Transfer Google Drive Files to Another Account

[@StephenWong14]

The problem is that only the ownership of the main folder is transferred, but not the sub-folders and the files inside. I'm still looking for the method to transfer every file in a folder.

[@RafaelMarcosAderaldo]

Did you find a solution? I have the same problem!

[@umarshah35]

@@RafaelMarcosAderaldo need to change the ownership of all subfiles or subfolders. I did now and all files transfered.

[@gusswanson3198]

Have the same problem. Transferred ownership of the folder but every doc inside the folder still had me as owner, even after the ownership of the folder was accepted. I had to go to each file that was in the folder and transfer ownership as well. Long process that shouldn't be with the technology of computers.

[@StephenWong14]

@@umarshah35 Is there a way to change them all in one go?

[@drmathtex]

The first example was exactly what I needed! Was trying to avoid copying since it adds “Copy of …” to all the file names. Thank you!

[@nicholasblock4469]

Unfortunately transferring ownership wasn't an option for me. "Sorry, cannot transfer ownership to xxx. Ownership can only be transferred to another user in the same organization as the current owner."

[@mi.canal.314]

Yes, same problem to me, that's a pity that it's not working from another user out of the organization

[@ShaBafana]

same here 🙁 I think it's Google's way of locking us in such that we are pretty much left with 2 options: painfully download & reupload - or simply upgrade for more space in current account.

[@stacysample5023]

uggg same here. boo... I guess thats what happens when your org has its own network

[@illankkkkk.exe0]

I got to that without any problems... Idk what it may be, but I used my Android device and entered the site with the option "desktop mode" and followed the steps he gave us

[@FrMichaelDenk]

same problem

[@ezgoing24]

Thank you! I really appreciate your expertise. I did organized my files before the transfer, it took forever, 10 years of lessons. The transfer went easy after organizing the files.

[@globalcast]

Thank you so much. You are the first person who made this easy and did not instuct me to download everthing.

[@gmikecarpenter]

The folder transferred ownership but none of the dozens of SUBfolders and and the thousands of files in the SUBfolders are still owned by the original account. Is that fixable?

[@HumanEpok]

2:45 The 'Transfer Ownership' option does not appear but instead shows 'Add Expiry' - any suggestions??

[@TravelingArtista]

Excellent. Thanks! So clear and helpful.

[@davidwitkowski7756]

This method does not work. It only seems to transfer ownership of the folder but none of the subfolders or files within the folder. Is this fixable?

[@Electric_Overland]

I agree!! ugh

[@momfit360life]

The owner transfer of the folder works but then all its contents are still owned by the previous account. Anyway to manage this

[@williammckeown2977]

same issue with me

[@sbrave2]

@@williammckeown2977 Same for me

[@LilyPopoli]

What happens if its from a different organization. I am transferring from my school email and says I cant change ownership since its an outside organization

[@tuckwahchin876]

yout are so great your explaination is so great

[@AnsonAlexander]

Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful!

[@JeanMcElvain]

Thank you for repeating process quick time at end of video! Very helpful

[@SoniaTurner-rv9gx]

I was able to transfer documents away from my organization by tweaking a little bit your instructions. I had lots of folders inside of folders. So I went to my Drive and created a folder that I named 0 so that it would appear on top of all my folders. Then, I put all my folders in it. Once I had everything in only one folder (with folders inside) I shared that folder with my private Google account. Then I went to my private account and opened that folder. I created a new folder inside of this "0" folder and I named it 00. Then, since now I'm the owner of this new folder I dragged all the folders in "0" to "00" and I became the owner of all the folders and files in there. I right clicked on "00" and it gave me the option to "Organize". There I got the option to "Move" this folder to My Drive in my personal account.

[@atore]

Very interesting, Do you think you could share a short video capture of this? Or would you be willing to quickly help do it. This Google process is such a mess :(

[@matteocontardo7406]

Very interesting workaround!😮 will def try it

[@MContard]

@SoniaTurner-rv9gx Hi this did not work for me -- I am the owner of "00" and moved it into my drive but all the filed inside it still belong to the Workspace account... have I missed something? Thank you

[@mellifluousb.4549]

@MContard I have the same problem

[@sturmx96]

@@MContard You will be the owner of the 00 folder but all these files inside of it will still show another owner (your old account)

[@Serahan8828]

Youre my lifesaver thanks

[@AnsonAlexander]

You're welcome, glad to help!

[@kaylanek1]

Thank you SO much!

[@AnsonAlexander]

You're welcome, I'm glad it was helpful!

[@user-ku6oc3cc5t]

does transferring ownership free you up with drive space? i tried it and the available space doesn't seem to be affected at all for both new owner and old owner of the files though the size of all the files are significantly large

[@AnsonAlexander]

That is a very good question. As far as I know, if they are one of the Google type of documents, the space they take up should shift immediately to the new owner's account. If they are not Google type documents, they must be shared and then a copy made on the new account or download and reuploaded. There is a thread with some more info on this here: support.google.com/drive/thread/49419963/transferring-ownership-of-files-and-folders-and-storage-space?hl=en

[@globalcast]

oh sad. the is what I was trying to avoid @@AnsonAlexander

[@globalcast]

So actually I was led to false hope but I still need to do the frustration process of downloading hundreds of files to get them out of my first Google Drive @@AnsonAlexander

[@gabbytaylor7301]

I did this but now it says Account B is the owner of the folder, but Account A is still the owner of the files. Help please!

[@KamalDev]

it is the same issue that I am facing. I transferred the ownership of the folder with 1000 photos. To my surprose, I am still the owner of the photos. Can't multi-select the photos and the change the ownership. This is so messy. Anyone? @ansonalexander

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

​@@KamalDev I am afraid that if the file structure is complex, it's easier to download all in bulk, verify, ask the original user to remove all his files, and re-upload them... At least that's what we did

[@BoltRM]

Thanks!!

[@AnsonAlexander]

You're welcome!

[@kishorshelke1758]

It worked for me. Thank you so much 😊❤

[@iperky]

thanks! great guide

[@trunks3408]

thank you!

[@CardNox]

It works, but it only transfers ownership for the main folder, all subfolders remain with the original owner. I have hunderds of folders, I assumed it would transfer ownership of all subfolders as well but it doesn't...Any tips? EDIT: nevermind, it needed a few minutes to set all permissions correctly I guess. Seems ok now. Major thanks! EDIT2: nopes, was on for a few folders. 30 min later still not everything has been transferred properly... :(

[@Electric_Overland]

same here, waste of time and now a mess

[@CardNox]

@@Electric_Overland I read it might take some time. It's been a month and it still hasn't changed. I want to delete the other account since I'm paying 5 euro per month for that but I'm a bit reluctant.

[@KamalDev]

Google drive functions seem so primitive. I am trying to transfer the ownership of 1000 pictures in a folder. I transferred the Folder ownership thinking it would change the ownership for the 1000 photos but so annoying to know that only the ownership of the folder has changed!🙃 Unable to multi-select the photos and change the ownership. I can only transfer ownership one photo/file at a time This is so unlike Google. Let me know if I am missing something over here or that is how Google plans to keep charging us for the storage that we want to free up. Thanks

[@Electric_Overland]

It has been several months for me. It is not going to work @@CardNox

[@sbrave2]

Same for me, and I don't see any way to change ownership. Do we need to remove access from the original account?

[@tcob32]

Great video! Is there a way to transfer files from GDrive to an external hard drive?

[@AnsonAlexander]

Yes, you can download files and entire folders right within Google Drive or your entire Google Drive using Google Takeout. When you choose a place to save them, just choose the external hard drive.

[@ucb9ja]

Thanks Man

[@phcr809]

Hey Great video! However, I'd like to know if the method you're describing is used in the process of the whole organization migration. Lots of people are talking about Shared drives but I cannot find them neither in my Google Admin console, nor in Google Drive.

[@Eric-gg5op]

Was there an answer for this?

[@MContard]

From my research you need to have at least Google Business standard to access Shared drive. Therefore I suspect it won't work when trying to transfer to a personal account...

[@raoufelhennawy700]

Thank you, really helped (Y)

[@botondben]

Anyone who is having problem with the "in the same organization as the current owner" - to transfer ownership - thingy. Here is the Solution! Steps: Create (or use an existing) Shared Drive (formerly called "Team Drive") Make sure both users (School and Personal) have access to the Shared Drive. Probably need max access level (Manager) for both. Move files from School account into Shared Drive. Move files from Shared Drive into Personal account. I've found that this works because in moving files to a Shared Drive, the "Owner" is the Drive itself, not a single user.

[@HamzaSharif-n7r]

Thanks sir

[@dungeonmasterelite2]

Great video!

[@kathyholistic]

Hello! I tried this.. I tried to transfer a file from a gmail, to another gmail account which has my personal website as the @... it did not let me transfer because it said 'files can only be transferred between accounts from the same organisation' how do I get around this? Thank you!

[@temi_ee]

I found this video on google, looked for your page on KZbin to say Thank You!! Like & subscribe 👍🏾

[@louisissalty6214]

you can also just download all the files and make a map on your new account and save them there, afther you have done that you can delete the files on your old account

[@leannelivermoore]

So, i wanted to transfer all my GDocs files from years of RP and stuff because I use my "official" account, the one with my real name and surname on the email. And i wanted to transfer those files on a fully "non-official" account (this one) But while the folder has the good name, each individual file is still marked as owned by my old account. Is it because updating all the files take time or will they still all be flagged as my real name ?

[@stanleyrhee407]

so if i transfer OWNERSHIP from gmail account A to gmail account B - can i delete all of the transferred files in Gmail A? i need to do that for more space in Gmail A account. 😢

[@АнастасияТер-Саакова-ч3ю]

The size of transferred files will be subtracted from account A and added to account B. Files, shared with account A does not take space from it.

[@GergelyVertes]

what happens if the folder is in a business accound and despite I am the admin I cant allow the ownership beyond the organization?

[@rajeesowjanyanetala9889]

Can I delete the folder from the previous account?

[@nampita]

Thanks

[@AdrenalineGamerX]

but I can't share my file because my account is tcdsb :(

[@occasionalreadr]

Hi, does this work for transferring a live Google site (from one super admin level employee to another super admin level employee)? The employee who created the site is leaving and wants to transfer the site out of their drive before they go but keep editing permission for a while. Will the site remain active during the change or need to be republished? Do the photos on the site get automatically transferred with it? Thanks. Your video is really helpful.

[@garycalahan5176]

What is the purpose, logic or reason to transfer from Google Drive? I have been paying for Google Drive monthly for years. Do I have to pay additionally for the new account?

[@AnsonAlexander]

Well, there are quite a few scenarios where you may want to transfer files but a primary one, is when employees leave a company, they may have files in their accounts that need to be kept. Instead of keeping a bunch of old employee accounts around, you can transfer the files to a current employee's account. Google Drive is free up to 15GB so, if you're paying, you're probably paying for extra storage. You can have as many free Google Drive accounts as you'd like. You just have to create a Google account for each one.

[@garycalahan5176]

@@AnsonAlexander Thank you. So, if I am okay with my 200 gig account there is no need to worry?

[@BoltRM]

I have several free accounts. One is my main, one is my social media, one is _throwaway_ , but each has the 15GB storage I use.

[@AnsonAlexander]

Yes, no need to worry, this is just for those who are looking to transfer files for one reason or another. Thanks for watching!

[@SiamsSoftwareSchool]

Owesome

[@LobalabsDesigns]

No, you cannot do it easily.

[@anmol.khandelwal_]

Best

[@kennyjohngrustan2715]

Education accounts are the concern

[@luckyspetfriends5588]

i have a problem with your way of explaining in half and im sure that im not the only one. Why didn't you complete transferring folder from one to other drive. Accepting ownership blabla, wasnt logical to just do it and show how to finalize and get all files correctly to a new drive? what you know is not what everyone else knows and you should make the step by step from the beginning to the end. your unfinished explanation is more confusing that helping out. For example, lets say transfer is complete, and we have access to them in the new drive. can i delete the old files on the first drive to make space? Does transfering means that the data are all gone to the new drive and my old drive now have free space? you dindt touch any of these scenarios. not a good teacher.

[@jaguarazul]