Transfer Google Content Instructions

If you are looking for a way to transfer your Google content to another Google account, please use the instructions below.

1. Go to https://accounts.google.com to create a free Google account if you do not already have one.

2. In your browser, log out of any/all Google accounts and close browser.

3. Go to https://takeout.google.com/transfer and login to your RWU Google Account.

4. Click Start Transfer

Screenshot of Google Transfer page. The header "Data and Privacy" is at the top of the page. "Transfer your Content" is located at the center with a "Start Transfer" button under it in blue.

5. Type your personal Gmail address into the destination account field then click Send Code. Keep browser window or tab open.

Image shows the first step: Enter a Destination Account. A box for the user to enter their email address is located below. At the bottom of the screen is a blue button that reads "Send Code".

6. Login to your personal Gmail account. Open the Verify your Account email, click Get Confirmation Code, copy the revealed code, then return to the Transfer your content windows/tab.

Image shows step 1: the confirming of the email address with the code on screen. The confirmation code is located at the center of the screen. The button to continue is located at the bottom left hand side of the screen.

7. Paste the code into the Verify your destination account section and click Verify

Step two: Verifying the Destination Account. To verity the account, user has to input the code form the previous step into the box labled "Enter Code". Below the box are the options to Verify, in blue, or Resend Code, in white.

8. Make sure Drive and Gmail are selected (they are by default) and click Start Transfer.

Step 3: Select content to Copy and Transfer. Image shows the account transfering the information and the account receiving the information.Below them are the google applications that user can select to have the information tranfered. At the bottom of the screen is a blue button that reads "Start Transfer".

9. Login to your RWU Google account when prompted.

Google account login. Image shows user signing into the account they want to transfer the information from.

10. If done correctly you should see this verification saying the transfer has been scheduled.

Image shows the confirmation that the Google transfer has been successful.

11. Once you have verified that the transfer is complete, remove the duplicated files from your RWU Google account to decrease the RWU Google account storage.