Google Workspace Changes

Find what you need faster with new Google Drive organizational options

Google Drive for Web is introducing new organizational options, including a drop-down menu in grid and list layouts to choose if folders appear 'on top' or 'mixed with files,' and new display options within the Search view.

Developers will now be able to fully control file expirations via the Google Drive API for files in shared drives.

To expand upon this, we’re adding the option to set expirations on files that reside in shared drives using the Google Drive API. Specifically, developers will now be able to fully control file expirations via the API (creating, reading, updating, deleting), and users will be able to see, but not edit file expirations in the sharing dialog.

Set expirations for files in shared drives using Google Drive API

Google is expanding the ability to set expiring access to files located in shared drives via the Google Drive API. Developers can now fully control file expirations (creating, reading, updating, and deleting) through the API, while end users will be able to view these expirations in the sharing dialog, although they cannot edit them directly.

Shared drives are being introduced to Google Workspace Business Starter.

As a benefit of the transition to pooled storage, Business Starter customers will gain access to shared drives, enabling better team collaboration through shared file storage and access. While users can create shared drives and add members, certain advanced admin-level and security controls will not be available for the Business Starter edition. This feature will become available after pooled storage has rolled out to all existing Business Starter customers.

Google Workspace Business Starter is transitioning from per-user storage to pooled storage.

Google is updating the storage model for Business Starter from per-user storage to pooled storage, allowing storage to be shared across the entire organization. This change simplifies storage management and provides admins with better monitoring tools. New customers will have pooled storage starting May 15, 2023, and existing customers will transition starting May 22, 2023.

Google Drive introduces a dedicated spam folder for unwanted and abusive shared files.

Google Drive is introducing a dedicated spam folder to host unwanted files shared with users that contain spam or abusive content. Automatic classifiers will redirect suspected spam, and users can manually move Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, and Forms files in and out of the folder. Once a file is moved to spam, the user is unsubscribed from notifications and comments, and the file is permanently removed after 30 days.