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Using Google Takeout to Transfer content to another account

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Instructions

Tip: Log in to your Google accounts in separate Google Chrome profiles to avoid conflicts and error messages during your transfer.


  1. From a web browser, log in to the Google account that you’d like to transfer the content from.

  2. Navigate to takeout.google.com/transfer.

  3. Under Enter a destination account, enter the email address that you’d like to transfer the content to. Click Send Code.

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  1. You will receive a code to that email. Enter the code into the Enter Code field, then click Verify.

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  1. Under Select contents to copy and transfer, click Start Transfer.

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  1. If you are asked to sign in again, sign in.

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  1. You will see a confirmation that the transfer is starting.

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  1. Once the transfer has finished, you will receive an email to the account where the content was transferred.

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Instructional Video

If you’d like to see the process step-by-step, watch the video below.