Download Google Shared Drive

Audience

Faculty and Staff

Task

Download files from a Shared Google Drive and move them to a department H drive folder or OneDrive. 

Prerequisites

Manager role in Google Shared Drive
Access to H drive folder

Instructions

 

Downloading Shared Drive Files

Within the Google Shared Drive, scroll down to the bottom of the list and press SHIFT A to highlight all the files within the shared drive. Click the three vertical dots and select Download, as shown in the screenshot below:

Shared Drive Download Screenshot

This will initiate a download of all the files in the shared drive. 

Once it has finished downloading, locate the downloaded zip file within the Downloads folder:

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To unzip the file: Right-click the zipped file and select Extract All:

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Extract zip screenshot

An unzipped folder will be created in the downloads folder:

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Once extracted, copy the folder to OneDrive or a Departmental H-Drive folder. 

Copying to a Departmental H-Drive folder

Open a new File Explorer window and navigate to the desired H drive folder. Click and drag the folder or copy and paste the folder into the H drive folder.

Copying to OneDrive

To copy the folder to OneDrive, go to office.com/onedrive and sign in. Click on the Add new button in the upper left corner then select Folder Upload:

Upload folder to onedrive
A window will appear allowing you to choose the folder and click Upload.

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Alternatively, drag and drop the folder into My Drive to upload it.

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Outcome

Files from a Google Shared Drive are downloaded and copied to a departmental H drive folder or OneDrive.

 

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