recipe-transfer-file-ownership

Transfer File Ownership

PREREQUISITE: Load the following skills to execute this recipe: gws-drive

Transfer ownership of Google Drive files from one user to another.

[!CAUTION] Transferring ownership is irreversible without the new owner's cooperation.

Steps

1. List files owned by the user: gws drive files list --params '{"q": "'\''user@company.com'\'' in owners"}'
2. Transfer ownership: gws drive permissions create --params '{"fileId": "FILE_ID", "transferOwnership": true}' --json '{"role": "owner", "type": "user", "emailAddress": "newowner@company.com"}'