I installed Vidar’s script and works very well for files, but wouldn't reset permissions on folders. So, I changed a little bit the code to make the folders also inherite the permissions from their upper folder.
Two important disclaimers:
- I don't know if the original intention was to leave folders unchanged. Or even if it worked well for everybody but me, and this solutions was unnecesary. It worked for me.
- This is the first script I do, so it is very likely that it is not very efficient and may content some errors. Please feel free to correct it and improve it.
I only changed the doResetPermissions
function, but I paste all the code for simplicity reasons.
var selectedFolder;
var dialog;
function doGet() {
var app = UiApp.createApplication();
var heading = app.createHTML("<h1>Folders for</h1>");
app.add(heading);
var allFoldersIterator = DriveApp.getFolders();
var text = app.createTextArea().setName("text").setId("output");
app.add(text);
var tree = app.createTree();
var rootFolder = DriveApp.getRootFolder();
var treeRoot = app.createTreeItem(rootFolder.getName()).setId(rootFolder.getId());
var handler = app.createServerHandler("folderSelected");
tree.addItem(treeRoot);
tree.addSelectionHandler(handler);
treeRoot.setState(true);
createBranch(rootFolder, treeRoot, app);
app.add(tree);
var selectedFolderIdBox = app.createTextBox().setName("selectedFolderIdBox").setId("selectedFolderIdBox");
app.add(selectedFolderIdBox);
return app;
}
function createBranch(folder, branch, app) {
var children = folder.getFolders();
while (children.hasNext()) {
child = children.next();
Logger.log("Folder id: " + child.getId());
var subBranch = app.createTreeItem(child.getName()).setId(child.getId());
branch.addItem(subBranch);
createBranch(child, subBranch, app);
}
}
function folderSelected(eventInfo) {
var app = UiApp.getActiveApplication();
var parameter = eventInfo.parameter;
Logger.log("Selected " + eventInfo.parameter.selected);
selectedFolder = DriveApp.getFolderById(eventInfo.parameter.selected);
var selectedFolderIdBox = app.getElementById("selectedFolderIdBox");
selectedFolderIdBox.setValue(eventInfo.parameter.selected);
var okHandler = app.createServerHandler("okResetPermissions");
okHandler.addCallbackElement(selectedFolderIdBox);
dialog = app.createDialogBox(true, true);
var panel = app.createFlowPanel();
dialog.add(panel);
dialog.setId("confirmationDialog");
dialog.setPopupPosition(100, 100).setSize(500, 500);
panel.add(app.createLabel("Do you want to reset permissions for all files found in folder " + selectedFolder.getName() + " and its subfolders?\n (Click outside of the dialog box to cancel)"));
panel.add(app.createButton("Do it!", okHandler));
dialog.show();
return app;
}
function okResetPermissions(eventInfo) {
var selectedFolderId = eventInfo.parameter.selectedFolderIdBox;
var selectedFolder = DriveApp.getFolderById(selectedFolderId);
Logger.log("Resetting permissions on " + selectedFolder.getName());
var app = UiApp.getActiveApplication();
app.getElementById("confirmationDialog").hide();
Logger.log("Confirmation dialog hidden");
var progressIndicator = app.createDialogBox(false, true);
progressIndicator.setId("progressIndicator");
progressIndicator.setPopupPosition(100, 100).setSize(500, 500);
var label = app.createLabel("Working ...");
progressIndicator.add(label);
progressIndicator.show();
doResetPermissions(selectedFolder, function() {
var app = UiApp.getActiveApplication();
var progressIndicator = app.getElementById("progressIndicator");
progressIndicator.hide();
return app;
});
return app;
}
function doResetPermissions(selectedFolder, callback) {
Logger.log("Resetting permissions on folder " + selectedFolder.getName());
var sharingAccess = selectedFolder.getSharingAccess();
var sharingPermission = selectedFolder.getSharingPermission();
var viewersfolder = selectedFolder.getViewers();
Logger.log("Number of Viewers in folder: " + selectedFolder.getName() + " = " + viewersfolder.length);
for (var i = 0; i < viewersfolder.length; i++) {
Logger.log(" Removing viewer " + viewersfolder[i].getEmail());
selectedFolder.removeViewer(viewersfolder[i]);
}
var editorsfolder = selectedFolder.getEditors();
Logger.log("Number of Editors in folder: " + selectedFolder.getName() + " = " + editorsfolder.length);
for (var i = 0; i < editorsfolder.length; i++) {
Logger.log(" Removing editor " + editorsfolder[i].getEmail());
selectedFolder.removeEditor(editorsfolder[i]);
}
var files = selectedFolder.getFiles();
while (files.hasNext()) {
var file = files.next();
Logger.log(" Resetting permissions on file " + file.getName());
file.setSharing(sharingAccess, sharingPermission);
var viewers = file.getViewers();
Logger.log("Number of Viewers in file: " + file.getName() + " = " + viewers.length);
for (var i = 0; i < viewers.length; i++) {
Logger.log(" Removing viewer " + viewers[i].getEmail());
file.removeViewer(viewers[i]);
}
var editors = file.getEditors();
Logger.log("Number of editors in file: " + file.getName() + " = " + editors.length);
for (var i = 0; i < editors.length; i++) {
Logger.log(" Removing editor " + editors[i].getEmail());
file.removeEditor(editors[i]);
}
}
var children = selectedFolder.getFolders();
while (children.hasNext()) {
var child = children.next();
doResetPermissions(child);
}
if (callback) {
callback();
}
}
Best Answer
According to Google Support you can't merge two accounts. Check if your clients gave your account permission to share the files/folders. If they did then you can share them with your new account.