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Step 1

Open Google Drive. 

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Step 2

Using the dropdown arrow next to the Google Drive search bar, search for any items that are owned by you and shared with the user who should no longer have access to your files.

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Step 3

Click on any of the documents for which you are the owner. Next, hold down on Ctrl+A on your keyboard to select all documents (Command+A on a Mac).  All documents are now highlighted as shown in the screen shot below. 

NOTE:  If there many documents listed, then you want to scroll down to the bottom of the page before pressing Ctrl+A.

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Step 4

After all documents are highlighted, click the "Share" icon above the document listing.

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Step 5

Click the dropdown arrow to the right of the user you would like to edit to expand the sharing options and then select "Remove access".

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Step 6

Select 'Remove' to revoke the sharing permissions.

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Step 7

Click Save for the pending change to take effect and the access will be removed. 

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FAQs

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titleCan I remove access from multiple documents simultaneously without removing access from all documents?

Yes. Instead of using the "Ctrl+A" command in step 3 above, you may use the Ctrl+Click function to select specific documents. After you have selected the necessary documents, you may proceed with Step 4.

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