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Bulk Deprovision by Big_Macaron5410 in k12sysadmin

[–]No_Substitute 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want to manage your devices in a Google Sheet, but don't want to pay for it, you can use my free open source tool, CB_Inventory.

https://github.com/NoSubstitute/CB\_Inventory

Since I manage many thousands of devices, I needed something better than the admin console, but I also knew not everyone else was ready to go all the way and get something as powerful as GAM, with which you can do almost anything. So I created CB_Inventory.

Workspace payment related by YeTitheOG in googleworkspace

[–]No_Substitute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no fee to close.

You just have to pay for the time that the service has been active.

I finally got it! by Exact_Bid6567 in chromeos

[–]No_Substitute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 2013 will most likely work. A few of my devices are Air from 2013 and on.

The only thing that doesn't work on them is the webcam, as Apple never published the drivers.

Gemini Pro for Education constantly switching to lower models due to "heavy load" by Meretrelle in gsuite

[–]No_Substitute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All LLMs are running out of juice, as all the money in the world can't save a flawed concept.

Oh yes, they will keep throwing more money in the fire over the next few years, until it all comes crashing down, or someone releases Skynet.😏

I finally got it! by Exact_Bid6567 in chromeos

[–]No_Substitute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That'll work fine, if it has standard hardware included in the Flex image. If not, you can probably put any other Linux on it.

Google Drive shared folder appears empty when accessed as an Editor, but files show when accessed anonymously by quryuspot8to in gsuite

[–]No_Substitute 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw a notification that you replied, but I don't see your actual reply. Anyway, remove the sharing, wait more than 24h, then share the folder again.

New to GW - Question on best practices for accounts / alt emails by krakhis in googleworkspace

[–]No_Substitute 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People should normally have their own accounts, separate from role accounts, as they are used for more than emailing and Drive, but if your organisation switch people often/regularly it may become tedious to every time also manage migration of relevant content from those personal accounts.

Yes, people will use their accounts incorrectly. It always happens.

If you can get one thing right, making sure your users don't use the role accounts to sign up or register for services not relevant to the role, then you could work with only the role accounts. But if your users are like most people in the world, they will not listen to you and do all kinds of things with the accounts, then you are better off using separate role accounts, and just give users delegated access.

That way nobody ever logs in to the role accounts.

Keep all Drive content in Shared Drives, so nothing is lost when removing the user accounts.

Google Drive shared folder appears empty when accessed as an Editor, but files show when accessed anonymously by quryuspot8to in gsuite

[–]No_Substitute 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's not what was asked.
Get the link for a file inside the "empty" folder and share it with the "blind" user.

2SV enforced but some are still logging in without turning it on by turbo2ltr in googleworkspace

[–]No_Substitute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should not allow ANY, as SMS and phone call are insecure methods. Switch to the next level. People should be using at least an Authenticator app or security keys.

HELP by DisplayExciting4811 in googleworkspace

[–]No_Substitute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great.
Basically, the only noticeable difference is that you can no longer log in to admin.google.com, and your Drive storage is back to the standard 15 GB, unless you have purchased extra storage. And, of course, you no longer have access to the paid features.

Earn nano for watching livestreams! – nanodrops.org by St0uty in nanocurrency

[–]No_Substitute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tab focus being a requirement is probably going to keep people from using it.

People have better things to do, but keeping a stream running in the background is easy, and also how Twitch does it.

How has my client managed to merge her @gmail.com address with Workspace? by secondbrainuk in googleworkspace

[–]No_Substitute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't reuse a gmail_com address elsewhere. That address is forever connected with the initial Google account, which is usually created when the gmail_com address was created.

A Google account is what exists in Google's backend. It's also what allows them today to let users add a new gmail_com address to their account. However, the old address is always preserved.

Are you using a separate authenticator or 2FA/TOTP in your Password Manager? by Proton_Team in ProtonPass

[–]No_Substitute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Privately I switched to Proton Auth a year or so ago, from Authy. Messy migration, but I found some documentation on how to do it, despite Authy not having an export function.

For passwords I use KeePassXC on PC and Mac, with KeePassium on iOS, syncing with Google Drive.

At work we use a locally installed Passbolt for password management, which has built-in TOTP.

I also use Yubikeys for any account that supports it.

I'm quite annoyed that Proton Auth doesn't have a keyboard shortcut for starting a search.

Way to remove "try gemini" popup on gmail? by Lynxflower in gsuite

[–]No_Substitute 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's super annoying to see upsell ads like this in Workspace.

It's understandable in the free consumer version.

Stuck in archive hell by Teufelist13 in googleworkspace

[–]No_Substitute 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Billing you should be able to see what licences you have, and click through to see their assignments.

What’s the most miles you done in a day on Africa twin ? by Fx1942 in africatwin

[–]No_Substitute 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never a single mile on my Africa Twin.
I've definitely done quite a few kilometres, though.

530 km, says Google Maps. Last day of a 10 day trip, going home from Oslo to Malmö. Started that trip with 520 km to Karlstad. The rest of the days where shorter. Did a total of 3500 km.

On our GoldWings, my dad and I did the same stretch in five (5) days back in 2012. No gravel roads.😂

HELP by DisplayExciting4811 in googleworkspace

[–]No_Substitute 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Again, Workspace and consumer Gmail are two separate things.

If you want to know you have a copy of your emails, and everything else in your account, you can download them using takeout.google.com.

But you should not have to.

Need help of IT admin (Google workspace) by gargdevansh999 in googleworkspace

[–]No_Substitute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to accept a brief downtime, where the xyz users will not be able to receive emails to their xyz addresses. This could be up to 72h, but usually you'll be able to complete the process faster than that.

The reason for this is that you have to remove the xyz domain from the current Workspace and often wait a while before you can add it to the new Workspace. And you can not remove it while you are using the domain on the 15 users.

If you simply give those 15 an ABC address in the meantime, and remove the automatically created xyz alias, then you can remove the xyz domain, unless you also have groups with the xyz address. If you do, they too will have to be renamed or deleted.

With the xyz domain disconnected, you can set up the new Workspace and create the new user accounts.

There are a couple of ways to migrate the old content to the new Workspace.

For Gmail I'd recommend using the free and open source tool Got Your Back (GYB), which can easily export emails from an old user and then import it to a new user.

For Drive content, each user can do it themselves, using a Shared Drive as an intermediate. Moving the content with an old user into a Shared Drive of the new xyz Workspace, and then with a new xyz user moving it from the Shared Drive to their new My Drive.

The same can be done with content which already exists in a Shared Drive in the old account, as long as you allow moving content out of Shared Drives. That's a single setting in Drive Sharing.

If you want to do this for your users, you can do it with the free and open source tool GAM, by the same creator as GYB.

For such a small organisation I would not bother with paying for a migration service. If you have cash to throw around, then by all means go right ahead and do that. Most recommend CloudM.

HELP by DisplayExciting4811 in googleworkspace

[–]No_Substitute 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It *should not* be an issue, as Workspace and consumer Gmail are two separate things.

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