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This article will help you move your Google Shared Drive files to a SharePoint Document Library.

Before You Start

  • Go through your Google Drive and delete any unwanted files

  • Move all private files and images to your personal Google Drive

  • Move shared files to SharePoint or Teams

Steps

  • Log into your browser using your Geneseo credentials.

    Go to theSharePoint site you will migrate the files to.
    • Choose the Documents library from SharePoint’s site menu.

    • Create a new folder in SharePoint where you’ll store the files you transfer.

    • Keep the SharePoint window open.

    Open a new browser window.

    Checklist Transferring Files to OneDrive and SharePoint

Steps

  • Go to your Google Drive at https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive .

  • Select all the documents in the Drive you'd like to move to SharePoint, right-click on the files, and choose "Download" in the dropdown menu.

  • Download Files from Google Shared Drive
  • When your Shared Drive drive files have been downloaded and compressed as a zip into a compressed zipped file, just unzip the downloaded file in the Windows File Explorer or Mac Finder.

  • Log in to SharePoint Online, and choose a documents library in a SharePoint site where you want to migrate Shared Drive files to.

  • Drag and drop the downloaded files from File Explorer to SharePoint Online to move files from Shared Drive to SharePoint Online.

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Note

Limitation: The process involves downloading and uploading, and the time depends on the Internet connection and the data size of the transfer. It might be much longer than you expect, especially when a large amount of data to be transferred.

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