Google-drive – Moved files from shared folder and they disappeared

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I just suffered a catastrophic data loss and I'm hoping that someone here knows how to recover lost Google docs.

I have two Google accounts: one personal, one for work. I created several files for a work-related report on my personal account, then shared the folder with my work account. Using my work account, I then moved the files to a parent directory. I received a pop-up that said that this might "cause some users to lose access." I naively clicked OK.

The result seems to be that the files no longer exist on either account.

Ctrl + Z yields a "Nothing to Undo" message.

I realize now what I should have done, but I really need to recover these files. Can anyone here help?

Best Answer

After a few harrowing minutes, I managed to solve this problem. I'll preserve the thread in case anyone else screws themselves in such a manner.

  1. Using the drive which created the file, click on the information icon in the upper right.
  2. Under the "activity" tab, you should see a list of actions with the accompanying files.
  3. Click the files/folders to open.
  4. Click the dropdown menu on the title bar and select "Add to My Drive."

Voila. You're unscrewed.

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