Security Update for Google Drive File Links

Starting on September 13, 2021, Google will apply a security update to some Google Drive files to make sharing links more secure. Applying the update will increase the security of a given file, but it may cause changes to how people can access impacted files. 

This update only impacts University of Minnesota Google accounts and files that were created before November 2017. Built-in Google file types including Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms will not be impacted, even if they were created before November 2017.

Learn more about what to expect from this security update.

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