Users can access Team Folders and Secured Folders directly in the Google Drive interface.
Important: Shortcuts are added, not folders. This is because My Drive doesn't support files and folders in multiple locations. Learn more from the Google Help Center: Shortcuts replacing files and folders stored in multiple locations.
As a library administrator, you can automatically add Team Folder or Secured Folder shortcuts into the My Drive of the end users in your Google domain, allowing them to find their AODocs libraries quickly by browsing their Google Drive interface.
You can do this:
- in Google Drive if you have the legacy AODocs Smartbar installed – learn more: Install the AODocs Smartbar
- in the AODocs interface:
Important: If you're using the new Smartbar, you must do this in the AODocs interface.
Notes:
– You can add each Team Folder or Secured Folder shortcut to a maximum of 500 users.
– If the Team Folder or Secured Folder is shared with a Google group, AODocs adds it to every member of the Google group. AODocs periodically (at least once a day) checks the list of members of the group, so any new member added to the group receives the added folder.
Tip: The Add shortcut to My Drive feature is especially useful for new people joining a company or a team. Each new employee receives all the information they need directly in their My Drive without having to ask co-workers for the links to the shared folders.
As a library administrator with the legacy Smartbar installed:
1. Click the gear button and select Security center.
2. Select the checkbox Add the library’s root folder to every user’s My Drive.
The library shortcut will be added to the My Drive of users who have access to it.
3. Select the checkbox Notify users via email when the folder is added to their My Drive.
Users having access to the library will receive a notification email.
4. Click Done.
Note: When the library is created, the checkboxes Add the library’s root folder to every user’s My Drive folder and Notify users via email when the folder shortcut is added to their My Drive are selected by default.
Tip: If you plan to prepare the library (create folders, import files) before adding the shortcut to your collaborators, deselect these options until the library is ready.
Notification email sent to end users