Copy & Transfer your Google Drive files to another Google Drive account

Copy & transfer your files.

Each time you copy files from your school account, a new set of copies is created in your Google Account.

Create an account

If you haven’t already, create a Google Account. Your new email address will be your username@gmail.com.

Prepare your files

To copy content that other people have shared with you, add those files to My Drive.

Start the copy process

1. On your school account, go to Transfer your content.
2. Enter the email address of the Google Account where you want to copy your content.
3. Select Get code.
4. On your Google Account, check your Gmail inbox for a confirmation email from Google. In the email, select Get confirmation code. A new tab will open with a code.
5. Return to the “Transfer your content” page on your school account. Enter the code, then choose Verify.
6. Choose the content you’d like to copy, then select Start Transfer.

Details about the copy process

• The copy process usually happens within a few hours but can take up to a week.
• Copied files might appear in batches on your Google Account during the copy process.
• You’ll get an email at your Gmail address when your files are finished copying.