When you upload files to Google Drive, they are stored in secure data centers.
- If your computer, phone, or tablet is lost or broken, you can still access your files from other devices.
- Your files are private unless you share them.
To help ensure your Google Drive files are private:
Make your Google Account more secure
- If you share a computer, sign out of your Google Account when you're done.
- We suggest you don't install Backup & Sync or Drive File Stream on a shared or public computer. Anyone who uses the computer could access your files.
- Learn more about Google Account security.
Control what other people see
Your files are private unless you choose to share them. You can share files with:
- One person or a few people using a link.
- Everyone by making the files public.
Learn more about staying safe online.
