


Users can (and will) get bombarded with crap they don’t want-all the time.

The first, as mentioned earlier, is for spam. There are a few scenarios in which this is a pretty big issue. If you accidentally open the file or folder, it will be added back into your Drive on the web. Now, you can right-click on the item and choose “Remove” to prevent it from showing up in the “Shared with me” section, but it will continue to show up in the Quick Access area These were all shared with us without request or permission. The good news is that the files aren’t automatically added to your Drive, and are thus not downloaded or synced automatically to your devices. You can’t stop this from happening-you don’t have to accept the share it shows up whether you want it or not. This file or folder immediately shows up in the “Quick Access” area of your Drive, as well as in the “Shared with you” section. Here’s the scenario: a spammer (or anyone else) shares a file or folder with you. , but Google still hasn’t done anything to fix it. To make matters worse, if you only have “View” permission, you can’t remove yourself from the share. Since it doesn’t offer any sharing acceptance, all files and folders shared with your account are automatically available to you in Drive-they just show up. Google Drive’s sharing system is the problem.
