5 Ways to Transfer Google Drive to Another Account

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1. Use the Share Feature to Migrate Google Drive to Another Account

Step 1: Go toGoogle Driveand log in with your credentials.

Step 2: Now, select the files and folders you want to migrate to another Google Drive account and right-click them.

Step 3: From the drop-down menu, selectShare, followed by theShareoption.

Step 4: In the pop-up, enter yournew account email addressas a collaborator.

Step 5: Click thearrow iconand selectEditorfrom the drop-down menu.

Step 6: Finally, clickSend.

Once the sharing setup is complete, you must open a new tab or browser and log in from your second account. You will find these files under the Shared with me section on your account.

Check out the following method if you want another way to transfer everything from one Google Drive to another.

2. Download and Re-Upload

Step 1: Go toGoogle Driveand login to the account from which you want to transfer all the files.

Step 2: You can create a new folder byright-clickingthe blank space and selectingNew folder. Let’s call itMigrationand clickCreate.

Note: To download files one at a time, skip step 2 and go straight to step 5, where the files will be downloaded one at a time.

Step 3: Move all the files and folders on the drive into the newly created (Migration) folder.

Step 4: Once moved,right-clickon the Migration folder and selectDownload.

Now, Google will take some time to zip the Migration folder and automatically download the file to your computer. Once downloaded, continue with the below steps.

Step 5: Now, navigate to the downloaded Migration zip file andunzipit.

Step 6: Now, openGoogle Drivein another browser, and log in to a new account where you want to share the files.

Step 7: Once logged in, click the+ Newbutton on the sidebar.

Step 8: From the drop-down menu, choose theFolder uploadoption.

Step 9: Choose the file from the destination folder and clickUpload.

There you go. You have successfully moved files and folders from one Google Drive to another account. If this method is too long, check out the next one.

3. Transfer Ownership to Transfer Entire Google Drive

Note: The steps can’t be illustrated with a reference image since I don’t have access to the Admin Console. However, if you have access, follow the instructions.

Step 1: OpenGoogle Admin Consolefrom your preferred browser.

Step 2: Go toApps> navigate toGoogle Workspace>Drive and Docs.

Step 3: Under Drive and Docs, navigate toTransfer ownership.

Step 4: The drop-down menu will allow you to enter the email address for the account you want to transfer from and the email address for the account you wish to transfer to, and finally, clickTransfer files.

That’s it. Upon completion of the transfer, you will receive an email notification. Depending on the size of your drive, this may take some time. Once completed, you can delete the user from Google Workspace.

If you don’t have an admin account or access to the Google Admin console, check out the next method.

4. Use Google Takeout

Step 1:Go to theGoogle Takeoutpage and log in with the account from which you wish to transfer data.

Step 2: First, click thedeselect alloption and selectDrive. Scroll to the bottom and select theNext stepbutton.

Step 3: Now, choose how you would like to receive the file under the Delivery method.

Step 4: Now, select the File type and size and clickCreate export.

Depending on the size of the files and folders, Google will take some time to extract and download the archive onto your local storage and unzip the files. Finally, upload the files and folders to the desired Google Drive account.

5. Using Third-Party Tools

Third-party freemium tools likeMultcloudare a simple and efficient way to transfer data between Google Drive accounts. However, the free version has limitations on the size of the data you can transfer.

These third-party tools provide a user-friendly interface, support various cloud storage providers, and offer the ability to manage complex transfers, including maintaining folder structures and permissions, making them a powerful tool for this task.

FAQs on Transferring Google Drive to Another Account

No, personal account users do not get a native feature to transfer Google Drive from one account to another.

Neither the current owner nor the new owner’s storage allocation is directly affected when they transfer ownership of files and folders in Google Drive. A Google Drive storage quota is primarily related to the Google Account, not the ownership of files and folders.

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Last updated on 23 August, 2024

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