# How to Move Google Drive Content to Your Personal Account

**This article will show how to move the contents of your school account to your personal account.**

<p class="callout info">Note: Your personal account must be a Google account. If not, you will need to create one to move the contents.</p>

1\. Go to "takeout.google.com".

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2\. Click "Deselect All".

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3\. Scroll down to find "Drive" and click the checkbox.

<p class="callout success">Note: If there are other things you want to transfer over, check those boxes as well.</p>

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4\. Scroll to the bottom and click "Next Step".

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5\. Make sure the "Export Once" is selected.

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6\. Make sure the "File Type" is set to ".zip".

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7\. Click "Create Export".

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8\. A screen with the export process will appear.

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9\. When the export is done, you will receive an email. Click "Download your files"

<p class="callout success">Note: This may take quite awhile to get if you have a lot of files in your drive.</p>

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10\. Find the file in "Downloads". It will be a zipped file.

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11\. To unzip it, right click and select "Extract All".

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12\. Click "Extract".

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13\. The file will open in a new folder window location. You will see the file is now unzipped.

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14\. Go to your personal account Google Drive. Click "New".

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15\. Select "File Upload".

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16\. Select the unzipped file from your computer, it will most likely be in your Downloads.

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17\. Double click "Takeout".

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18\. Double click "Drive".

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19\. Click "Organize" then "Select All".

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20\. All of the files will be selected. Now, click "Open".

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21\. An upload status bar will appear in the bottom right.

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22\. Once complete, you will see all of the files in your drive.