generate a count of all files in shared drives

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Nate K

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Jul 13, 2022, 2:29:35 PM7/13/22
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using "gam ou_and_children / print filecount todrive" i was able to generate a report of the number of files each user owns, and thus i think give me a total of all files in my organization, but this doesn't seem to differentiate between files in shared drives vs personal drives. 
Is there any way or command to find the total number of files that exist in all shared drives? I see commands for enumerating files in specified shared drives, but can it be done for all shared drives combined in one go?

Ross Scroggs

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Jul 13, 2022, 3:26:10 PM7/13/22
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Nate,

The command you executed does not include files on Shared Drives.

will get file counts/sizes for Shared Drives. It requires Advanced GAM.

Ross

On Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 11:29 AM Nate K <nkaus...@aurora.tech> wrote:
using "gam ou_and_children / print filecount todrive" i was able to generate a report of the number of files each user owns, and thus i think give me a total of all files in my organization, but this doesn't seem to differentiate between files in shared drives vs personal drives. 
Is there any way or command to find the total number of files that exist in all shared drives? I see commands for enumerating files in specified shared drives, but can it be done for all shared drives combined in one go?

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Nate K

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Jul 14, 2022, 2:03:02 PM7/14/22
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Ross, you're amazing. Where's the link for me to buy you a cup of coffee or beverage of your choice?

Bryan Clarke

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Jun 14, 2024, 11:51:42 AM6/14/24
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Bumping old thread here. Is it possible to simply use gam to get the file count of a single team drive without using a Python script? Looking to reduce complexity lol. Thanks!

Ross Scroggs

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Bryan Clarke

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Jun 14, 2024, 12:01:45 PM6/14/24
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Thank you Ross! I should just use the drive owner here to get an accurate count correct?

Ross Scroggs

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Jun 14, 2024, 12:03:50 PM6/14/24
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Bryan,

Any drive manager will do.

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Raju Vemula

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Nov 26, 2024, 11:14:25 AM11/26/24
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Hi Ross,

Could you help on this thread, I would like to print all files counted folder wise in a shared drive

Ross Scroggs

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Nov 26, 2024, 12:14:50 PM11/26/24
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Send me a Meet/Zoom invitation to discuss your request.

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