--- title: How to transfer ownership of a Google Drive folder or file description: Learn how to transfer ownership of a Google Drive folder or file. Share the folder or file with the new owner, switch ownership through the Share menu, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-transfer-ownership-of-a-google-drive-folder-or-file-qsyomgyt5 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to transfer ownership of a Google Drive folder or file | daily.dev og:description: Learn how to transfer ownership of a Google Drive folder or file. Share the folder or file with the new owner, switch ownership through the Share menu, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-transfer-ownership-of-a-google-drive-folder-or-file-qsyomgyt5 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/QsYoMGyt5.png og:image:alt: How to transfer ownership of a Google Drive folder or file og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to transfer ownership of a Google Drive folder or file **[The Verge](https://daily.dev/sources/theverge)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Learn how to transfer ownership of a Google Drive folder or file. Share the folder or file with the new owner, switch ownership through the Share menu, and have the new owner accept ownership. Be aware that file ownership within the folder will remain the same. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#google-drive](https://daily.dev/tags/google-drive) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-transfer-ownership-of-a-google-drive-folder-or-file-qsyomgyt5) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How to transfer ownership of a Google Drive folder or file","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-transfer-ownership-of-a-google-drive-folder-or-file-qsyomgyt5","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-transfer-ownership-of-a-google-drive-folder-or-file-qsyomgyt5"},"datePublished":"2024-01-02T20:44:53.127Z","dateModified":"2024-01-02T20:44:52.292Z","description":"Learn how to transfer ownership of a Google Drive folder or file. Share the folder or file with the new owner, switch ownership through the Share menu, and...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/c66689ce31f6d24eb77bc827512776a3?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/c66689ce31f6d24eb77bc827512776a3?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Verge","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Verge","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/eacb57b3570d4f04b1f0dc8f834d8135","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/theverge"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-transfer-ownership-of-a-google-drive-folder-or-file-qsyomgyt5","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"google-drive","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Verge","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/theverge"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"How to transfer ownership of a Google Drive folder or file"}]} ```