GDrive - Set File permissions

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HI,
Is it possible to set permissions to all/some of the files that are currently in google drive?
GDrive has options for the following File/Folder permissions:

  • Edit
  • View
  • Owner

More specifically is it possible to change owner of all the Files/Folders recursively using Rclone?

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PS:
It says here GDrive supports LinkSharing, but I couldn’t find any way to do this using rclone.
https://rclone.org/overview/#linksharing
Would appreciate any help.

Thanks.

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Not via rclone at the moment. Rclone generally expects all the permissions to be the same.

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If rclone could set permissions for Drive objects atop what it does now, then @ncw would be up for a Nobel Prize.

Nonetheless, a useful open source tool to change permissions / ownership* in Google (via CLI) is GAM. GAM has some high-impact potential and a steeper learning curve than rclone, so use it with great care.

*As I recall, to change ownership in Drive you would need to use GAMADV-X which is built off GAM but is 'advanced, extended’. You may find https://gamcheatsheet.com/ helpful.

Best of luck!

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