So you are leaving the district and you suddenly realize you need to take all your Google stuff with you. The process is pretty simple when you follow these steps.
One - Create a personal Google account
You will need a personal Google account to transfer your stuff into. The free Google accounts only holds 15 gigs but you can always upgrade your storage for a fee. Check out Google One if you need more than 15 gigs.
Two - How much is in your Drive?
Start by opening your Drive.
1. Click the gear icon in the upper right corner.
2. Click Settings.
Look at the top number, 143 gigs. That is much too big for a free account. By clicking on the two links below your number you can discover more about what is taking up space.
1. View storage details - Click to reveal how much is stored where. See image below.
2. View items taking up storage - Click and it will return you to your Drive. What you will see is every file in your Drive, from the largest to the smallest. If you need to free up space this is the fastest way to delete the largest files. See image below.
Three - Decide if you need to pay for more storage.
Once you have taken some time to delete files you can then see if you need to pay for more storage. The cheapest plan is $1.99 for 100 gigs.
Four - Transfer
Start the process by visiting takeout.google.com/transfer
Enter your personal Gmail account in the box.
Click the blue Send Code button.
In your personal account, you should have an email from Google.
Click the blue Get confirmation code button.
The next screen will show a number of digits. Copy these numbers.
Return back to to the transfer screen and enter the digits.
You can deselect Drive or Gmail if you do not want one of those to transfer to your personal account.
Click the blue Start Transfer to begin the process.
To transfer everything it can take many hours.
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