Google Drive to Dropbox Business | Sorcim Knowledgebase

Why Do Some Businesses Migrate from Google Drive to Dropbox Business?

Here are some of the possible scenarios that inspire businesses to migrate their data from Google Drive to Dropbox Business:

Dropbox Business provides note-taking and task management functionality. You can create, edit and share notes, add comments and annotations. You can also assign tasks to specific coworkers. Not just that, you can also attach media content (such as images, audio and video) into your notes.
Dropbox Business allows users to password-protect their shared links. This is a helpful security feature. Only those people with a valid password will be able to view and download your files and folders. However, if you forget a password, you won’t be able to access your files and folders.
Dropbox Business allows the Administrator to determine who can access the contents of their critical folders. By restricting access to critical data, companies can prevent data leaks by rough employees.

How to Move Files from Google Drive to Dropbox Business?

There are multiple ways to move files between two cloud storages.

Method 1: Manual Method

The manual method makes sense if you have fewer files to transfer.

Steps

Sign-in to your Google Drive account.
Go to the folder that contains the files you want to transfer.
Select your files and click on the Download icon.
Once your files are downloaded, extract them from the Zip archive using a free tool 7-Zip File Manager.
Sign-in to your Dropbox Business account.
Go to the folder where you want to upload your files.
Click on the Upload icon, and select the extracted files.
Your file upload will start. Please wait until it successfully finishes.

Benefits

Manually moving files from Google Drive to Dropbox Business provides you greater control over your data. No third party service can access your confidential data.
While manually moving files from one account to another, you can prioritize which files/ folders to move first, and which ones to move later.
Manually moving files is a simple and straightforward task. You don’t need to use a specialized cloud-to-cloud service.

Drawbacks

If you have too many large files to move, it can take longer. You’ll have to sit back until all of your files are downloaded.
If you’ve an unstable Internet connection, your file downloads or uploads might interrupt. You’ll need to re-download or re-upload the same files again.
Manual file transfers can be risky. It’s so easy to miss out on some important files.
It is not possible to automatically schedule file transfers. Manual file transfers are repetitive.

Method 2: Automated Method

A cloud-to-cloud migration service like Easy Cloud Manager will be very helpful if you have multiple files to transfer. It’s fast, easy and 100% secure.

Steps

Visit the Easy Cloud Manager website and register a new account.
Click on Home > Add Cloud Drives.
Add your Google Drive account by clicking on the Google Drive icon, and providing the required privileges to access and manage your data.
Similarly, add your Dropbox Business account by clicking on the Dropbox Business icon, and providing the required privileges to access and manage your data.
Click on the Operations tab.
Click on Data Transfer > Select Source.
Check the folders you want to transfer.
Click on Select Target, and select a destination folder.
Once you’re done, click on Transfer Now to start the file transfer instantly. To transfer your files later, click on the Schedule Task button and choose your desired date-time.

Benefits

Cloud-to-cloud file transfers: You don’t need to download any files to your computer.
Supports scheduled file transfers: You can set up schedules once and your files will be transferred automatically without your intervention.
Fast file transfers: Since there are no files to download, the file transfer takes less time. The speed of your Internet connection doesn’t matter.
Customizability: You can customize which files to transfer and which files to skip. Several file filters are available to skip files by their date, file size, and file type.