Google Transfer

How to transfer a copy of your Gmail and Drive files to a personal Google account


  1. Go to https://takeout.google.com/transfer while signed into your school district Google account
  2. Enter your personal gmail address and click send code

3. Open your personal email account and enter the code sent:

4. Start the transfer:

5. You are all set!

A couple important things to note:

  • Only emails and documents that you own transfer.
  • The original files stay in your school account. Any changes you make to the copied files don't affect the originals.
  • A file in My Drive won't be copied if either of the following are true.
    • You're a viewer, not an editor or owner
    • The owner has turned off download, print, and copy options for commenters and viewer


Full list of FAQs can be found here