Google Drive can’t track downloads natively, although you can try other tools from Google. Still, using a service like Google Analytics requires access to the backend of your site, as well as a host of other specialty skills.
This of course begs the query “Is it possible to track number of downloads in Google Drive?”
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While researching we ran into the question “Can I monitor downloads on Google Drive and Google Docs?”.
Then YES, Google Apps Unlimited and Google APps for Education customers can monitor downloads on Google Drive and Google Docs. If Not, then no, unfortunately. However, you could always sign up for one of these services. Let’s talk about how to monitor your downloads once you have.
But… You can set Google Analytics up to track downloads automatically. Depending on your website’s setup and your resources, there are a number of options for tracking file downloads. Let’s look at how this tracking works in Google Analytics.
Can I see who viewed my files on Google Drive Unlimited?
For files shared outside your domain, Google Drive unlimited doesn’t give you information about who watched or downloaded a file. Your only info in the auditing will be that “someone” viewed this file info, I think. You can only monitor that for people inside your domain.
The possibilities offered by the Drive audit log doesn’t stop with seeing who downloaded what, either. Other information you can find is who has created, viewed,, previewed, updated, downloaded, shared or even deleted content on Drive. This doesn’t stop with Docs- it covers other Google Apps, and even files that you upgraded to your Google Drive.
How to track who has visited a link in Google Drive?
Just Copy the URL of the certain file that you want to track. Then, open Google URL Shortener and shorten that link. Now paste that shorten URL link where you want, if you want to see how many people have visited your link, simply open Google URL shortener and see your link count. This is something that is not possible with Google Drive.