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title: "Search Google Drive folders for creation/modified dates using Google Apps Script"
author: "Phil Bainbridge"
date: 2022-03-30T15:13:04+00:00
modified: 2022-03-30T15:13:09+00:00
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description: "The following Google Apps Script from Phil Bainbridge is designed to search through one level of Google Drive folders and extract the following information into a Google Sheet"
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# Search Google Drive folders for creation/modified dates using Google Apps Script

![Search Google Drive folders for creation/modified dates using Google Apps Script](https://pulse.appsscript.info/files/2022/03/Search-Drive-folders.png)

> Search one level of Google Drive folders and extract creation, last updated and folder names into a Google Sheet.
> [https://www.pbainbridge.co.uk/2022/03/search-google-drive-folders-for.html](https://www.pbainbridge.co.uk/2022/03/search-google-drive-folders-for.html)Enter the Parent folder ID and search the folders within

The following Google Apps Script is designed to search through one level of Google Drive folders and extract the following information into a Google Sheet:

- The folder name as a direct clickable link,
- The folder creation date,
- The folder last updated date,
- The folder ID.

Source: *[The Gift of Script: Search Google Drive folders for creation/modified dates*](https://www.pbainbridge.co.uk/2022/03/search-google-drive-folders-for.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/2022/03/search-google-drive-folders-for-creation-modified-dates-using-google-apps-script/](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2022/03/search-google-drive-folders-for-creation-modified-dates-using-google-apps-script/)*