Import Google Takeout into Microsoft 365

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Last updated: Jun 11, 2024
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Faculty, staff, and students may choose to migrate their data out of the Google environment and into Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, etc.) using the self-service “Google Takeout” tool.

Create a Google Takeout

Please follow the Using Takeout to Export Google Workspace Data guide to download your data from Google Drive.

Working with Exported Google Data

  • Your exported data is available to download as a .zip (compressed) file. Follow the link in your email to download your (multiple) export file(s).

  • This download may take a long time. Please keep the Google Takeout window open to ensure the downloads complete; if you minimize the window or switch to another browser tab, the downloads will fail after 15 minutes due to a need to authenticate (due to inactivity).

  1. Once you have the .zip downloaded, right-click on the file and choose to Extract all.

    1. Leave the default “Files will be extracted to this folder:” file path.

  2. Once extraction finishes, navigate to s.uconn.edu/onedrive. In this Help Guide, we will be placing the files into our OneDrive.
    At this time, you can split your data into OneDrive and SharePoint if needed.

  3. At the OneDrive website, click on Add new and then Folder upload.

  4. In the popup window, find the recently extracted folder and click once on it. Do not open the folder. Click on Upload.

  5. You are now uploading the files you have exported from Google.

You must return to drive.google.com at this time to delete the files you have exported. ITS does not recommend having files in an accessible (editable) state in two locations; this will lead to confusion. Also, if you have not opted out of having ITS migrate your data, you may end up with duplicate data in your OneDrive (depending on your affiliation).

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