# Google Drive ## Orphaned Files When a shared folder's owner deletes their account, you lose access to the folder and all files the owner created. Files created by you or other collaborators become **orphaned** — they still exist in your Drive but aren't in any folder. Find them with these search URLs: - **Your orphaned files:** `is:unorganized owner:me` - **Others' orphaned files:** `is:unorganized -owner:me` ([source](https://support.google.com/drive/thread/153433045/what-will-happen-to-the-folders-shared-with-me-if-the-owner-account-of-the-folder-is-deleted?hl=en))