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After you share a file, you can stop sharing at any time. You can also control if people that you've shared with can change or share your file.
Tip: When you update permissions for a file that you share from My Drive and the person who you share with doesn't have permissions, you can update permissions for:
- The folder that contains the file
- Only the file itself
Stop sharing a file
If you're sharing a file, the owner and anyone with editor access can change the permissions and share the file.
Stop sharing a file or folder- Open the Google Drive app.
- Select a file or folder.
- Tap Manage access.
- Find the person that you want to stop sharing with.
- Tap the person Remove.
When you change an item's general access to 'Restricted', only people with access can open the file.
- Open the Google Drive app.
- Open or select a file.
- Tap Manage access.
- Under 'General access', tap Change.
- Tap the audience who has access.
- Select Restricted.
If you delete a shared file that you own:
- People who can view, comment on or edit it will be able to make a copy until you've deleted it permanently.
- To permanently delete the file, find the file in your trash and tap More Delete forever.
If you delete a shared file that you do not own:
- It will be removed from your Drive, but still accessible to other collaborators.
- To get the file back, open a link to the file. You’ll see the file in 'Shared with me'.
Change share settings for Google Forms
Google Forms often have different sharing options from other kinds of files.