Move files from Google Drive to Dropbox

Pick files and folders in your Google Drive and they are copied into your Dropbox, without a download or an upload on your side.

The short answer Connect Google Drive and Dropbox to WetoDrive, press Choose files and folders, tick what you want in Google's own window and press Transfer. The files are copied from Drive to Dropbox on our servers. It is a copy, so delete the Drive originals yourself afterwards if you want a true move.
Move Google Drive files to Dropbox

Why you choose files in a Google window

WetoDrive asks Google for the narrowest permission it offers, which covers only the files you hand over yourself. Picking them in Google's own window is how you do that, and it means WetoDrive can never browse the rest of your Drive.

Moving a whole folder from Google Drive to Dropbox

To move a Google Drive folder to Dropbox, tick the folder, then press Add more, open the folder and select the files inside it (Ctrl or Cmd + A selects them all). Google only shares what you tick, so the files have to be ticked as well as the folder. The folder is then rebuilt in your Dropbox under its own name. Repeat for each subfolder to keep the whole structure.

Google Docs, Sheets and Slides

These are not files in the usual sense, so they are skipped for now. To bring them over, open the document in Google Docs and use File, then Download, to save it as a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file first. Everything else (PDFs, photos, video, Office files, zips) is copied as it is.

Move, or copy?

What you search for as move, transfer or copy is one action here: the files are copied into Dropbox and the originals stay in Drive. Check the copy, then trash the originals yourself if you want them gone.

How to move files from Google Drive to Dropbox

Connect once, then it is a few clicks each time.

Connect both accounts

Sign in with Google, then connect the Dropbox the files should go to.

Choose files and folders

Open Google's picker, tick what you want, and name the Dropbox folder it should land in if you like.

Press Transfer

It runs on our servers, so you can close the tab. You get an email when the files are in your Dropbox.

Move Google Drive files to Dropbox

Before you start

  • Check your Dropbox has the room: a free Dropbox Basic account has 2 GB, and the free space is checked before anything is fetched.
  • Your WetoDrive plan sets the largest file you can move. The free plan includes five transfers.

Move files from Google Drive to Dropbox: common questions

How do I move files from Google Drive to Dropbox?

Connect both accounts to WetoDrive, choose the files in Google's picker and press Transfer. They are copied from Drive to Dropbox on our servers.

How to transfer Google Drive to Dropbox?

Connect both accounts to WetoDrive, press Choose files and folders, tick what you want to transfer from Google Drive to Dropbox, and press Transfer. Everything you tick is copied across on our servers. Your whole Drive is not copied at once: you choose which files and folders go.

How to transfer from Google Drive to Dropbox?

Sign in with Google, connect Dropbox, press Choose files and folders, tick what you want in Google's picker and press Transfer. The same steps work for one file or many.

Can I transfer a whole Google Drive folder to Dropbox?

Yes, with one extra step. Tick the folder, then add the files inside it, because Google only shares what you tick. The folder is rebuilt in Dropbox with its name.

Can I transfer files from Google Drive to Dropbox without downloading them?

Yes. The copy happens between Google and Dropbox on our servers, so nothing is downloaded to your device.

What about Google Docs, Sheets and Slides?

They are skipped for now. Download them as Office files from Google Docs first, or move them with a different tool.

Can I copy Google Drive to Dropbox and keep the originals?

Yes, that is exactly what happens. WetoDrive copies Google Drive to Dropbox and leaves every original where it was, so you can check the copy before deleting anything.

Does it delete anything from my Google Drive?

No. It is a copy, and your Drive is only read.

What if my Dropbox is full?

The free space is checked before anything is fetched, and you are told straight away how much room the transfer needs.

Ready to move your files?

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

Move Google Drive files to Dropbox