

Shortcuts pointing to the updated file will retain the original MIME type.

Type changes when a new revision of a different type is uploaded, but any The MIME type of a shortcut can become stale. If the target's name is changed, previously created shortcuts retain the old When a shortcut isĬreated, the title of the target is used as the title of the shortcut.Īfter creation, the shortcut's and target's title can be changed independently. The title of a shortcut can differ from the target. When the target is deleted, or when the current user losesĪccess to the target, the user's shortcut pointing to the target breaks. Other Drive locations, the shortcut file can be copied to the additional The targetId and targetMimeType fields are part of the shortcutDetailsĪ shortcut can only have one parent. MIME type is copied to the targetMimeType field when the shortcut is created. TargetMimeType is used to determine the type icon to display. The shortcut's ACLĪ targetId pointing to the target file or folder, also referred to as theĪ targetMimeType indicating the MIME type the target. The ACL for a shortcut inherits the ACL of the parent. Shortcuts are files that link to other files on Google Drive.
