

This method isn’t going to be fool proof but it will definitely make it much harder for an average person to see your data even if they’re logged into your Google account.Īs always, if you find this video helpful, I would really appreciate a thumbs up and you may also want to think about subscribing to my YouTube channel.

In the video above, I walk you through all the specific steps needed to encrypt your spreadsheet. How to set password to a file or folder in Google Drive Knowledge Sharing Channel 24.3K subscribers Subscribe 462 80K views 1 year ago In this video we have shown How to set password to a. The instructions regarding how to use the scripted spreadsheet are a bit outdated and its actually easier now! See Also: Google Drive / Docs Tutorial 2015 – Overview Secure Your Google Account Since Google Drive is under your wider Google account (along with services like Gmail and YouTube), it’s vital to keep your Google account locked up. To grant folder-specific permissions: Grant the user the Organization Viewer role at the org node level (for example, ). Luckily, has already created an encrypted spreadsheet template for us to use. There is, however, a way to code an encryption script within Google Drive to lock a spreadsheet. The only form of security offered by Google is your account username and password. Unfortunately, Google does not offer a native, built-in way of locking access to specific documents. The video above shows you how to password protect and lock a Google Drive spreadsheet via an encryption script.
