Block shares from external users in Google Drive

Google Drive enables both individuals and organizations to store, share, and collaborate from anywhere. Drive’s sharing capabilities fuel productivity and collaboration, but bad actors can abuse tools that are meant to facilitate helpful sharing. This update will allow you to block external users in Google Drive. By using this feature, you can:

• Block another user from sharing any content with you in the future. This can be a useful control if, for example, another user has a history of sending spam or abusive content. 
• Remove all existing files and folders shared by another user. This is an easy way to get rid of all spam or abusive content shared from a specific user at one time. 
• Remove another person’s access to your content, even if you’ve previously shared it with them. 

User blocking will not only preserve Drive sharing’s helpfulness, but most importantly preserve the safety of Drive users. 

Google Support page on blocking people in Google Drive can be found here (external link, opens in new window) .