Remove External Shares Now Available as a Decommissioning Action

Picture of Christine Page Christine Page | Last Updated: March 9, 2026

What’s Changing

In a continued effort to save time, protect company data, and automate the decommissioning process, the gPanel software now gives administrators the ability to remove all external shares from a user's ‘My Drive.’

Who’s Impacted

Admins and end users

Why It’s Important

When employees exit an organization, it’s important to know what assets need to be revoked or reassigned to a current employee. Administrators now have the ability to use decommissioning actions to remove all external shares from a user's ‘My Drive.’

Rollout Pace

Deployed to gPanel Standard on June 19, 2023.

Availability

Available to gPanel Standard customers.
Not available to gPanel Starter customers.

Meet the Author

Christine Page

Christine Page is the Marketing Content Manager at Promevo and gPanel, where she leads content strategy across the company’s Google Workspace ecosystem. With a career focused on translating complex technical concepts into growth-oriented narratives, Christine previously served as the first in-house content writer and designer for Vivial (now Thryv) and specialized in research-intensive B2B strategy for technology and healthcare clients at Relequint. A recognized voice in the industry, she has been featured on the Content Amplified podcast to discuss the evolution of digital storytelling and maintains several HubSpot certifications. Today, she leverages her extensive background in design and research to help Promevo and gPanel users navigate the complexities of cloud-native management.