How to Export Documents / All files from DropBox to Google Drive
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Since my Google Drive is on i started using Google Drive rather than DropBox and tried to export all documents from DropBox to Google Drive. I found it little tricky because there are two options available to Export Documents and files from Dropbox to Google Drive. And found two common methods. both methods ae good enough if you have handsome internet speed available on both Smartphone and PC via DSL or broadband.
How to Export Documents / All files from DropBox to Google Drive
So here are the two methods. And note that both methods are manual as both are competitors so do not allow the auto sync between each other.
- PC to PC transfer and then Sync to Google Drive.
- Select files from Client on Smart phone and then Export to Google Drive.
Here is the detail on Both:
1. PC to PC transfer and then Sync to Google Drive.
First you need to Download Google Drive and then install it on your system.
Now go the Task Menu bar and click on Dropbox and click on “Open Dropbox Folder”.
Now go to the task menu bar and click on Google Drive and Click on “Open Google Drive Folder”.
Select and copy all desired folders from Dropbox and paste them to Google Drive Folder.
After the Auto Sync you will be able to get all the documents exported to Google Drive.
Note: We assume that you have enabled the Auto Sync option on both Cloud Drive application so by copying and pasting all the folders from Dropbox to Google Drive, Export process will begin and will take some time according to the internet speed and the size of the folders.
2. Select files from Dropbox on Smartphone and then Export to Google Drive.
Now if you have installed both app in your smartphone your can export all the document from Dropbox to Smartphone and then finally to Google Drive.
Process lines will be : Dropbox >Smartphone External memory > Google Drive
Note: if you have utilized 2.5 GB of Dropbox and you need to export all the documents from Dropbox to Google Drive you should have atleast 4GB or 3 GB free on your Smartphone external storage SD Card.
First you need to go to Dropbox and run it.
Now go to your desired documents and one by one select and keep on holding it for second.
Select the Export option.
And then Select Drive for the Export.
You will be notify in the taskbar uploaded done, once document will be executed and then finally uploaded after downloaded manually first into your smartphone.
This is it. Now you can select any of the above mentioned method to Export all the documents from Dropbox to Google Drive. but it is your own decision whether you are going to use Dropbox or Google Drive. Best of Luck.
