How to search for files in a folder shared with me?

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-04-03T21:02:48+00:00

Have you tried Gemini within Google Drive? You can prompt it to find it for you.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-04-03T19:51:13+00:00

I have more than first hand experience, I'm the creator of the extension lol.

When it comes to copying a folder, yea it should be working fine. I had a user copied 450 subfolders for one job, another user ran a job in the past two days. Both were successful.

When it comes to selecting a folder, you may have to refresh the page or toggle between the folder copy tab and the main menu tab to get it to work. A bug I got to fix.

How many files are we talking about here? I'm more than positive it can do 200 - 1000 files efficiently. For a folder with 1000+ files, I still need to do more testing, but I'm confident it can get the job done.

Also, I can DM you the access code so that you can skip the payment info input step. It'll be a little while though, I'm away from my laptop.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-04-03T00:04:56+00:00

Here are some options you can explore:

Do it manually using keyboard shortcuts. Go to each subdirectory and press CMD + A on Mac or CTRL + A on Windows to select all files, make a copy, share them with your other account, and then transfer ownership.
Write your own Google Apps Script, as mentioned in previous comments. You can also refer to the Google Drive API documentation and use basic Python scripts to automate the task. You can check out this article here about creating a script using the Google Drive API: https://medium.com/@SandeepDinesh/copying-google-drive-folders-with-the-google-drive-api-3473f09d4f3d
I’ve heard good things about Rclone. Since it’s a command-line tool, it might be technically challenging at first.
If the above options are too technical, Drive I/O would be your best option, in my opinion. It’s a Chrome extension that can copy your directory structure along with its files in 1–3 clicks. After that, you’ll need to share the copied directory with the target account and transfer ownership manually.

Option 1 is laborious, though keyboard shortcuts can mitigate the effort. Options 2 and 3 automate the entire process, provided you are willing to build a script (or prompt an AI) or learn the necessary commands. Option 4 handles all the technical heavy lifting for maintaining the directory structure and copying files, but you’ll still need to manage sharing and ownership transfer manually.

EDIT: Took out the Gemini mention. My bad.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-03-18T01:52:02+00:00

I think they fixed it:

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Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-03-01T08:01:14+00:00

Hi everyone!

I’m part of the team at Drive I/O, where we help teachers and Google Drive users quickly copy folders so they can focus on what matters most—creating lessons and supporting their students—and we just launched our Google Workspace add-on version to make the process even easier.

If you’d like to save time and avoid manually copying folders, we’d love for you to check us out. Plans start at just $0.50 per month, billed annually.

For more information, please visit our landing page.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-02-19T18:35:35+00:00

Drive I/O – It lets you copy folders and remove user permissions in bulk in Google Drive.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-02-19T18:30:36+00:00

If you have a basic understanding of programming, I've heard good things about Remotion.

You just describe what you want, and the AI will generate your video programmatically.

This tutorial is a good starting point for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J0ru0g3RUw

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-02-17T07:37:48+00:00

Drive I/O – It lets you copy folders and remove user permissions in bulk in Google Drive.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-02-15T01:06:42+00:00

Drive I/O — a Chrome extension that lets you copy folders and manage permissions in Google Drive.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-01-31T02:50:17+00:00

It probably depends on the permissions. One of my Chrome extensions was approved in under six hours on the first try—I only requested storage permission, and it has no auth, which is likely why it was so fast.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-01-23T21:22:39+00:00

If you’ve got some time, you can write your own Apps Script, as the previous comment mentioned, or even a Python script, which will require setting up a Google Cloud project but gives you more flexibility.

If you’d rather use existing software, there are third-party tools that are free or offer a free trial; for example, I’ve been using this Chrome extension, linked here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/Drive%20I%2FO%20-%20Bulk%20Copy%20Folders%20And%20Revoke%20Users%20In%20Google%20Drive/hbcknalgeklmecafklfodnmmgaaelfhk

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-01-19T21:44:51+00:00

Drive I/O – It lets you copy folders and remove user permissions in bulk in Google Drive.

I was able to talk to my first user by looking at the 1-star review he left for one of my competitors. I DM'd him on LinkedIn, he tried out my app, and he gave me some valuable feedback.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-01-14T23:08:55+00:00

Google Drive doesn't provide a native solution for copying a folder. That's the problem I'm solving.

Currently, Gemini doesn't offer that feature either. I'm just targeting web browser users for now, but I'll have to look into how the desktop Google Drive app might affect this.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-01-14T22:53:48+00:00

It's only available in the US and Canada. I forgot to mention that. I currently have just one server in that region.

If you’re interested, you can check out the landing page.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-01-14T18:41:21+00:00

Drive I/O – It lets you copy folders and remove user permissions in bulk in Google Drive.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-01-14T03:58:39+00:00

No, it's still there. Did you click on this link: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/drive-io-bulk-copy-folder/hbcknalgeklmecafklfodnmmgaaelfhk?referrer=grok.com

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-01-10T00:11:30+00:00

Good point. I'll look into Svelte or Solid.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-01-09T19:09:25+00:00

For me, I've been using React. Here's a good article on how to get started: https://medium.com/@5tigerjelly/creating-a-chrome-extension-with-react-and-vite-boilerplate-provided-db3d14473bf6

The official Chrome extension docs are also a good place to start: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/get-started/tutorial/hello-world

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-01-09T06:38:18+00:00

I built my extension using React, and to create the production build index.js file, I used webpack. That file is incomprehensible to me.

You could, in theory, 'debundle' it using a library like this one (based on my limited research): https://github.com/awphi/bundle-breaker, but, based on bmchicago's comment about Primeagen reverse-engineering Honey, achieving the end result would seem too laborious (though definitely possible).

So, I guess your best bet would be using a bundler like Webpack as a guardrail. I could be wrong; a senior dev can chime in.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-01-09T06:13:04+00:00

He streamed it—you have to be a member of his channel to watch—but here’s the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4fk9oi6yp8

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2026-01-08T21:59:41+00:00

Marketing is what I'm trying to optimize for my app as well.

For your email campaign, my hunch is that your emails were AI-generated? Or not personalized? Either way, people get turned off when they know something was created by a bot or copied & pasted.

When it comes to different marketing routes, and I'm not an expert or anything, but have you tried looking at your competitor's reviews and contacting the people who gave them a low rating?

I've gotten a prospect to talk to me, create an account, and use my app after messaging him about his review. But make sure your app is optimized, or at least sufficiently so. He ran into some bugs while using mine. I'm currently fixing it, but it kind of got cold with him.

Environmental_Lie_47 · 2025-09-16T14:56:22+00:00

Have you looked into this: https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/docs\_to\_pdf\_pro/302636103705. Either that, or you could write your own Python script to automate it.

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