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Users - Drive - Cleanup
- API documentation
- Definitions
- Display empty folders
- Delete empty folders
- Empty the trash on My Drive
- Empty the trash on a Shared Drive
- Delete contents of My Drive
API documentation
Definitions
<SharedDriveID> ::= <String>
<SharedDriveName> ::= <String>
<SharedDriveEntity> ::=
<SharedDriveID>|(teamdriveid <SharedDriveID>)|(teamdriveid:<SharedDriveID>)|
(teamdrive <SharedDriveName>)|(teamdrive:<SharedDriveName>)
Display empty folders
gam <UserTypeEntity> print emptydrivefolders [todrive <ToDriveAttribute>*]
[select <DriveFileEntity>]
[pathdelimiter <Character>]
By default, empty folders on My Drive are displayed. Use select <DriveFileEntity>
to select a Shared Drive or an alternate starting point folder on My Drive or a Shared Drive.
By default, folder path components are separated by /; use pathdelimiter <Character> to use <Character> as the separator.
Delete empty folders
gam <UserTypeEntity> delete emptydrivefolders
[select <DriveFileEntity>]
[<SharedDriveEntity>]
[pathdelimiter <Character>]
By default, empty folders on My Drive are deleted(purged). Use select <DriveFileEntity>
to select a Shared Drive or an alternate starting point folder on My Drive or a Shared Drive.
By default, folder path components are separated by /; use pathdelimiter <Character> to use <Character> as the separator.
Empty the trash on My Drive
gam <UserTypeEntity> empty drivetrash
Empty the trash on a Shared Drive
gam <UserTypeEntity> empty drivetrash <SharedDriveEntity>
Delete contents of My Drive
The following commands will delete the contents of a user's My Drive.
This is not reversible, Think before proceeding.
Method 1
- Generate a complete list of files/folders that a user owns; this gives you a record of the files/folders that will be deleted.
- This list may be quite large.
- Delete the top level files/folders; orphans will be deleted.
Show current drive usage.
gam redirect stdout ./DrivefileUsage.txt user user@domain.com show drivesettings
Generate an initial list of files.
gam redirect csv ./InitialFileList.csv user user@domain.com print filelist fields id,name,mimetype,basicpermissions,parents fullpath showdepth orderby name
Purge top level files/folders; includes orphans.
gam config csv_input_row_filter "depth:count=0" redirect stdout ./PurgeTopLevelFilesFolders.txt multiprocess redirect stderr stdout csv ./InitialFileList.csv gam user "~Owner" purge drivefile "~id"
Generate list of remaining files/folders; this list should be empty; investigate if not.
gam redirect csv ./FinalFileList.csv user user@domain.com print filelist fields id,name,mimetype,basicpermissions,parents fullpath showdepth orderby name
Show updated drive usage.
gam redirect stdout ./DrivefileUsage.txt append user user@domain.com show drivesettings
Method 2
- Generate a list of top level files/folders that a user owns.
- Delete them; orphans are not included
- Generate a list of remaining file/folders (orphans).
- Delete them.
Show current drive usage.
gam redirect stdout ./DrivefileUsage.txt user user@domain.com show drivesettings
Get list of top level files/folders.
GAM version 6.22.14 and higher:
gam redirect csv ./TopLevelFilesFolders.csv user user@domain.com print filelist select rootid fields id,name,mimetype depth 0
GAM version 6.22.13 and lower.
gam user user@domain.com show fileinfo root fields id
User: user@domain.com, Show 1 Drive File/Folder
Drive Folder: My Drive (0AENlVEBUkz-hUkWXYZ)
id: 0AENlVEBUkz-hUkWXYZ
gam redirect csv ./TopLevelFilesFolders.csv user user@domain.com print filelist select 0AENlVEBUkz-hUkWXYZ fields id,name,mimetype depth 0
Purge top level files/folders.
gam redirect stdout ./PurgeTopLevelFilesFolders.txt multiprocess redirect stderr stdout csv ./TopLevelFilesFolders.csv gam user "~Owner" purge drivefile "~id"
Get list of remaining files/folders; this list will typically be empty but will list orphans if they exist.
gam redirect csv ./OrphanFilesFolders.csv user user@domain.com print filelist fields id,name,mimetype,parents fullpath showdepth
Purge top level orphan files/folders; sub files/folders will also be deleted.
gam config csv_input_row_filter "depth:count=0" redirect stdout ./PurgeOrphanFilesFolders.txt multiprocess redirect stderr stdout csv ./OrphanFilesFolders.csv gam user "~Owner" purge drivefile "~id"
Generate list of remaining files/folders; this list should be empty; investigate if not.
gam redirect csv ./FinalFileList.csv user user@domain.com print filelist fields id,name,mimetype,basicpermissions,parents fullpath showdepth orderby name
Show updated drive usage.
gam redirect stdout ./DrivefileUsage.txt append user user@domain.com show drivesettings
Method 3
- GAM version
6.30.09and higher - Generate a list of top level files/folders that a user owns.
- Delete them; orphans are not included
- Generate a list of remaining file/folders (orphans).
- Delete them.
Show current drive usage.
gam redirect stdout ./DrivefileUsage.txt user user@domain.com show drivesettings
Get list of top level files/folders if desired.
gam redirect csv ./TopLevelFilesFolders.csv user user@domain.com print filelist my_top_items fields id,name,mimetype
Purge top level files/folders.
gam redirect stdout ./PurgeTopLevelFilesFolders.txt redirect stderr stdout user user@domain.com purge drivefile my_top_items
Get list of remaining files/folders; this list will typically be empty but will list orphans if they exist.
gam redirect csv ./OrphanFilesFolders.csv user user@domain.com print filelist fields id,name,mimetype,parents fullpath showdepth
Purge top level orphan files/folders; sub files/folders will also be deleted.
gam config csv_input_row_filter "depth:count=0" redirect stdout ./PurgeOrphanFilesFolders.txt multiprocess redirect stderr stdout csv ./OrphanFilesFolders.csv gam user "~Owner" purge drivefile "~id"
Generate list of remaining files/folders; this list should be empty; investigate if not.
gam redirect csv ./FinalFileList.csv user user@domain.com print filelist fields id,name,mimetype,basicpermissions,parents fullpath showdepth orderby name
Show updated drive usage.
gam redirect stdout ./DrivefileUsage.txt append user user@domain.com show drivesettings