The usual way costs you the download, the upload and the disk space in between. Here is how the options compare, and how to skip all of it.
| Download and re-upload | Both desktop apps | WetoDrive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where the files travel | Dropbox to your computer, then to Drive | Dropbox to your computer, then to Drive, via synced folders | Dropbox to Drive, on our servers |
| Disk space on your device | The full size, at least briefly | The full size of the synced folders | None |
| Your internet connection | Used twice, down and up | Used twice, down and up | Not used |
| If your laptop sleeps or shuts | The transfer stops | It resumes when the apps do | It carries on, and emails you at the end |
| Setup | None | Install and sign in to both apps | Connect both accounts once |
Moving files between two cloud services by hand means the data goes down to your computer and back up again. A 20 GB folder is 20 GB downloaded and 20 GB uploaded over your connection, and it all has to fit on your disk on the way.
Google also publishes its own help page on moving files in from Dropbox, which is worth a look if you use a Workspace account. Availability depends on your account, so check it before you plan around it.
Files over 1 GB stream from Dropbox to Google Drive in pieces and are never stored on our servers. Smaller ones pass through a temporary copy that is deleted as soon as the upload finishes. Either way, nothing reaches your device.
The same three steps whether it is one file or a whole folder.
Sign in with Google, then connect Dropbox, once.
Browse your Dropbox on the page and select a file or a folder.
Watch the progress, or close the tab and wait for the email.
Connect Google Drive and Dropbox to WetoDrive, browse your Dropbox on the page, pick the files or folders and press Transfer. They are copied into your Drive on our servers.
The same way for one file or a whole folder: connect both accounts once, pick what you want in your Dropbox and press Transfer. You can close the tab while it runs.
Yes. WetoDrive copies them from Dropbox to Google Drive on its own servers, so nothing is downloaded to your computer or uploaded from it.
No. Once you press Transfer the work happens on our servers. Close the tab or shut the laptop and we email you when it is done.
Only the page itself. The files never pass through your connection.
Sign in with Google, then connect Dropbox on the WetoDrive page. Step by step, and what each permission covers, is in the guide to connecting Dropbox to Google Drive.
WetoDrive reads your Dropbox to copy what you pick and never changes or deletes anything in it. You can disconnect at any time from the page, or under connected apps in your Dropbox settings.
Syncing keeps two folders matching over time and needs both apps installed. A transfer is a one-off copy that you start when you want it, with nothing to install.
The first transfer is on us. No downloading, no uploading it all again.
Transfer Dropbox to Google Drive