Get the error message "You don’t have permission to upload to this folder" in Google Drive while anonymous upload to Google Drive? Here you can find the best free way to perform Google Drive anonymous upload and how to share Google Drive files anonymously.
At A Glance:
Can people add to a Google Drive file folder (photo/video) if they are not using a Gmail account?
I am trying to share a Google Drive folder with my child's class so they can upload photos/videos but when I provide the shareable link, they get a message that they do not have permission to upload. Why is that? Can people without a Gmail account load to my Google Drive folder if they have the link?
- Question from support.google.com
Google Drive as one of the famous cloud drives, attracts millions of users, and you can store, share, and sync files as you like. As a part of Google Workspace, you may need to collaborate with others, like share files anonymously, anonymously upload to Google Drive, so how to achieve that goal? Don't panic, here you can find the reasons and solutions to allow anyone to upload to your Google Drive.
Why upload files to Google Drive anonymously? There are listed some main reasons for that:
So, how to anonymously upload files to Google Drive easily? Find the solutions in the following parts.
Generally speaking, Google Drive share files with others, and others can upload files to the shared Google Drive folder, it will be an uploader name when the file is uploaded. To prevent any personal information leakage, you can try the best way to anonymously upload files to Google Drive, the Powerful web-based multi-cloud storage manager - MultCloud.
To make it clear for you to upload files to Google Drive anonymously, check the following steps with MultCloud:
1. Please sign up for a MultCloud account for free and login to MultCloud Dashboard.
2. Click Add Cloud > Google Drive, then follow the guide to add to MultCloud.
3. Google Drive will be listed from the left side, tick a folder in your Google Drive you want to share with others, and tap Share > Share with MultCloud.
4. Select Public Share, Private Share, or Source Share, and click Create Share.
5. Hit Copy to copy the Google Drive folder-sharing link.
6. Go to Shares, find the folder, and toggle on the Allow to Upload option.
7. Share the link with others, and the recipient opens the link, and tap Upload File from the top menu to upload files to Google Drive anonymously.
So, someone else can upload to my Google Drive without their personal information.
Except for uploading files to Google Drive anonymously, you can also share Google Drive files anonymously, and there are some differences to share Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets. Let's find out more details.
If you want to share Google Drive files anonymously with others, you have to make sure others don't have a Gmail account. So when you share Google Drive files with others, the recipient does not generate your personal information, including the Gmail address account, user name, etc. If the recipient has a Gmail account, your sharing is not anonymous.
Assume that the people you shared with do not have a Gmail account, so you can share your Google Drive files anonymously, here is how:
1. Please log in to your Google Drive account, then tap My Files.
2. Right-click a folder in your Google Drive, and tap the Share icon from the top panel.
3. In the pop-up window, choose Anyone with the link, and Viewer in the "General access" section.
4. When others who don't have a Gmail account open the link, all the files will be marked as Owner hidden.
5. They can view and download all the files you shared without personal information.
Tips:
If you want to share Google Docs anonymously, you can use the above way to share anonymously. Besides, you have another way to share Google Docs:
1. Please open up your Google Docs in Google Drive.
2. Tap File > Share > Publish to web.
Tip: You can also choose Share with Others to call out the same above share window when sharing Google Drive files.
3. Click Link, and hit Publish. You can also configure published content and settings.
4. Press OK to confirm publishing. Then you will generate a link about the sharing.
5. Send the link to others, and it will be anonymous for the shared Google Docs when the recipients open the link.
If you're using Google Slides and want to share with others, you can also share with others or publish to web. Here we will show you how to be anonymous on Google Slides:
1. Please open your Google Slides in your Google Drive.
2. Tap File > Share > Publish to web.
3. Configure the settings for the publishing, hit Publish > OK to confirm.
4. Hit Copy to get the link, and share it with others, others can only see the Google Slides content without the owner information, so it's anonymous.
1. Open up your Google Sheets on Google Drive.
2. Tap File > Share > Publish to web.
3. Set up the settings for Google Sheets sharing, and hit Publish to share Google Sheets anonymously.
4. Get a link and share it with others, only the person who gets the link can get the sheets, and the owner is anonymous for everyone.
So far, the best free way to anonymously upload to Google Drive has been described above. Just find the detailed guide to upload files to Google Drive. Besides, you can share Google Drive files anonymously, no matter what you have, Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, or other files. Besides, MultCloud allows you to migrate all files from one Google Drive to another account directly, remote upload files to Google Drive, save all Gmail emails in PDF file formats to Google Drive, and so more.