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titleTransfer Data to a Personal Google Account (Click Me)

AT THE TIME OF THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ARTICLE, THIS OPTION WILL ALSO TRANSFER ALL "SHARED WITH ME" FILES. THIS CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. IT COULD LEAD TO UNEXPECTED SENSITIVE FILES BEING TRANSFERRED AND TO MORE FILES BEING TRANSFERRED THAN YOU HAVE AVAILABLE STORAGE.

ALSO, AS GOOGLE STATES, THIS CAN TAKE UP TO A WEEK, AND WE CANNOT STOP IT ONCE YOU HAVE INITIATED THE TRANSFER.

  1. Visit Google Account Data and Privacy.
  2. Ensure you are logged in to the account you would like to migrate data out of.
  3. Click Start Transfer.

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  4. Enter the email address for the data's destination (the address must be a Gmail account).

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  5. Click Send Code.

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  6. Go to the inbox for the email address you entered and locate the email sent by Google to verify your account.
  7. Click the link in the email to view the code.

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  8. Copy the code and type it in the text box on the transfer page.

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  9. Select the content you want to transfer. AT THE TIME OF THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ARTICLE, THIS OPTION WILL ALSO TRANSFER ALL "SHARED WITH ME" FILES. THIS CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. IT COULD LEAD TO UNEXPECTED SENSITIVE FILES BEING TRANSFERRED AND TO MORE FILES BEING TRANSFERRED THAN YOU HAVE AVAILABLE STORAGE. ALSO, AS GOOGLE STATES, THIS CAN TAKE UP TO A WEEK, AND WE CANNOT STOP IT ONCE YOU HAVE INITIATED THE TRANSFER.

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  10. Click Start Transfer.

    This process can take up to several days depending on the amount of data that needs to be transferred.

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  11. You will receive emails to both accounts informing you that the transfer has started.
  12. To view transfer progress:
    1. Navigate back to Google Account Data and Privacy.
    2. Click Start Transfer.

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    3. Click View History.

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  13. As the data transfers you may receive notifications about unopened emails as they are transferred to your inbox.
  14. When the transfer is completed, you will find your data in different folders:
    • Drive data can be found at Google Drive under the My Drive drop-down.
      • You will see a folder with the email address of your Virginia Tech account next to the date of transfer.
    • Gmail data can be found at Gmail on the left side of the page.
      • You will see a tag with the date of the transfer.
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titleMoving Individual Files from Google Drive (Click Me)
  1. Visit Google Drive.
  2. Right-click the file you want to migrate out of Google Drive.
    To move multiple individual files at once, hold the Ctrl key while left clicking the files you want to move, then right-click on any of them.
  3. Click Download.

    Downloading multiple files will place all of them in a single zip folder and may take longer.

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  4. Data will appear in the Downloads folder on your computer.







  1. Once you have exported the needed files, delete all contents from the Photos app until you have zero data remaining within the app. Delete from Trash, as well.
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