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Now, in the box that appears, enter the email address that is associated with Account 2, and click “Send” to share the folder. The first part is the same, you just need to share the folder from Account 1 to Account 2 just like with single files by going to in Account 1 and single clicking on the folder to select it (don’t double click).Īnd then, click on the share icon near the top right hand corner of the screen. Meaning it will take up space in Account 2’s Google Drive, it will show up in “My Drive” in Account 2, and it won’t be shared with anyone else.Īnd, if you delete the original file from Account 1, it won’t have any impact on the copy that is already in Account 2.

Now, it will create a copy of the file inside Account 2, and that copy will be completely owned by Account 2.

Now that it’s selected, you’ll need to click on the three dots near the top right hand corner of the screen…Īnd then, in the menu that appears, click “Make a copy”. Then, under “Shared with me”, you should see the file you just shared at the top of the list, and you’ll need to single click on it (not double click) to select it. Once you’re in Account 2, you’ll need to click “Shared with me” in the menu down the left hand side of the screen to view all the files that have been shared with that account. So now, to finish the process and actually transfer the file, you’ll need to open Google Drive in Account 2.

Now, the file will be shared with Account 2, but it will only be shared, not transferred. Now, click the share icon near the top right hand corner of the screen.Īnd now, in the box that appears, enter the email address that is associated with Account 2, and click “Send” to share the file. And then, find the file you want to transfer and click on it to select it. To do that, go to and log into Account 1 to view all the files that are in Account 1. To transfer files from one account to another in Google Drive, the first thing you’ll need to do is share the file from Account 1 to Account 2 if you haven’t already. How To Transfer Files From One Google Drive Account To Another