information or assistance? Contact the ITS Service Center.

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