How To Transfer Google Drive To Another Account?

Sign in to the Google Drive account that currently owns the files

Select the files or folders you want to transfer

Right-click and choose Share

Add the new Google account’s email address

Set the new account’s access to Editor

Open Google Drive in the new account

Make a copy of the files if needed

Download the files from the old account and upload them to the new account if you want full ownership transfer

For Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, open each file and use File > Make a copy in the new account

For shared folders, ask the owner to transfer ownership if the option is available

If ownership transfer is not available, keep the files shared or move them by downloading and re-uploading

For Google Workspace accounts, use the admin console or transfer ownership settings if permitted

Remove the old account’s access after confirming the files are available in the new account

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