Move Dropbox to Google Drive
Move the files you choose out of Dropbox and into Google Drive without downloading a thing to your computer. The copy runs on our servers, so you can close the tab — and your Dropbox originals stay exactly where they are.
How it works
- Sign in to CloudRaft and connect your Dropbox account on its own login screen.
- Pick the files or folders you want to copy from Dropbox.
- Connect Google Drive as the destination.
- We measure everything first and show you the plan — file count, size, and anything we have to set aside — before a single byte copies.
- Press Start. The copy runs on our servers, so you can close the tab; your Dropbox originals are never touched.
Your originals are never touched
CloudRaft is copy-only. It reads the files you pick from Dropbox and writes copies into Google Drive— it never deletes, moves, renames, or changes anything in your source. We don't store your file contents; they stream between the two clouds through our worker and are never written to our disks.
What to know for this move
- Dropbox Paper docs aren't regular files — they live inside Dropbox and can't be copied byte-for-byte. Export them to Word or PDF from Dropbox first if you want them in Google Drive.
- Everything we copy lands in a dated CloudRaft folder in your Google Drive, so it never mixes with files you already have there.
- There's no size cap on our side beyond what your Google Drive plan accepts — very large files just take a little longer.
Questions
Do I have to download my files to move them from Dropbox to Google Drive?
No. CloudRaft copies directly between Dropbox and Google Drive on its own servers — nothing is downloaded to your computer and you don't need to keep a device running.
Will CloudRaft delete or change my Dropbox files?
Never. CloudRaft is copy-only: it reads the files you choose and writes copies to Google Drive. It cannot delete, move, or modify anything in Dropbox — that's enforced in code, not just policy.
What does it cost?
You can copy up to 10 GB free, no card. Beyond that you buy a one-time pass — a fixed amount of data for a one-time price, no subscription.
How long does it take?
As fast as both providers allow — we don't throttle. Small files move quickly; very large files take longer. It runs in the background, so you don't have to watch it.
Did everything copy correctly?
We verify every file landed at the destination before counting it done — by size, and by checksum where the provider supports one. The count you see is the verified count, not just attempted.
Can I move from Dropbox to Google Drive without the desktop apps?
Yes. CloudRaft connects to both clouds directly through their official APIs, so you don't need the Dropbox or Google Drive desktop app installed and nothing syncs through your computer.
Will the files in my Dropbox shared folders come across?
Files you can open in a shared folder are copied if you select them, and they're written into your Google Drive as your own copies. CloudRaft never changes the original shared folder in Dropbox.