Syncing and copying are different jobs. Here is the difference, and which one you probably need.
| Ongoing sync | A WetoDrive copy | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Keeps two folders matching as files change | Copies what you choose, once |
| Runs | Continuously, in the background | When you press Transfer |
| Needs installing | Usually a desktop app | Nothing: it runs on our servers |
| Where files travel | Via your computer or a cloud service | Dropbox to Drive or Drive to Dropbox, on our servers |
| Best for | Two places that must always agree | Moving to the other service, or a catch-up copy now and then |
Most people who search for how to sync Google Drive with Dropbox are really trying to get files from one into the other: a client sent Dropbox links, a team uses Drive, or they are moving over to a different service. For that, a one-off copy does the job, with nothing running in the background afterwards.
A true sync is for the case where the same folder must stay identical in both places and either side can change. That is a different kind of tool, and WetoDrive is not one.
If new files land in Dropbox every week and you want them in Drive, copy the new folder across when it arrives. Each transfer is a copy, so nothing is removed from the source, and you can run it again whenever you like.
The same steps in either direction.
Sign in with Google, then connect Dropbox, once.
Browse Dropbox on the page, or choose files in Google's picker for the other direction.
It runs on our servers, so you can close the tab. You get an email when it is done.
For ongoing two-way sync you need a dedicated sync tool, and WetoDrive is not one. If you only need your files in the other service, connect both accounts to WetoDrive and copy them across.
No. It copies the files and folders you choose, when you ask. Nothing runs in the background after the transfer finishes.
No. It is a copy in either direction, and the source is only read.
Yes. There is a page for Dropbox to Google Drive and one for Google Drive to Dropbox, and the same connected accounts work for both.
They are skipped for now, because they are not ordinary files. Download them as Office files from Google Docs first.
The first transfer is on us. No downloading, no uploading it all again.
Copy Dropbox to Google Drive