How to migrate Google Drive to another Google Drive

This video will show you how to migrate Google Drive to another Google Drive account without downloading the files.

The video describes the steps to migrate Google Drive from Google Workspace and from a Gmail account. It will consider the restrictions that you may find when moving your docs from a Google Workspace account.

As part of the process, you will see how to create folders, move files, share files and folders, change the ownership of files and folders , and how to copy files to another folder within the same Google Drive account.

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[digitalmonk]

Thank you a lot gentleman. I must have seen dozens of videos. but none of them was as simple and as clear as you. The kind of patience you have shown is amazing. IT is unbelivable how simple you made it.

[felixkoenigproductions]

Its been a while since Ive seen such a clealry explained video on youtube.

[christopherjz]

Good video but if you have a load of files and folders this method takes too long as you cant give ownership to the entire folder structure. There is a much easier way to do this. In the first google drive account share the files or folders you want to transfer with the second account. On the second account copy the entire folder and paste a new one. This will automatically make the second account the owner of the new folders and all the subfolders and files. There are free online tools that can do this for you. And you wont go insane trying and give ownership of loads of files.

[esperanzavibes]

You are truly a lifesaver. Saves space for those crucial work files

[federicodescalzo]

Very useful! Thanks for the clarity of the explanation

[aamirks]

You have simplified it very well.
Thank You!

[TimOlukayodeAjayi]

This really helps. But please is there anyway I can move my files from Google Workspace Drive to Google One Storage Drive?

[levedens]

Thank you for the video. It was a lifesaver.

[somaansa]

Very useful and helpful information.

Clear and straight to the point.

Thanks for sharing.

Can this process be done for WhatsApp backup. That is transfer WhatsApp backup from one Google drive to another Google drive?

[Kevin.Gilbert]

Best answer for this process online. Thank you very much for taking the time to make this video.

[tabliqatchi]

Very clearly explained, thanks a lot Carlos. 👌

[mohdalhelali]

You are a great expert and I really enjoy the knowledge you share on YouTube

[MHYT]

Thank you. I struggled to move files and now I will try your instructions.

[avqh]

Precise explanation, but I noticed in the new drive the size of the drive was still ZERO and the OLD drive had the same size as before, does this mean if I delete the same file from the OLD drive i will loose both Copies?

[arfanurakbar]

you saved my life!! moved 3TB in a day crazyy

[DiaborMagics]

Of you have folders within the folders, this will not work. You would need to go into the deepest part of the folder structure and copy over every file and recreate every folder.

An alternative option that might work is to download the entire backup folder ( i called it backup) as a zip, then upload it to the other drive. Be sure to have in the settings of that destination drive that you checked the checkmark to convert uploads to google drive formatting, or else all files made within google drive, will be show in the new folder as office documents where applicable. of course, this is your own choice.

No solution is perfect with them for some dumb reason not allowing us to copy folders. But, multiple solutions exist. The zip download, unpacking and reupload is the faster one if you have fast enough internet and a big drive with large folder structure. And definitely less manual labor.

Thanks for the video, it was my first stop in finding out the options.

[Rjpianist]

Great video My Question is if we transfer ownership and the other person accepts it will it now take up their storage since they're the owner?

[alexmiller]

does transferring ownership transfers the storage from one account to another??

[samnewcomb]

Gob bless you! I've spent hours trying to figure out how to do this,

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