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title: "Search Google Drive for owned files"
author: "Phil Bainbridge"
date: 2021-07-27T19:17:49+00:00
modified: 2021-07-27T19:17:54+00:00
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categories:
  - "Beginner"
  - "Drive"
  - "Sheets"
  - "Solutions"
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featured_image: https://pulse.appsscript.info/files/2021/07/Search2BDrive2Bfor2BFiles2Bowned.png
description: "Use Google Apps Script to search Google Drive for all files owned by a user and collate their details onto a Google Sheet."
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# Search Google Drive for owned files

![Search Google Drive for owned files](https://pulse.appsscript.info/files/2021/07/Search2BDrive2Bfor2BFiles2Bowned.png)

> Use Google Apps Script to search Google Drive for all files owned by a user and collate their details onto a Google Sheet.
> [https://www.pbainbridge.co.uk/2021/07/search-google-drive-for-owned-files.html](https://www.pbainbridge.co.uk/2021/07/search-google-drive-for-owned-files.html)Provide the owner and maximum script runtime for search Drive for files

It will collate:

- The filename,
- The file ID,
- A direct/clickable link to the file,
- The type of file eg PDF, Googe Sheet/Doc, etc.

Source: *[The Gift of Script: Search Google Drive for owned files*](https://www.pbainbridge.co.uk/2021/07/search-google-drive-for-owned-files.html)

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*Published by [Phil Bainbridge](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/author/phillipbainbridge/) on [Pulse](https://pulse.appsscript.info/). Original article: [https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2021/07/search-google-drive-for-owned-files/](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2021/07/search-google-drive-for-owned-files/)*