Google-drive – What information about me is visible with shareable links

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If I distribute a shareable link for a file in my Google Drive, what information about me is visible to those who click on the link?

I want to share some .mid file via shareable link, which allows people to download the midi file, but I don't want them to be able to see my information (name, email, etc.) in the process.

Best Answer

Shared Google Drive files could be added to "My Drive" by people that has access to the file and from there they are able to see the name of the file owner, but not their email address. Also they could see the a broad description of the activity done on the files.

From View activity & file versions

See changes made to your files in Drive and keep track of who made those changes. You might see changes when someone:

  • Edits or comments in Google Docs
  • Renames a file or folder
  • Moves or removes a file or folder
  • Uploads a new file to a folder
  • Shares or unshares an item