3 Free Ways to Sync Google Drive with OneDrive
You will find 3 free ways to help you sync data from Google Drive to OneDrive and you could choose one to perform Google Drive and OneDrive sync or migration based on your preference.
January 4, 2022 | 3 mins read
Preface
Using cloud storage as a backup way is more and more popular now. Most cloud services provide the version of desktop and mobile phone for their users so that they can access these storage files whenever and wherever. It is commonly seen that one person own multiple cloud accounts in order to get maximum free storage.
Google Drive and OneDrive are two of the most famous and powerful cloud services that are widely used worldwide. Google Drive offers users 15 GB of free storage and upgrade options with charging a monthly fee.
OneDrive, integrated tightly with Microsoft Office, offers 5 GB of storage space free of charge. Users could purchase additional storage separately or through subscriptions to other Microsoft services such as Office 365.
It is safe to say that having several clouds means you spend more time managing them. In this situation, synchronization is a good solution to integrate multiple clouds. So, is there any way to sync OneDrive with Google Drive free? Yes! The following part will introduce three ways to help you.
Basic Ways: How to Sync Google Drive with OneDrive Free?
Solution 1. Sync from Google Drive to OneDrive Using Download and Upload
This is a traditional way to sync one cloud to another. To backup Google Drive to OneDrive, you can also use this method.
Step 1. Login your Google Drive account.
Step 2. Select all the files and click on “Download” button to download them to your local storage.
Step 3. Login OneDrive account.
Step 4. Click on “Upload” button to add all the downloaded files to OneDrive.
But before operating with this method, there are some potential problems that you have to pay attention to:
- The process of downloading and uploading can be extremely slow if the network speed is slow.
- The files will be downloaded as a zip file, so you have to unzip the file before uploading if you want to upload these files separately. Thus, this way will cost you more time and energy.
Solution 2. Sync Google Drive with OneDrive Free with Google Takeout
Google Takeout is also called "Download your data" that allows users to export their data from Google Photos, Google Keep, YouTube, Google Drive, etc., to an archive file, so that users can transfer data to local PC, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive or Box. Now, you can use this method to sync Google Drive and OneDrive.
Step 1. Move to the website of Google Takeout and log in.
Step 2. Select Drive to export and click on “Next step” icon to continue.
Notes:
- “Multiple formats” option allows you to choose specific formats for your archive.
- “Advanced settings” option helps you choose additional files for your archive. For example, you can choose to include named, published, and uploaded versions or include additional info for files and folders.
- “All Drive data included” option helps you choose specific Drive data for your archive. For example, you can choose synced data or data that is related to Google Docs user preference.
Step 3. Select “Add to OneDrive” option as the delivery method, click on "Link account and create export" icon and accept the permissions that Google Takeout sends to you.
Step 4. Sign in your OneDrive account and move to "Files" interface and you can see the exported data from Google Photos in "Google Download Your Data" folder.
Solution 2 can help you avoid downloading and uploading but it requires the high speed and uninterrupted network or the process need to be re-started once the Internet is interrupted. So, is it possible to avoid these problems? Yes! You can use a free third-party tool called MultCloud to perform the task.
Top Way: Sync Google Drive with OneDrive Free via MultCloud
Compared with Solution 1 and Solution 2, with “Cloud Sync” feature, MultCloud has prominent advantages as below.
- No need to download and upload: MultCloud, as a FREE and professional multiple cloud storage manager, allows you to use several clouds as the same time, so you can sync between cloud drives without downloading and uploading.
- High speed of synchronizing: the process runs on the server of MultCloud, so you don’t have to worry about the connection or speed of network.
- Schedule sync task: MultCloud allows you to set up a sync plan to automatically carry out syncing task in the future.
- Offline sync: As long as the sync process starts, you are allowed to close the browser because MultCloud can run the task in the background.
The following part is 4 steps to sync Google Drive to OneDrive.
Step 1. Create one MultCloud account.
Step 2. Log in MultCloud and Click “Add Cloud” button to choose Google Drive to add. Authorize Google Drive. Edit the Display Name as you wish and click on “Add Google Drive”.
Step 3. Add OneDrive. Repeat previous two steps to add OneDrive to MultCloud.
Step 4. Sync Files from Google Drive to OneDrive with "Cloud Sync" Task. Click on the "Cloud Sync" icon and select Google Drive as the source and OneDrive as the destination. Then click on “Sync Now” to sync from Google Drive to OneDrive.
Notes:
- What’s more, once you have created a sync task, you can also commit it or re-edit, delete, view logs, etc. from the Task List.
- MultCloud provides 8 types of synchronization and if necessary, you can sync data through various ways by upgrading your account.
Last Words
This article has introduced three solutions to sync Google Drive with OneDrive free. You can choose one method as you like. Conversely, you can also directly sync OneDrive and Google Drive with the help of MultCloud if MultCloud is your choice.
MultCloud supports OneDrive, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, FTP, MySQL MEGA and other more than 30 cloud services, so you can easily perform data migration or sync between different cloud drives.
In addition to “Cloud Sync” feature, MultCloud also has “Cloud Transfer” and “Remote Upload” functions. Therefore, as long as you have cloud drives that MultCloud supports, you can realize quick remote upload to MEGA, Box to OneDrive migration or upload to Google Drive form URL if necessary.
