Google Drive

Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service developed by Google

Google Drive model

Google Drive model

Google My Drive versus Shared Drives

The fundemental difference between My Drive and Shared Drive files is the ownership. The tree on the left symbolises a My Drive folder structure. The colors reperesent the ownership. The tree on the right represents a Shared Drive,

In a shared drive you only manage content (files), structure (folders) and access to the content.

Google Drive tree

Timeline Google Drive Timeline

Resources

Store & share files or folders with shared drives
Best practices for shared drives
Shared drives access levels