How to Unshare a Google Doc

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This Itechguide teaches you how to unshare a Google Doc document. The guide covers steps to unshare a Google Doc document from a PC or from the Apps (Android and iPhone Apps).

Option 1: Unshare a Google Doc from a PC

• Open Google Drive (Drive.Google.com). Then login with your Google account.
• Locate and right-click the Google Docs document you want to unshare. Then select Share.

• On the Share with others pop up window, click Advanced.

• Then, on the Sharing settings windows, beneath Who can access, click Change.

• On the Link Sharing screen, select Off – Specific people and click Save.

• When you return to the Sharing settings screen, click the x sign beside every user you previously granted access. This will delete the user from the list.

• Finally, after removing all emails from the list (except yours!), scroll down and click Save changes.

Option 2: Unshare a Google Doc from the Android App

• Open Google Drive App on your Android device.

• Then, locate the Google Docs document you want to ushare and tap on the 3 dots top right of the document and select Share.

• At the bottom of the Share screen, beneath Who has access, tap on any of the icons.

• If Link sharing is On, tap on it. Then select No Access and tap OK.

• When you return to Who has access screen, tap on the arrow beside each user you previously shared the document with. From the list of options displayed, tap No access.

• After removing all users from the list, Who has access should should like this. Tap on the arrow beside Who has access.

• Back on the Share screen, if you now look at the bottom, Who has access will display Not shared.

Option 3: Unshare a Google Doc from the iPhone App

• Open Google Drive App on your iPhone.

• Then on the top right of the Google Docs document you want to unshare, tap the 3 dots and select Share.

• At the bottom of the Share screen, beneath Who has access, tap on any of the icons.

• Then, on the Who has access screen, if Link sharing is On, tap on it and select Turn off link sharing.

• Finally, to completely unshare a Google Doc document, for each user listed in Who has access, tap the arrow beside the user and select Remove person.

• After removing everybody previously allowed access to the document, tap the arrow beside Who has access.

• When you return to the Share screen, tap the x beside Share.

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