A company I work with set up a shared folder in Google Drive for me to share files with them. In Sharing settings I see that the company Is the owner and I Can edit.
When I move files into the shared folder I cannot move or remove them anymore. When I select a file, right-click and choose Remove the file briefly disappears from view, Google Drive informs me that One removed file is still accessible by collaborators and then after a few seconds the file reappears.
Once I copy files to the shared folder I cannot move or remove them, so any mistake I make requires me to start over in a new folder. Is there a way around this? I know files and folders can have only a single owner, so no solution there. The only solutions I can think of are 1) asking the company to temporarily transfer ownership of the entire folder to me or 2) prepare the files I want to share in a different location and check them really, really carefully before I copy them to the shared folder. But since I share a lot of files I make mistakes quite often.
Best Answer
Only owner can delete, move or rename the file. If you want to accomplish either of the aforementioned functions, please request the company to transfer folder/file ownership to you. A person with edit access can only edit the contents of the file.