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How to Transfer Google Drive Files to Another Account

Tracey Rosenberger
Tracey Rosenberger
May 25, 2020
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There are many reasons you may want to transfer the files of one Google Drive account to another. Maybe you want to change your email but want to keep access to the files you’ve already created. Or, if you have files dedicated to different areas of your life, you may find it easier to have them in separate accounts to keep track of them better.

Moving the files is not complicated, but it can be time-consuming if you have a large number of files. Here are three ways you can transfer your Google Drive files to another account.

Also read:10 Tips and Tricks for Using Google Drive10 Tips and Tricks for Using Google Drive

1. Share your files

One way to move files from your Google Drive to another account is to use Google’s share feature. Instead of just sharing, though, you must make your new account the owner of the files.

1. Log in to your current Google account.

2. Select all the files.

3. Click on the Share button near the top right. It’s a person with a plus sign next to it.

4. Type your new account’s email address in the box as a collaborator.

Transfer Google Drive Choose New Account

5. Click Done.

6. On the next window, click Send to complete the sharing.

Transfer Google Drive Share Message

7. Click the Share button again.

8. In the drop-down box next to the new account that says Editor, click and select “Make owner.”

Transfer Google Drive Share Make Owner

9. Click Done.

10. Confirm that you want to change the owner of the files.

Transfer Google Drive New Owner Confirmation

11. Log in to your secondary account. The files should now be found in Drive.

Use Google Takeout to Move Your Files

Google Takeout is a service that takes all your existing Google data and packs it together into one file. If you use this process to transfer your files, you can save them in offline storage, such as your computer or external hard drive.

1. Go to Google Takeout. You will see a super-long list of data that is stored under your Google account.

2. At the top, click on the “Deselect All” button.

Transfer Google Drive Takeout Deselect All

3. Scroll down until you see the Drive section.

4. Click the box next to Drive.

Transfer Google Drive Takeout All Files

5. If you don’t want to download everything, click on the “All Drive data included.” Choose only the files you want to transfer.

6. Click the OK button.

7. Scroll down to the bottom and click Next step.

8. On the next page, find the “Customize archive format” section. Choose your delivery method, export type, and file type and size.

9. Scroll down, click the “Create Archive” button and wait for the download button to appear. It takes a while, especially if you have a large number of files.

3. Download your files

Instead of using Google Takeout, you can use a simple download procedure to transfer your files to the new account.

1. Log in to your old account.

2. Create a new folder by clicking on New and then clicking on Folder.

3. Move all your other files into the new folder.

4. Right-click on the new folder and click Download.

Transfer Google Drive Download Choice

5. Wait for the Zip file to download to your computer.

6. Log in to your new account.

7. Unzip the files.

8. Click the New button and select Folder upload.

Transfer Google Drive Folder Upload

9. Select the folder to upload.

Also read:Your Guide to Migrating Between Popular Cloud ServicesYour Guide to Migrating Between Popular Cloud Services

4. MultCloud

There is also a third-party service called MultCloud that will allow you to move files from one drive to another without downloading anything or switching back and forth between two different accounts several times.

Transfer Google Drive Multcloud User Interface

The MultCloud interface looks similar to any file explorer. To use it:

1. Create an account at MultCloud.com.

2. Click “Add cloud drive.”

3. Select the “Google Drive” option.

Transfer Google Drive Multcloud Select

4. Choose your original account.

5. Repeat the process and choose your secondary account.

6. Select the files you want to move to the new account and drag them into the new account’s folder on the left.

If you want to change your Gmail address without losing all your previous work under the old account, give one of these methods a try. Another approach is to sync multiple Google Drive accounts on the desktop.

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