Migrate Dropbox to Google Drive

Move folders from Dropbox into Google Drive with their structure intact, without downloading and re-uploading any of it.

The short answer Connect your Dropbox and your Google Drive to WetoDrive, pick a folder in your Dropbox and press Transfer. It is copied into your Drive with the same subfolders, on our servers rather than your computer. Your Dropbox is not changed, so you can check everything arrived before you delete anything.
Move Dropbox to Google Drive

Before you migrate

Check you have the room. Google gives every account 15 GB free, shared with Gmail and Google Photos, so a large Dropbox may need a paid Google plan first.

A copy brings the files themselves. Sharing links, version history, comments and Dropbox Paper docs do not come with them, because those belong to Dropbox rather than to the file.

Each folder you pick is one transfer on your WetoDrive plan, so a Dropbox with many top-level folders takes several. The free plan includes five.

Move or copy Dropbox to Google Drive

People search for migrate, move and copy as if they were different jobs. For a Dropbox to Drive transfer they are the same step: the files are copied into Google Drive and the originals stay where they are. If you want a true move, delete the Dropbox originals yourself once you have checked the copy.

How to migrate Dropbox to Google Drive

Three steps, and the first only needs doing once.

Connect both accounts

Sign in with Google, then connect Dropbox. WetoDrive reads your Dropbox and only ever adds files to your Drive.

Pick a folder

Browse your Dropbox on the page, choose the folder (or a single file) and, if you like, name the Drive folder it should go into.

Close the tab

The copy runs on our servers, so you can shut your laptop. You get an email when the files are in your Drive.

Move Dropbox to Google Drive

Check it arrived, then tidy up

  • Open the new folder in Google Drive and compare it with the original: the number of files and the total size should match.
  • Once you are happy, delete the folder from Dropbox yourself if you are leaving it. Nothing is removed from your Dropbox automatically.

Migrate Dropbox to Google Drive: common questions

How do I migrate Dropbox to Google Drive?

Connect Dropbox and Google Drive to WetoDrive, browse your Dropbox, pick a folder and press Transfer. It is copied into your Drive with its subfolders, and nothing is downloaded to your computer.

Can I move Dropbox to Google Drive without losing the folder structure?

Yes. A folder arrives as a folder, with every subfolder and file in the same place it was in Dropbox.

Does migrating delete anything from Dropbox?

No. WetoDrive only reads your Dropbox. If you want the files gone from Dropbox afterwards, delete them yourself once you have checked the copy.

What does not carry over when I copy Dropbox to Google Drive?

Sharing links, version history, comments and Dropbox Paper docs stay in Dropbox. The files themselves, with their names and folders, are copied.

How long does a Dropbox to Google Drive migration take?

It depends on the size. The transfer runs on our servers, so you do not need to keep a tab open, and we email you when it finishes.

Is there a size limit?

Your WetoDrive plan sets the largest file you can move, and your Google Drive needs the free space. The pricing page lists what each plan allows.

Ready to move your files?

The first transfer is on us. No downloading, no uploading it all again.

Move Dropbox to Google Drive