Paste a Google Drive or Docs link and this tool determines the sharing status: public to anyone with the link, restricted to specific people, or no longer available.
What this tool does
The tool reaches the link through a secure proxy and infers the sharing status from the response. For a public file you get advice to restrict access if it holds sensitive data.
How to use it
Paste the Drive or Docs link into the field and run the check. Handy to find accidentally public files.
Input and output
- Input: a Google Drive or Docs link
- Output: the sharing status of the file and advice when access is public
Limitations
The tool only sees the public sharing status, not the exact list of who has access. Nothing is stored and the content is not read.
Good to know
Publicly shared files are found by search engines and others, so restrict access to specific people once a file holds sensitive data. Review old folders regularly, because sharing settings are often forgotten.