Subj : Google Drive is offering Dropbox users an easy way to spruce up t
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Nov 13 2025 13:15:08

Google Drive is offering Dropbox users an easy way to spruce up their cloud 
storage

Date:
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:04:00 +0000

Description:
Google Drive promises to retain file structures and permissions if you 
migrate from Dropbox.

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Drives Data Migration Service now includes Dropbox It was updated with 
SharePoint support earlier this year Dropbox and Microsoft also have 
migration tools 

Google has announced a new way to poach customers from Dropbox in the hope 
cloud storage users will want to join its wider ecosystem of apps and 
connected services. 

The new Data Migration Service is much more than downloading files and 
re-uploading them  it copies them directly over, maintaining folder structure 
and associated permissions. 

But from launch, theres one important catch  admins wont be able to lift and 
drop all company data in one big go. Google Drive gets new Dropbox migration 
tool 

Google explained in a blog post that admins will need to select up to 100 
Dropbox users or team folders at a time to migrate, but at least keeping an 
eye on progress should be easy. 

You can find comprehensive reporting on migration progress, including site 
and file counts (migrated/skipped), Google confirmed. 

Data Migration Service is available in the Admin console under Menu > Data > 
Data Import & export > Data Migration. 

A separate help page confirms that OneDrive business editions are also 
supported for migration to Google Drive. 

Google added Microsoft SharePoint migration in July 2025 after beta testing 
it starting in May. At that time, the new Data Migration Service got a 
redesign, including a simplified interface. 

The Microsoft option is also limited to 100 SharePoint Online sites at a 
time. 

But Google isnt the only company playing this game. Microsoft has its own set 
of instructions to poach Google Drives customers and migrate them to M365. 
Dropbox also has its own Data Migration service . 

Starter/Standard/Plus versions of Google Workspace Business/Enterprise can 
use the new tool, as well as Essentials Starter, Enterprise 
Essentials/Essentials Plus and some education/nonprofit accounts. 

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