# Google Drive

Shared file storage and access management; document editing remains scoped to separate editors.

Revision: 2026-09-15.1 · Review: unreviewed

Commissioned by a Nimbalyst maintainer. Public-source synthesis; no independent review or product execution.

## Applicability

Living documentation accessed 2026-09-15; pin plan, client, deployment and tenant policies before use.. Google Workspace Drive, including shared drives where enabled; excludes Docs, Sheets and Slides editing engines..

## Claims

- **yes · documented**: Stores and shares uploaded files. [Google Drive overview](https://workspace.google.com/products/drive/) Scope: Storage capacity and file limits depend on the chosen plan.
- **yes · documented**: Shared drives retain team files when a contributor leaves. [Google shared drives](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7286514?hl=en) Scope: Work or school accounts with shared drives enabled.
- **yes · documented**: Provides distinct shared-drive member roles. [Google shared drives](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7286514?hl=en) Scope: Manager, content manager, contributor, commenter and viewer privileges differ.
- **yes · documented**: Supports file sharing and limited-access folders. [Access to Google shared drives](https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/12380484?hl=en) Scope: Parent and drive-level restrictions affect effective access.
- **yes · documented**: Can share files with external people or eligible visitors. [Access to Google shared drives](https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/12380484?hl=en) Scope: Administrator and shared-drive policies must permit external sharing.
- **yes · documented**: Searches file names and text within supported files. [Google Drive search](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2375114?hl=en) Scope: Indexed content only; corpus completeness and relevance untested.
- **yes · documented**: Offers public or anyone-with-link file access. [Google file sharing](https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2494822?hl=en) Scope: Account and administrator policy determine available options.

## Open questions

- Which client versions, plan and administrator policies apply to the team?
- What survives a representative export: links, attachments, comments, permissions and history?
- How do simultaneous edits, temporary disconnection and member departure behave on the chosen setup?
- Document editing, offline editing and document revision recovery are not inherited from Google Docs in this Drive dossier.

## Verification plan

1. Use the small-team-knowledge investigation to specify the required collaboration and access boundaries.
2. With explicit authorization, create an isolated synthetic workspace and named test accounts; do not invite real colleagues or upload private knowledge.
3. Test editing, viewer restrictions, recovery and export with pinned clients and plan; retain sanitized artifacts before drawing conclusions.

Last checked: 2026-09-15. Recheck by: 2026-10-15.

Content rights: Unlicensed prototype; redistribution decision pending.