Google drive is one of the free and major source to store and share data online. It is not just a storage dive, but a reliable source to edit as well store all kind of your data online. Google drive is actually a hub of all your Google account activities. It seamlessly integrates with Google’s applications also known as Google workspace.
Due to its vast usage, especially now a days in mobile applications. Most of us use it to synchronize their mobile data for later usage. Due to which, you may feel short of storage.
So weather your Google drive is full and want shift files including audios, videos, docs or even pictures to another reliable Google account. You have the options to do it by creating another Google drive account and then share your primary data to it without any hassle.
Steps to move files from one Google drive account to another:
In order to transfer files and other data from Google drive to another, follow the steps:
1- Move the files in one Google drive Folder :
It is recommended to consolidate all your files to one folder, so that the procedure to transfer this Google drive folder to another may be more convenient. If you have already organized all data in one folder, than you may skip this step and move to second for sharing folder.
- Login in your both Google drive accounts in two separate browsers, or you may use one browser to open one account in normal and other in private mode.
- Go to your primary (sender ) Google Drive account.
- Select all files or images that you want to transfer.
- Right click on the selection, Organize > Move and select the New Folder from the list.
2- Setup sharing option on new Folder:
After organizing all data in one folder, it is time to setup sharing for another (receiver) account.
- Go to the folder you want to share.
- Click on the downward pointing arrow next to folder’ name at the top and select Share > Share.
- In the share windows write the email of receiver account.
- Click the drop-down button next to this account and select the Editor’s privileges.
- Click send to send the link to receiver.
- Head to your receiver inbox and accept the link from sender to access the shred folder.
Now you have access of your sender’s shared folder to use and even edit it.
3- Change the ownership of shared Folder:
It is time to change the ownership of your shared folder, so that only receiver account can access it.
- Head to your Google drive of your sender account and open the shred folder.
- Click the share icon next to folder’s name.
- In the drop-down arrow next to your receiver’s email address select Transfer ownership from the list.
- On the prompt asking for the confirmation, click the Send Invitation button and click close.
- Head to your receiver’s account and open the ownership invite email.
- Click the accept button to accept the invitation and become the new owner of the shared folder.
4- Delete the Shared Folder from the Sender Account:
Since both sender and receiver accounts are the owner of the same shared folder, so you may have option of either to remove the owner of sender account or can delete the folder from sender’ Google drive. So that only new owner (receiver) can access the shared folder.
- Go to sender Google drive account and click the folder that was shared.
- Click the down-ward arrow next to it and select Move to Bin.
- Click on the Bin the left side and click Empty Bin to delete the files for ever.
- You can also download this data to your computer for later usage offline.
In this way you can shared the files to other Google drive’s account to use it conveniently.