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Google Drive Collaborative Storage Clean-Up - Video Guides

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Google Drive

Google Drive Storage Locations (2:46)

Learn about the differences in storage locations in Google Drive, such as My Drive vs Shared drives and what Shared with Me is.

Where Should My Content Go? (1:47)

Information about how to decide if your content belongs in a Google Shared drive or if it is better in your My Drive.

Using Advanced Search (1:41)

How to use Advanced Search features in Google Drive to learn more about files and ownership.

Finding Individuals with Advanced Search (2:06)

How to use Advanced Search in Google Drive to target files owned by an individual account.

Creating a Google Shared Drive   (1:22)

Step-by-step instructions on how to create and configure new Google Shared drives.

Moving Files to Google Shared Drive    (1:44)

Instructions on how to use several methods to move files from My Drive locations to a Google Shared drive.

Copying Files (1:49)

When a file cannot be moved to a Google Shared Drive, making a copy of the original can preserve the content.

 

In addition to the information provided below, existing articles offer further details on using Google My Drive and Shared Drives.

Box

Quickly Identify Content Ownership (1:16)

A brief how-to on quickly figuring out who owns Box content.

Ownership and Folders (3:49)

An overview on how ownership works in Box and how to identify shared folders and who owns them.

Moving Content and Changing Ownership (2:11)

How to move content you own as well as don't own in Box and how to transfer ownership.

Searching in Box (1:12)

How to generally search in Box as well as identify files owned by a specific account.