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This article will help you move your Google Drive files to your OneDrive.

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

Steps

  • Navigate to the area of your OneDrive where you would like to save the files/folders too and keep the window open so you can drag and drop them there.

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  • Select all (Ctrl+A) or select the individual files and folders.

  • Click the Download icon.

    • This will compress your files into a downloadable .zip file.The drive will create a zipped file and show its progress.

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  • The drive will create a zipped file and show its progress.

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Choose Save as at the bottom of your screen, and save the .zip file to your desktop.

  • From your desktop, double-click the .zip file to open.

  • Select the files/folders, and drag them to your OneDrive folder.

    • The files will start uploading and syncing to OneDrive.

  • Once completed, delete the zipped file from your desktop.Select all the documents you would like to move to OneDrive, right-click on the files, and choose "Download" in the dropdown menu.

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  • The files will be grouped as a zipped file.

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  • Open the File Explorer app. (You can search for the app to find it) and click on the downloads folder

    • tap the folder icon if you have the shortcut on your taskbar

    • you can locate the File Explorer app in the "Windows System" folder.

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  • Click on the zipped file to open it

  • Select all the files and click on Extract all

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  • This will open a window to save the extracted files

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  • Select the file/files and drag and drop them to your open OneDrive window to move

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  • Note dragging and dropping the file to OneDrive will move it from your PC to OneDrive without making a copy.

OneDrive Training - Microsoft 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/onedrive-video-training-1f608184-b7e6-43ca-8753-2ff679203132?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us

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