Shared with Me is where you’ll find all files and folders other people have shared with you in Google Drive. It’s like your inbox for shared content—things appear here automatically when someone gives you access. These files aren’t “in” your Drive yet, so they won’t show up in My Drive unless you add them.
Use Shared with Me to quickly open something recent from a colleague or student.
If you need to keep using it, secondary-click the file and select Organize > Add Shortcut to place it in a folder in My Drive. This way, you can organize it alongside your own files and find it without scrolling through the shared list.
Sort by Date shared or Shared by to find things faster.
Archive Shared File Notifications in Gmail once you've dealt with the file.