Can I use Labels on documents in a Shared Drive?

[amyraemont]

I've come across this information during my search, but there are no details: "Labels cannot be applied to folders or shared drives at this time."

Does this mean you can't use labels on files that are in a shared drive?

Thank you!

[christiannewman · Accepted solution]

Drive labels can be applied to files, not shortcuts, folders or drives (a shared drive is essentially a folder that's organized as a separate drive in Google Drive).

The only files labels can't be applied to are those owned by an external user or organization.

Add labels to files in Google Drive

Manage Drive labels (see FAQ)

[amyraemont]

Thank you! Any idea when we'll be able to use labels on folders?

[christiannewman]

No idea, but you can see upcoming releases here, recent releases here, and details of recent releases here.

[icrew]

I'm saying this without actually knowing if the answer to your question is in the latest NDAed roadmap, but if you don't already have access to that roadmap, you might want to request it. 

See https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/custom/page/page-id/Workspace-Roadmap-FAQ for all the details and how to nominate yourself/others for access. 

Hope that helps,

Ian