Easiet Way to Transfer Files from OneDrive to Google Drive without Downloading

Content at a Glance:

• Why Transfer Files from OneDrive to Google Drive?
• 3 Free Ways to Copy from OneDrive to Google Drive without Downloading
• 2 Traditional Ways: Transfer Files from OneDrive to Google Drive Manually
• The Bottom Line

Why Transfer Files from OneDrive to Google Drive?

OneDrive, previously SkyDrive, is a file hosting service that allows you to sync files and later access them from a web browser or mobile device. It is included in the suite of online services formerly known as Windows Live. OneDrive provides paid storage and free storage for different users. Nevertheless, free OneDrive storage decreased from 15 GB to 5 GB on 31 January 2016, which turned out to be one of the reasons why you transferred from OneDrive to Google Drive which still offers 15 GB of free storage. Check the differences between OneDrive and Google Drive if required.

Also, you might try to move files from OneDrive to Google Drive for data backup. Either reason, finding the right way will make you get twice the results with half the effort. Continue to read the following parts, we will offer you different methods to help you migrate from OneDrive to Google Drive for free conveniently.

 

3 Free Ways to Copy from OneDrive to Google Drive without Downloading

How to move files from OneDrive to Google Drive without downloading them? You can try the following 3 free solutions to perform OneDrive to Google Drive migration quickly. In this part, you will find the best free way that suit you to transfer files from OneDrive to Google Drive with the help of a free online cloud transfer manager, MultCloud.

Why take advantage of MultCloud, you can get the following benefits:

• Way 1. Easiest Way to Transfer All Files from OneDrive to Google Drive
• Way 2. Migrate Onedrive to Google Drive for Free via Cloud Sync
• Way 3. Copy OneDrive to Google Drive without Downloading

Way 1. Easiest Way to Transfer All Files from OneDrive to Google Drive

To transfer from OneDrive to Google Drive without downloading, you can add OneDrive and Google Drive to MutlCloud, then move files between them quickly. Here is how it works:

1. Please log in to your MultCloud account after registering.

2. Click on " Add Cloud" on the left side. Select OneDrive and follow the steps to complete adding. Then add Google Drive in the same process.

3. Tap Cloud Transfer, hit FROM to choose OneDrive as the source, and click TO to choose Google Drive as the target.

4. Press the Transfer Now button to copy files from OneDrive to Google Drive directly.

Way 2. Migrate Onedrive to Google Drive for Free via Cloud Sync

If you have different requirements to transfer files from OneDrive to Google Drive, Cloud Sync can meet your demands, it provides up to 10 sync modes, including real time sync, two way sync, one-way sync, move sync, simple sync, incremental sync, full backup sync, cumulative sync, and so on.

How to move files from OneDrive to Google Drive without downloading via Cloud Sync, check here:

Two-way Sync OneDrive and Google Drive

1. Please add OneDrive and Google Drive to MultCloud seperately by tapping Add Cloud.

2. To sync OneDrive to Google Drive, click Cloud Sync, hit Switch to two-way sync at the mid-interface, then choose OneDrive as the source and Google Drive as the target.

3. Press the Sync Now button, and wait for the OneDrive to Google Drive migration to complete.

It's easy and quick to migrate from Google Drive to OneDrive with MultCloud. If you want to sync files between OneDrive and Google Drive in real-time, Real Time Sync is the easiest way to transfer files from OneDrive to Google Drive, just try and enjoy.

Way 3. Copy OneDrive to Google Drive without Downloading

Except for the above solutions, you can copy files from OneDrive to Google Drive in bulk, learn how to move OneDrive files to Google Drive without downloading:

1. Log in to your MultCloud Dashboard, then add OneDrive and Google Drive by hitting Add Cloud.

2. Click OneDrive under My Online Services after adding.

3. Tick the OneDrive files and folders you'd like to move and choose "Copy to" from the top menu.

4. Select a path in Google Drive as the destination location, click "OK" to copy files from OneDrive to Google Drive, then wait for the process to complete.

What's the easiest way to transfer files from OneDrive to Google Drive? You might have a clear idea about it. If you would like to migrate OneDrive to Google Drive on Android phones, the MultCloud mobile app can also help you a lot, just go to Google Play or App Store to get it. If you would like to move files between OneDrive for Business and Google Workspace, Team Transfer is your best choice, which allows you to migrate everything between them, and smoothly keep the business continuity.

2 Traditional Ways: Transfer Files from OneDrive to Google Drive Manually

From the below part, you are going to get 2 traditional ways used by most users to migrate files, photos, or other types of data from OneDrive to Google Drive. Let's find one by one with the step-by-step guide.

• Way 1. Download from OneDrive & Upload to Google Drive
• Way 2. Transfer Files from OneDrive to Google Drive Free by Drag & Drop

Way 1. Download from OneDrive & Upload to Google Drive

As the name suggests, this method is to first log in to OneDrive and download the to-be-transfered files from OneDrive to your computer; then log in to Google Drive and upload them to Google Drive. Detailed steps are:

Step 1. Visit the OneDrive's official website.
Step 2. Select the files you want to move from your OneDrive account to Google Drive, click the "Download" button, and wait for the process to complete.

Step 3. Log in to Google Drive's official website, click on the inverted triangle symbol next to "My Drive", and select the "Upload Files" button according to your need to select files downloaded from OneDrive to your Google Drive.

This way can help you move files from OneDrive to Google Drive if the files you plan to transfer are much less. If there are too many files, this method still has certain flaws:

Way 2. Transfer Files from OneDrive to Google Drive Free by Drag & Drop

This method is a bit more friendly than the above-mentioned because no download operation is required.

Step 1. Download and install the OneDrive desktop app.

Step 2. Open the browser and log in to your Google Drive account.
Step 3. Select the data in your OneDrive that you need to move to Google Drive.

Step 4. Drag and drop these files or folders from OneDrive to Google Drive, and then wait for the process to complete.

After the process is complete, a prompt will remind you that the file upload is complete. Although this method is more user-friendly, it has not been improved in terms of speed. 

Both of the above traditional ways are kind of complex and require several steps apparently.

The Bottom Line

In conclusion, you can transfer files from OneDrive to Google Drive by following the steps above. If you prefer to use MultCloud, as you can see from the snapshots, you can manage files between different accounts among the same or different cloud services. For instance, you can move files from one Google Drive to another, and sync OneDrive to Google Drive. Or, you can just link Dropbox to Google Drive for better data management.

Compared to the traditional two methods, MultCloud can make file transfer operations more convenient for users: