Oftentimes, we create documents that someone else ends up taking over. But then the documents sit in our Google Drive, even if we no longer need them. And, if we delete them, the person on the other end will lose that document too (unless they have made a copy of it). So what can we do?
You can transfer the ownership of the document to someone else! Now this only works with people in the same domain, meaning you cannot share something in your RIH Google Drive with someone outside RIH or your personal account even. But, you can transfer ownership from a personal account to anywhere. Here is how…
- First, select the individual document or folder that you want to transfer in Drive.
- Open the file and click Share in the top-right corner of the file.
- Type the email address of the new owner in the “Invite people” field. Click Share & save.
- Click Advanced in the bottom-right corner of the sharing box.
- Click the drop-down menu next to the name of the person you want to own the file or folder.
- Select “Is owner”. Click Done.
It is that simple. Now they own the document and you can delete it from your Google Drive.
Hope this helps!