Bulk transfer ownership
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Mittal Chandra
Oct 9, 2025, 2:02:20 PMOct 9
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Hi Ross
I would like to transfer ownership of selective files that is in current_owner users trashed folder to a new_owner. Please note that the files can be in different folders.
Is this the right command to use?
gam user <current_owner_email> update drivefileacl <file_id> <new_owner_email> role owner transferownership true
Thanks in advance
Mittal
Ross Scroggs
Oct 9, 2025, 2:06:07 PMOct 9
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Where do you want the files to be located after the ownership is changed?
In the current owners My Drive or the new owners My Drive?
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Mittal Chandra
Oct 9, 2025, 2:16:10 PMOct 9
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It will be the new owner My Drive
Ross Scroggs
Oct 9, 2025, 2:22:55 PMOct 9
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See: https://github.com/GAM-team/GAM/wiki/Users-Drive-Ownership#transfer-ownership-of-files-that-a-source-user-owns-to-a-target-user
This will put the files in the top of the new owner's My Drive; if you want them in some other folder, replace root with the id of the desired folder.
gam user <current_owner_email> transfer ownership <file_id> <new_owner_email> parentid root includetrashed norecursion
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Mittal Chandra
Oct 9, 2025, 2:46:43 PMOct 9
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Thank you! I found that the folder I'm trying to transfer ownership is already owned by a new_owner but the files contained in the folder are still owned by the original owner. In this case would I just change the ownership back to the original owner to perform the above command? I believe I will need a recursion=true in this case?
Ross Scroggs
Oct 9, 2025, 4:50:16 PMOct 9
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If the New owner alread owns the folder try this to move the folder to the new parents root.
gam user newowner update drivefile <FolderID> parentid root
The use this: https://github.com/GAM-team/GAM/wiki/Users-Drive-Ownership#claim-ownership-of-files-that-other-users-own
gam user newowner claim ownership <FolderID>
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Ross Scroggs
Oct 9, 2025, 4:51:50 PMOct 9
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Yu may have to do this first:
gam user newowner untrash driveifle <FolderID>
Ross
Mittal Chandra
Oct 9, 2025, 6:34:11 PMOct 9
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Thanks, Ross! Your help was greatly appreciated!
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