recipe-transfer-file-ownership
Installation
Summary
Transfer ownership of Google Drive files between users with a two-step workflow.
- Requires the
gws-driveskill andgwsbinary to execute - Lists files owned by a specific user, then transfers ownership to a new owner via the Google Drive permissions API
- Ownership transfer is irreversible without the new owner's cooperation
SKILL.md
Transfer File Ownership
PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe:
gws-drive
Transfer ownership of Google Drive files from one user to another.
[!CAUTION] Transferring ownership is irreversible without the new owner's cooperation.
Steps
- List files owned by the user:
gws drive files list --params '{"q": "'\''user@company.com'\'' in owners"}' - Transfer ownership:
gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "FILE_ID", "transferOwnership": true}' --json '{"role": "owner", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "newowner@company.com"}'
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