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:
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:
To unzip the file: Right-click the zipped file and select Extract All:
An unzipped folder will be created in the downloads folder:
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:
A window will appear allowing you to choose the folder and click Upload.
Alternatively, drag and drop the folder into My Drive to upload it.
Outcome
Files from a Google Shared Drive are downloaded and copied to a departmental H drive folder or OneDrive.