Showing posts with label team drives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label team drives. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

G Suite Update: The “Team Drives” feature of Google Drive will be renamed to “shared drives.”

What’s changing 

The “Team Drives” feature of Google Drive will be renamed to “shared drives.” This will impact: 
  • Drive on web and mobile: Timing may vary depending on the specific platform. See below for more info.
  • Drive File Stream: Beginning on May 31, 2019, with the Drive File Stream version 31 release, “Team Drives” will be renamed to “shared drives” in the Drive File Stream navigation. This may require you to update settings on your devices (see below for more info). 

Why it’s changing 

This change will not impact Team Drives functionality; it is simply a name change. Our users have told us that they use Team Drives for a lot more than sharing within teams, so “shared drives” makes it easier to understand how you could use them.


How to get started 

  • End users: In Google Drive, in the left hand side panel, “Team Drives” will be renamed to “Shared drives.” Any desktop shortcuts that link to content inside of shared drives will need to be updated.
For more details on the transition refer to this G Suite Updates Blog Post

Refer to this KBA on Google Drive Best Practices 
For more details on using Team Drives review this blog post: Get Started with Team Drives


Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Get Started with Team Drives

Team Drives are shared spaces where teams can store their files and guarantee that every member has the most up-to-date information, no matter the time or place. 

Team Drives make onboarding easy, because every person and Google Group added to a Team Drive gets instant access to that team’s documents. Moreover, Team Drives are designed to store the team’s work collectively, so if a document’s creator moves off of the team that document doesn’t go with them. 

Advanced access controls make Team Drives even more robust, preventing team members from accidentally removing or deleting files that others need.




Find out more about team drives. We are early adopters so more features are sure to come down the pike.

partially reposted from: https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/products/drive/get-started-team-drive/