New Team Drives Role and Names

October 17, 2018

A new “Content Manager” role is coming to Team Drives. Along with this new role, Google will also update the names of the existing Team Drives membership roles. New names for roles in Team Drives will start to appear on October 17, 2018. The new role will start to become active on October 22, 2018. 

Here’s what to look for and what to expect:

New Names for Existing Team Drives Roles

The existing roles for Team Drives members will get new names:

  • “Full Access” will now be known as “Manager.” 
  • There will also be a new role, “Content Manager.” See below for more details. 
  • “Edit Access” will now be “Contributor.” 
  • “Comment Access” will now be “Commenter.” 
  • “View Access” will now be “Viewer.” 

See the Google Learning Center to learn more about roles and permissions in Team Drives.

Content Manager: A New Team Drives Role 

The Content Manager role will be able to edit, reorganize, and delete content in a Team Drive, but won’t be able to modify Team Drive membership or settings. The Content Manager role will replace “Full Access” as the default for new Team Drive members. Google Drive File Stream users may also make use of the Content Manager role, as it will make it easier to manage Team Drive files through the computer’s file system or the Google Drive web interface. 

Here is a breakdown of the roles in Team Drives and what they are able to do:

Previous Role New Role Permission and Abilities
Full Access Manager

Can manage membership, edit, upload, move, and delete files.

 

Content Manager

Can edit, upload, move, and delete Team Drive content, but they won’t be able to modify Team Drive membership or settings.

Edit Access

Contributer Can edit, upload, share, and restore files/folders.
Comment Access

Commenter

Can view and comment on files/folders.
View Access Viewer Can only view files/folders.