The giant search engine Google will roll out a new security update to Google Drive to make the file sharing service more secure for users. Before the change, Google has issued a warning that an upcoming update to the system may change the Drive links of some files.
The giant search engine Google will roll out a new security update to Google Drive to make the file sharing service more secure for users.
Ahead of the change, Google has issued a warning that an upcoming system update may change the Drive links of some files. This would mean that links to files shared by users with their friends, family members, or colleagues would no longer work.
Drive users may need to send new sharing links for such files after the update. Some users may need file access permissions from the host. However, Google notes that "access to these files will not change for anyone who has already viewed them".
The new Drive security update will be rolled out on September 13 this year. Google also has a share link that allows you to see if there are any files in your Drive account that are getting a new share link.
How to check if any of your files have been affected?
Google Drive users can visit the Drive link (https://drive.google.com/drive/update-drives) from a browser or device where they're signed in with their Google Drive account and view any of their files. affected by the new changes.
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If any of your files have been affected, you can simply remove this security update from the drive. However, Google recommends that you do not remove the update and "should only be considered for files that are publicly posted".
Now you can block people on Google Drive too:
With EC, the search engine Google has introduced another new feature which is for users using Google Drive. Through this new feature, you can now block anyone on Google Drive as well. With the help of this new feature of Google, the problem of spam on the cloud storage platform will end.