How to sync Google Drive with OneDrive

Cloud storage is becoming popular as a means of storing and backing up data nowadays. Among multiple cloud drives, Google Drive and OneDrive are the two most popular and influential cloud services used worldwide.

Google Drive offers users 15 GB of free storage and pocket-friendly upgrade options and is charged monthly.

OneDrive, created by Microsoft, has been a well-known brand in the cloud storage industry for many years. With 5 GB of free storage and a suitable pricing plan, it has a large user base.

Most people may have Google Drive and OneDrive accounts, such as using Google Drive to store work files and OneDrive for personal data. Therefore, they may need to transfer files from Google Drive to OneDrive or images from OneDrive to Google Drive.

The method users use often is to download files from a cloud drive to their computer and upload them to another cloud. This method is effective if the file size is small and you don’t need to move the data frequently. Albeit it takes time and is not efficient.

So is there any easy way to sync Google Drive with OneDrive? Absolutely yes!

Here are different ways of sharing files on Google Drive and OneDrive:

Method 1: Simple way to sync Google Drive with OneDrive

1. Sign in with your Google Drive account.
2. Select the file you want to sync and click the “Download” button to download it to your computer.
3. Sign in with your OneDrive account.
4. Click the “+New” button to add the files downloaded on a computer to OneDrive.

Note: This method relies on network speed, which affects downloading and uploading time. And if you need to synchronize frequently, it will take time and effort.

Method 2: Use Google Takeout to sync Google Drive with OneDrive

Google Takeout allows users to export their data from Google Photos, Google Drive, YouTube, etc., to help users transfer data to a computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive.

Sync using Google Takeout

1. Log in on the Google Takeout website.
2. Select the source drive from which you want to export the file and click the “Next step” button.
3. Select the “Add to OneDrive” and click the “Link Account and Create Archive” icon.
4. Sign in with your OneDrive account, and you can view the exported data in the “Google Download Your Data” folder from “Files.”

Note: This method can help you avoid constant downloading and uploading, but it requires a high-speed network. And the synchronization process needs to be restarted if the Internet is interrupted.

So is there any way to avoid all these problems? Let’s take a look.

Method 3: Use MultCloud to sync Google Drive with OneDrive

1. Create a MultCloud account for free and log in. Click the “Add Cloud” button to select Google Drive. Next, add OneDrive to MultCloud with the same operation.
2. Click on the “Cloud Sync” icon, select Google Drive as the source cloud, and OneDrive as the destination cloud. Then click “Sync Now” to sync files from Google Drive to OneDrive.

Compared to the two methods mentioned above, MultCloud has the following outstanding advantages:

1. MultCloud allows you to use multiple cloud drives simultaneously without repeated downloading and uploading.
2. The entire synchronization process runs on the MultCloud server without worrying about the connection or speed of the network.
3. MultCloud allows you to schedule a synchronization mission to automate and synchronize files in the future.
4. MultCloud has eight synchronization methods: Simple Sync, Two-way Sync, Mirror Sync, Move Sync, Cumulative Sync, Update Sync, Incremental Backup Sync, and All Backup Sync. Make sure you can find the proper synchronization way which is suitable for you.

Conclusion

If you don’t need to move the data frequently and the file size is small, the first two methods mentioned are enough. However, if you often sync large files between different cloud drives, then the cloud file sync tool ‘MultCloud’ is the best choice for you.