Why Make OneDrive Transfer to Icedrive?

OneDrive is a Microsoft product that offers many storage features along with perfect integration with Office 365 and Windows. Two-factor authentication and encryption are two of its security functions.

Icedrive, on the other hand, focuses on generous free storage and privacy through End-to-End encryption. Its "Zero Knowledge" encryption increases confidentiality by guaranteeing only user access to data.

Icedrive vs OneDrive
Icedrive vs OneDrive

Transferring files from OneDrive to Icedrive has many advantages.

1. Icedrive's security methods provide convenience by preventing unwanted access to files.

2. Consumers can save money due to competitive prices because Icedrive offers 10 GB of free storage while OneDrive gives 5 GB.

3. Icedrive's user-friendly interface transitions smoothly without incurring any overhead.

Summarizing the Icedrive vs OneDrive comparison, Icedrive is the preferred choice for users looking for a secure cloud storage solution due to its emphasis on affordability and privacy. OneDrive is excellent in integration. and working together.

How to Make OneDrive Transfer to Icedrive without Downloading [2 Ways]

 

Is there a way to copy or move files from Microsoft OneDrive to Icedrive without downloading them first?

- Question from Icedrive Community

You can see from the above user case that it is quite necessary to make files move from OneDrive to Icedrive without downloading. The cumbersome downloading and re-uploading process is always time-consuming. But don’t panic! There are 2 easier ways that you can utilize - by MultCloud Cloud Transfer and “Copy to”.

MultCloud is a professional cloud file management service. You can gather all your cloud accounts on it and manage all the files together in one place. Main cloud storage services like Google Drive, OneDrive, Icedrive, pCloud, MEGA, etc are supported by MultCloud. “Cloud Transfer” and “Copy to” are 2 functions that are specially designed for cloud-to-cloud file transfer.

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MultCloud

Cloud Transfer:

  • Create an automatic transfer task with the desired source and target clouds.
  • Allow to choose more than one cloud or account as the source.
  • Offer multiple features like "Email", "Filter", and "Schedule".
  • Give transfer options to let you decide whether to skip or overwrite the repeated files, delete the source files after the transfer is done, rename the files, and keep the transferred files in one folder.

"Copy to":

  • Select your desired files and copy them to the target cloud.
  • Allow to choose different clouds as the target.

You can get more familiar with these 2 functions with the steps for OneDrive transfer to Icedrive below. Besides, these 2 functions are also available for transferring files from OneDrive for Business to Icedrive.

Way 1: Copy OneDrive to Icedrive by Cloud Transfer

Step 1: Enter MultCloud and sign up for a free MultCloud account.

Step 2: Add OneDrive and Icedrive to MultCloud by clicking “Add Cloud” and the corresponding icons. Then, follow the instructions in the pop-up window to let MultCloud access your cloud files.

Add OneDrive and Icedrive to MultCloud
Add OneDrive and Icedrive to MultCloud

Note: When you add Icedrive to MultCloud, the “Password” is not the sign-in password but the Access Key you can get by clicking your Icedrive username > 2FA & Access > WebDAV > Enable > Show Key.

Icedrive Log in
Icedrive Log in

Step 3: Select “Cloud Transfer” in the left sidebar and choose OneDrive in the FROM box and Icedrive in the TO box. Then, click “Transfer Now” to start OneDrive transfer to Icedrive.

OneDrive Transfer to Icedrive
OneDrive Transfer to Icedrive

Notes:

  • You can open “Options” to check the transfer options and set the “Email” and “Filter.
  • If you want this task to run at another time, you can set a convenient time in “Schedule”.
  • You can get 5 GB of free data traffic to transfer files. If you need more, you can upgrade to a paid plan so that you can get 100 GB/month to lifetime unlimited data traffic.
Cloud Transfer Options
Cloud Transfer Options
Cloud Transfer Schedule
Cloud Transfer Schedule

Way 2: Move from OneDrive to Icedrive by “Copy to”

Step 1: Sign up for a MultCloud account and add OneDrive and Icedrive to MultCloud.

Step 2: Open OneDrive on the MultCloud, choose the folder or file you want to migrate, and click “Copy to” in the upper bar (you can also right-click the folder or file and choose “Copy to” in the dropdown menu).

Choose “Copy to”
Choose “Copy to”

Step 3: Choose Icedrive as the destination and tap on the “OK” button.

Copy OneDrive Files to Icedrive
Copy OneDrive Files to Icedrive

Note: If you want to move OneDrive files to another cloud together, you can tick “Multi-select” and then choose your preferred cloud.

Bonus Tip: Effectively Manage Cloud Files on MultCloud

After you add the cloud to MultCloud, you can manage files with other basic functions like Upload, Download, Delete, Rename, Share, Copy, etc.

For example, if you want to download files from Icedrive, you can open Icedrive on MultCloud > choose your desired files, and click “Download” in the upper bar.

Icedrive Download Files on MultCloud
Icedrive Download Files on MultCloud

Besides, if you want to share Icedrive files, you can select the files you want to share > click “Share” in the upper bar > choose “Share with MultCloud” > choose the share mode > click “Create Share”.

Share Icedrive File with a Password
Share Icedrive File with a Password

Note: If you care about file security, you can choose “Private Share” so that this file will be encrypted with a password. People who have both the shared link and password can access your shared file.

Traditional Way to Make OneDrive Transfer to Icedrive

Except for using a third-party service, you can also try the traditional way to transfer files from OneDrive to Icedrive which is downloading the files from OneDrive and then uploading them to Icedrive.

Step 1: Open the OneDrive website and log in to your account.

Step 2: Check your desired file and click “Download” in the upper bar. Then, this file will be saved on your computer.

Download Files from OneDrive
Download Files from OneDrive

Step 3: Open Icedrive, log in to the account, and go to the Dashboard.

Step 4: Click the “Add New” button in the upper-right corner and choose “Upload Files” in the dropdown menu.

Upload Files to Icedrive
Upload Files to Icedrive

Step 5: Choose the downloaded OneDrive file and press “Open” to upload it to Icedrive.

Conclusion

To make OneDrive transfer to Icedrive, using MultCloud Cloud Transfer and “Copy to” can avoid the troublesome downloading process and save time to do other work. But you can also transfer by downloading and uploading if you want to backup your OneDrive files to your computer.

Moreover, MultCloud provides you with more functions like Cloud Sync and Cloud Backup. Cloud Sync is for syncing files between clouds in real time so that the modified or added files can be updated to the target cloud instantly. And Cloud Backup for file backup and restore. When you use Cloud Backup to backup cloud files, the different file versions will be recorded. If you need to restore the backed-up files, you can choose your preferred version.

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