The legal landscape is especially clear for current‑generation consoles. As one forum post explains, “Nintendo Switch firmware files are copyrighted material so they are treated the same as pirated games”. Courts have explicitly cited cloud storage services like Google Drive as a means used by pirate shops to distribute unauthorized copies of Switch game files.

The only workaround is to "make a copy" of the file to your own Drive (if the owner allows copying) or wait 24 hours. Often, the copy option is disabled.

If you want to view files or documents on your console, you have to use a DNS "hack" to bypass the Switch's restriction on web browsing. The Guide: How to Access Google on a Nintendo Switch Browser