Google Drive is one of the major sources for storing and sharing data online. It is not just a storage drive but a reliable source for editing and storing all kinds of data online. Google Drive is a hub for all your Google account activities. It seamlessly integrates with Google’s applications, also known as Google Workspace.
Due to its vast usage, especially nowadays in mobile applications. Most of us use it to synchronize our mobile data for later usage. Due to this, you may feel short of storage.
So if your Google Drive is full and you want to shift files, including audios, videos, docs, or even pictures, to another reliable Google account. You can do it by creating another Google Drive account and then sharing your primary data to it without any hassle.
Steps to move files from one Google Drive account to another:
To transfer files and other data from Google Drive to another, follow these steps:
1- Move the files to 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, then you may skip this step and move to the second step for sharing the folder.
- Log in to both of your Google Drive accounts in two separate browsers, or you may use one browser to open one account in normal mode and the other in private mode.
- Go to your primary (sender ) Google Drive account.
- Select all the 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 set up sharing for another (receiver) account.
- Go to the folder you want to share.
- Click on the downward pointing arrow next to the folder’s name at the top and select Share > Share.
- In the share windows, write the email of the receiver account.
- Click the drop-down button next to this account and select the Editor’s privileges.
- Click send to send the link to the receiver.
- Head to your receiver inbox and accept the link from the sender to access the shred folder.
Now you have access to your sender’s shared folder to use and even edit it.
3- Change the ownership of the shared Folder:
It is time to change the ownership of your shared folder so that only the receiving account can access it.
- Head to the Google Drive of your sender account and open the shred folder.
- Click the share icon next to the 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 the sender and receiver accounts are the owner of the same shared folder, you may have the option of either removing the owner of the sender account or deleting the folder from the sender’s Google Drive. So that only the new owner (receiver) can access the shared folder.
- Go to the sender’s Google Drive account and click the folder that was shared.
- Click the downward arrow next to it and select Move to Bin.
- Click on the Bin the left side and click Empty Bin to delete the files forever.
- You can also download this data to your computer for later usage offline.
In this way, you can share the files to other Google Drive accounts to use it conveniently.