So, we've seen how to download files and photos from Google Drive to your computer and to your iPhone. However, you may find that in the process of transferring files from place to place or saving files from different devices; that you will accumulate duplicates of some of your files. Not only are duplicate files annoying and messy, but they take up valuable space in your Google Drive.
Since you only get 15GB free space with Google Drive, duplicates can eat away at this allowance and may eventually cause you to consider upgrading to gain more space even though you may not need to. There's a simple remedy for this issue - Duplicate Sweeper. Duplicate Sweeper is a handy tool for your Windows PC or Mac which scans your folders and deletes duplicate files based on your preferences.
It can save you hours or even days of looking through folders and files to discover if files are duplicated and considering which ones to move. Duplicate Sweeper can quickly scan multiple folder or drives to return your duplicates. Simply select whether to keep the newest or the oldest of each duplicate to remove them automatically, or manually select which to remove.
Check out our guides on how to use Duplicate Sweeper to remove duplicate files from Google Drive , and how to delete duplicate photos in Google Photos. If you're not logged into your Google account already, click " Go to Google Drive " and enter your details. Select all the files that you wish to download. You can hold the "ctrl" key on your keyboard while clicking multiple files to select many files at once.
If you are using a Mac, use "cmd" instead of "ctrl". Click the menu icon in the top-right corner of the window to access More Actions.
Click " Download ". Your files will be downloaded from Google Drive to your computer as a zipped file. To access these files on your computer, you'll first need to extract them you'll find an "Extract" option when you open the folder in File Explorer. Before that, let us know a few things before performing the bulk migration.
The first step is to download Google Drive to your device. To do this, you need to visit the App Store and search for Google Drive. Once you find it, download the app straight to your iPhone. After downloading Google Drive, install it onto your device. Congratulations, you have successfully crossed the first stage of downloading pictures from. Google Drive app is quite easy for you to use to transfer photos from Google Drive to iPhone. The first thing you need to do is download and install this app on your iPhone.
Access Google Drive with a free Google account for personal use or Google Workspace account for business use. There is one thing you can be sure of paying for a license of a specialized tool, any alternate solution is not available to switch consumer account to business account.
Secondly, such as formatting; if you have multiple files that are not formatted as Google Docs, your formatting can be off if you need to export multiple files from Google Drive during the transition. Lastly, if you share files with someone, you can record sharing and permission settings manually then, you reassign them once you have done the transition.
Some of the major limitations you might face while migrating multiple files from Google Drive:. First, you need to place everything in the Export Folder. It can be possible for when you need to download all files at once, which is mentioned below:. It is worth to note that Google docs formatting will automatically convert into a respective Microsoft format, thus Slides to PowerPoint, Sheets to Excel, etc.
Do not worry, you will have an option to get them back to Google format in the next step. Note: Google formatted files were automatically converted into Office format during download. You need to convert these files back to their original Drive format. Once Google Drive app finishes file and folder synchronization then, you are ready to go. To free space in the personal account, you have to go back and remove the Export folder, but after verifying all files made it through the entire process.
0コメント