Google Drive Help: Share files from Google Drive
Documents sharing files and folders with recipients, Viewer, Commenter, and Editor roles, notification email messages, general access, anyone-with-link access, copy link, restricted access, expiration, and advanced owner controls.
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Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permission sharing | Choose permission sharing when users manage durable access grants, role assignments, group permissions, effective access, inheritance, anonymous access, or revocation for a protected resource. | Opening the permission sharing surface loads direct grants, inherited grants, group or team grants, anonymous access, service credentials, and owner or admin constraints before edits are saved. | Google Drive documents Viewer, Commenter, Editor, owner controls, download/copy restrictions, and role effects for shared files. |
| Share dialog | Choose share dialog when the primary task is sharing a specific object by recipients, groups, link scope, role, notification, copy-link, native share, or access-management controls. | Opening the dialog identifies the object and fetches current access before presenting share controls. | Google Drive documents recipient sharing, roles, notification messages, general access, anyone-with-link access, copy link, and owner controls. |
Comparisons supported by this source
- Permission sharing vs share dialog vs invite user vs permission recovery
Google Drive documents Viewer, Commenter, Editor, owner controls, download/copy restrictions, and role effects in file sharing.
- Share dialog vs invite user vs object picker vs modal dialog
Google Drive documents recipient sharing, roles, email notification, general access, anyone-with-link access, copy link, and advanced owner controls.
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