Transfer Google Data to Another Account

Quick Links: | Start Your Google Drive Transfer | What to Expect from Your Transferred Files | Fix Transfer Issues |

Google Transfer makes it easy to copy your Chico State Google Drive files to a personal Google account. This process is helpful if you're graduating or leaving the university and want to keep your files.

Start Your Google Drive Transfer

Move shared files to your My Drive folder (if needed)

Files from Shared with me will not transfer unless added to your My Drive first:

  1. Open Shared with me in your Chico State Google Drive.
  2. Right-click each file you want to keep and select Organize, then Add shortcut.
    Add Shortcut option to save shared files
     
  3. Choose a location in your My Drive and click Add.

Start the Google Transfer Process

  1. Go to Google Transfer and sign in to your Chico State account.
  2. Enter your personal Google account email in the Destination Account section. 
    Enter destination account field
     
  3. Click Send code.
  4. Check your personal email inbox and click Get confirmation code from the email.
  5. Return to the transfer page and enter the code. Click Verify.
  6. Select Google Drive as the content to copy. Gmail will be greyed out, as Chico State does not use Gmail. Click Start transfer.
    Confirming Data and Starting Transfer
     

What to Expect from Your Transferred Files

  • The transfer typically completes in a few hours but can take up to a week.
  • Your files will appear in batches inside your personal Google Drive.
  • Files will be in a folder named after your Chico State email and the transfer date.
  • You become the owner of all copied files.
  • Files are not shared by default. You’ll need to re-share them manually if needed.
  • Comments remain, but revision history is not transferred.

To view your transfer history (past 30 days):

  1. Go to Google Transfer.
  2. Click Manage transfer history.

Fix Transfer Issues

  • Make sure you're the owner or editor of any files you want to copy. View-only files will not transfer.
  • If the transfer is still processing, wait up to one week before trying again.
  • Didn’t receive your confirmation code? Check your spam or junk folder.

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