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Email new Google Drive files with Gmail

Send an email when a new file is created in a selected Google Drive folder. Each message includes its name, file type, creation timestamp and a direct Drive link. Connect Google Drive, browse to the folder to watch, connect Gmail and enter a fixed recipient address. Leaving the folder empty watches the connected Drive. Only direct children are monitored; subfolders are not scanned. Detection uses creation time, so moving an older file into the folder is not guaranteed to trigger. Polling may include files created roughly one minute before setup; older files and later edits are not imported. Includes its own fictional Leipzig handoff example with German Unicode. Emails are plain text and appear in the connected Gmail account's Sent folder. File contents, descriptions, owners and attachments are not copied. Recipients can see the file name and link, but Drive sharing permissions stay unchanged. Gmail sending limits apply. Manual reruns or retries after ambiguous provider failures can resend a notification. Use your own email address for the first test.