{"id":"cloud-accounts.move-everything-from-dropbox-to-google-drive","url":"/faq/cloud-accounts/move-everything-from-dropbox-to-google-drive","category":{"id":"cloud-accounts","title":"Cloud accounts"},"subcategory":{"id":"using-accounts","title":"Using your accounts"},"question":"How do I move everything from Dropbox to Google Drive?","alt_questions":["Switch from Dropbox to Google Drive","Migrate Dropbox to Google Drive on Mac","Transfer all Dropbox files to Google Drive","Leave Dropbox and move my files to Google","Copy Dropbox into Google Drive without downloading"],"short_answer":"Connect both accounts, then copy from Dropbox to a Google Drive folder with New Transfer. Check the files arrived before deleting anything from Dropbox. Large accounts take time because Google limits upload speed.","answer_markdown":"Connect both accounts in **Cloud Accounts**, then create a transfer with Dropbox as the source and a folder in Google Drive as the destination. Choose **copy** first, so Dropbox keeps everything until you've checked the result.\n\n1. Add your Dropbox and Google Drive accounts.\n2. In **New Transfer**, pick the Dropbox folder (or the whole account) as the source and a new Google Drive folder as the destination.\n3. Choose **copy** and start it. Large accounts take a while, because Google limits upload speed; it keeps going in the background.\n4. Spot-check the files in Google Drive.\n5. Only then delete from Dropbox, or cancel your Dropbox plan.\n\nThe same approach works between any two account types.","answer_html":"

Connect both accounts in Cloud Accounts, then create a transfer with Dropbox as the source and a folder in Google Drive as the destination. Choose copy first, so Dropbox keeps everything until you've checked the result.

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  1. Add your Dropbox and Google Drive accounts.
  2. In New Transfer, pick the Dropbox folder (or the whole account) as the source and a new Google Drive folder as the destination.
  3. Choose copy and start it. Large accounts take a while, because Google limits upload speed; it keeps going in the background.
  4. Spot-check the files in Google Drive.
  5. Only then delete from Dropbox, or cancel your Dropbox plan.
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The same approach works between any two account types.

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How do I move everything from Dropbox to Google Drive?

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Short answer: Connect both accounts, then copy from Dropbox to a Google Drive folder with New Transfer. Check the files arrived before deleting anything from Dropbox. Large accounts take time because Google limits upload speed.

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Connect both accounts in Cloud Accounts, then create a transfer with Dropbox as the source and a folder in Google Drive as the destination. Choose copy first, so Dropbox keeps everything until you've checked the result.

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  1. Add your Dropbox and Google Drive accounts.
  2. In New Transfer, pick the Dropbox folder (or the whole account) as the source and a new Google Drive folder as the destination.
  3. Choose copy and start it. Large accounts take a while, because Google limits upload speed; it keeps going in the background.
  4. Spot-check the files in Google Drive.
  5. Only then delete from Dropbox, or cancel your Dropbox plan.
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The same approach works between any two account types.

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