Is it possible for me to see who has accessed my shared folder? (2024)

FAQs

How can I check who accessed my shared folder? ›

Press "Windows-E" to open File Explorer, navigate to the appropriate folder, right-click the target file and select "Properties" from the context menu, and then click "Security."

You can only see who viewed your Google Drive files if you shared them with specific individuals or groups. If you shared the file with “anyone with the link” or set it to the public, you wouldn't be able to track who accessed it.

Locate the file or folder for which you wish to track all the accesses. Right click on it and go to Properties. Under the Security tab click Advanced. In Advanced Security Settings, go to the Auditin tab and click Add to add a new auditing entry.

Google Drive keeps a change log for each user and shared drive. Each has their own record of changes to items that are of interest to them. To track changes for all items visible to a user, both the user change log and the change logs for all shared drives the user is a member of need to be replayed.

Navigate to the file share → Right-click it and select "Properties" → Go to the "Security" tab → Click the "Advanced" button → Go to the "Auditing" tab → Click the "Add" button → Select Principal: "Everyone"; Select Type: "All"; Select Applies to: "This folder, subfolders and files" → Select the following "Advanced ...

You can use file system object access event auditing to identify a specific user who created, deleted, or modified a specific file. In this link, it will show you how to configure event auditing for files on a shared network folder on Windows Server.

File activity includes the names of users who have viewed Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files and the time they viewed them. Using this data, file editors can make informed decisions about following up with collaborators.

Member permissions on files and folders

All members of a shared drive can view all files and folders in the shared drive. Members may have more permissions, such as comment or edit access, depending on what access level they have.

How to see folder history? ›

Folders. To display a folder's revision history, context-click the folder icon and choose Folder History. The History tab displays the folder's revision history. To compare two folder revisions, click and drag one revision to the other.

Step 2 – Right-click the folder or file and click “Properties” in the context menu. Step 3 – Switch to “Security” tab and click “Advanced”. Step 4 – In the “Permissions” tab, you can see the permissions held by users over a particular file or folder.

When you share your Google Doc with others, you may want to keep track of who's seen it. The Activity dashboard can show you who has viewed your document, when they viewed it, and more.

You can use Computer Management and connect to the server that is hosting the file. Then you can look at System Tools > Shated Folders > Open Files. Find the file are being asked about in the list on the right. Beside the file name you will see who has it open and the Open Mode (read only; read-write).

To see who reads the file, open “Windows Event Viewer”, and navigate to “Windows Logs” → “Security”. There is a “Filter Current Log” option in the right pane to find the relevant events. If anyone opens the file, event ID 4656 and 4663 will be logged.

To see a snapshot of all activities and comments on any file in OneDrive, use the details pane on your files. There you can also see who has access to a file.