Disable sharing for Google Drive

[jghmf]

Google support said it is not possible to remove internal and external sharing of the entire Drive of individual users.

The only way is for users to go through their thousands of folders/files and remove access.

Is there a script or something to achieve this either from the user's end or from the admin's? 

[icrew]

You can do this with the free, open source, command-line, indispensable GAM tool. Check out:

• GAM: https://github.com/jay0lee/GAM/wiki
• GAM Advanced (a variant with a few more features): https://github.com/taers232c/GAMADV-XTD3/wiki
• and the mailing list at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/google-apps-manager

for more details.

Specifically, see https://github.com/GAM-team/GAM/wiki/GoogleDriveManagement for more details.

Hope that helps,

Ian

[jghmf]

Thank you, Ian! This is helpful. 

I am still exploring the options. I cannot find a way to restrict the entire personal Drive contents to the owner. Hopefully I get some help from the GAM usergroup. 

[icrew]

Perhaps using DLP rules would be an alternative solution for this? See  https://support.google.com/a/answer/9646351?hl=en

[christiannewman]

Or Drive Trust Rules

[jghmf]

The drive trust rules are not applicable for shared drives.