How to put a password on a Google Drive link
A 38-second animation: paste a Google Drive link into LOCK.PUB, set a password, and share the new link with the password sent separately. The password opens the original link; Drive's own sharing settings still apply, and the original link skips the password, so share only the LOCK.PUB link.
Password protect a Google Drive link
Paste a Google Drive or Google Docs sharing URL, set a separate password, and share the new LOCK.PUB link instead of the original URL.
Protect Drive linkVideo transcript
Want a password on a Google Drive link?
A Drive link can be forwarded to anyone.
There's another way.
Paste the Drive link into LOCK.PUB…
…and set a password. No sign-up.
Share the new LOCK.PUB link instead…
…and send the password separately.
With the password, the original link opens.
Drive's own sharing settings still apply.
The original link skips the password…
…so share only the LOCK.PUB link.
Someone with only the LOCK.PUB link?
No password, no entry.
A password in front of your Drive link.
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