Thankfully, the company gives us 15GB of storage space for free.
However, this covers your files and docs in Drive, your Photos and more.
That space can be eaten up pretty quickly.
What happens if you start to run out of space on your main Google account?
If you arent already using more than one, you’re free to easily create another for free.
However, I am going to show you two different methods of accomplishing this.
Right-punch the folder and chooseShare.
throw in in your secondary account name.
If you do not already have one, youll need to create it prior to starting this process.
After typing your email in, click onAdvanced.
TheSharing Settingsbox will now open.
In the middle, you will see your original account name statesIs Ownernext to it.
Select theSave Changesbutton at the bottom of the box.
Once you save the changes, a warning will appear asking if you are sure.
Obviously, since you are changing ownership to an accountYOUown, go ahead and click onYes.
You are now back to theSharing Settingspage.
Scroll to the bottom and click onSendand thenDone.
Now, lets head over to the secondary Drive account, where the folder is sitting.
Head over toGoogle Takeout.
BeVERYcareful here, to only choose what you wish to archive.
You just never know what can happen to your data.)
The very first thing I need you to do is select theDeselect Alllink at the top-right of the page.
Scroll down the page until you findDrive.
Check that box, then select theAll Drive Data Options.option.
Uncheck anything you do not wish to archive and download.
In my case, I simply want to keep the Technipages folder checked.
after you snag made your choice, hitOKthen scroll to the bottom of the page and selectNext Step.
Now choose your download format and delivery options.
I chose to have my link sent to me via email.
Depending on the amount of data you are downloading, receiving the archive can take a few hours.
Next, choose whether you want to do this once or schedule it to happen often.
Below that, choose the file format you wish to receive your archive in.
A .ZIP file is definitely easiest.
Last, choose your archive size.
Anything over 2GB will be split into more than one download.
After making all of your selections, click onCreate Archive.Wait until theDownloadbutton appears.
Select Download, then drop your Google password when prompted.
Next, name the folder and decide on the location to save it in.
Now that you have it, it is time to transfer it to your other account.
Right-click your downloaded .ZIP file and chooseExtract All.>Extract.
Your extracted folder full of the archived files/folders will be located in the same place you downloaded the archive.
Open up your secondary Drive account.
At the top-left of the page, selectNew>Folder Upload.
Of course you do theyre yours!
The folder or files now appear in your secondary Drive account.
Once again, you may rearrange or rename them to suit your needs.
What other Google Drive questions do you have that we may be able to help you with?
