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You cannot share google drive root folder BUT you can:<br />
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1. Share all the contents of the root folder by: <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;On a computer, go to <b>drive.google.com</b>.<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; On your keyboard, hold<b> Shift </b>and select all your files and folders.<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; At the top right, click <b>Share</b> Add people.<br />
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2. you can move all you drive data into a folder create on google drive root folder and share that folder.<br />
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Note that if you have a lot of files and folders on your google drive it may take a while till all your files and folders will be shared.
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You cannot share google drive root folder BUT you can:

1. Share all the contents of the root folder by:
     On a computer, go to drive.google.com.
      On your keyboard, hold Shift and select all your files and folders.
      At the top right, click Share Add people.

2. you can move all you drive data into a folder create on google drive root folder and share that folder.

Note that if you have a lot of files and folders on your google drive it may take a while till all your files and folders will be shared.

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Yes 2, is already what I do but the problem is when you or others start adding folders outside of that single &quot;root folder&quot;.
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Yes 2, is already what I do but the problem is when you or others start adding folders outside of that single "root folder".

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You can schedule a script that will keep the root folder clean, and move the files to the &quot;root&quot; folder priodicallly.
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You can schedule a script that will keep the root folder clean, and move the files to the "root" folder priodicallly.

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Too technical for the lay person.
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How do I share my google drive and root level thereby providing a family member access to all areas of my drive? &nbsp;I can seem to only select individual folders.
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How do I share my google drive and root level thereby providing a family member access to all areas of my drive?  I can seem to only select individual folders.

How to share complete Google drive at root folder level.

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