Migrate from Googledrive to SharePoint Online

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charlotteJo

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Hi
I am sesrching for a way to migrate a huge data from Googledrive to SharePoint Online directly , I did a search and the found methods are paid and expensive.
Also I found some tools like Goodsync, Gs Richcopy 360 and CloudFuze , all look good but I don't have experience with any of it !
Any advice please 🙏
 
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It’s expensive because it’s not easy. Sharepoint is complicated and unless you really know what you are doing everything can come crashing down.

I created an api to upload documents to sharepoint for a client and it took weeks to get it working properly. Sharepoint is that complicated.
 
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The reality​


Google Drive and OneDrive are equivalents.
Both are cloud drives for personal and team files, with syncing and sharing.


SharePoint is not the same thing.
It isn’t a “drive replacement.” It’s a collaboration platform built around sites, document libraries, permissions, and workflows.


How Microsoft actually structures this​


  • OneDrive is the personal drive and the sync mechanism
  • SharePoint is where team data lives, organised into sites and libraries
  • OneDrive can sync SharePoint libraries locally, but that doesn’t make them the same product

What migrations actually mean​


  • Google Drive → OneDrive makes sense. That’s a straight, like-for-like move.
  • Google Drive → SharePoint only works if you first redesign structure, permissions, and usage.
    Otherwise you’re just dumping files into a system that’s meant to be structured.

Bottom line​


You don’t really “migrate Google Drive to SharePoint.”


You either:


  • move Drive into OneDrive as a storage replacement, or
  • redesign how the organisation works and rebuild it properly in SharePoint, with OneDrive acting only as the sync layer.
 
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1️⃣ Small amount of data (manual method)​


Best if it’s a one-off or under ~20–30 GB.


Steps


  1. Download files/folders from Google Drive (as ZIP).
  2. Extract locally.
  3. Upload to SharePoint document library via browser or OneDrive sync.

Pros


  • Free
  • Simple

Cons


  • Loses sharing permissions
  • Time-consuming
  • Not ideal for large teams



2️⃣ Medium to large data (recommended – migration tools)​


Best for business use, shared drives, permissions, and structure.


🔹 Microsoft Mover (Free, Microsoft-owned)​


👉 Most common choice


Supports



  • Google Drive → SharePoint / OneDrive
  • Shared Drives
  • Folder structure
  • Scheduled migrations

How it works


  1. Sign in to Mover with Microsoft 365 admin
  2. Connect Google Workspace admin account
  3. Select source (Google Drive)
  4. Select destination (SharePoint site / library)
  5. Run migration

⚠️ Note: Google Docs/Sheets are converted to Office formats.
 
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