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I shared a folder of pictures with someone. I set them as owner. I then deleted the folder. It was deleted for them as well.
Google's Help docs claim that transferring ownership of files actually gives them the files. But this is clearly not the case.
What exactly does being owner mean if it doesn't stop someone else from deleting your files?
And how do I actually transfer files to someone else so I can delete them out of my own Google Drive?
According to the Google Help Center:
When you transfer ownership of a folder from yourself to another person, the new owner of the folder becomes an editor of the files in that folder. The original owners of the files remain the owners, and if the original owner deletes a file, it'll be removed from the folder.
If you just transferred ownership of the folder, and not the individual files within, then you were still the owner of the original files within the folder. Thus, if you deleted a file, it would be deleted for everyone.
