To make a copy of a file, single click on the file(s) in Google Drive and use the 3 dots menu in the toolbar to choose “Make a copy.The owner of the files is your school account and once your school account is deleted they will be deleted from your personal account unless you MADE A COPY!! It will NOT work to simply add those files to a folder in your personal drive. Choose folders on your computer to sync with Google Drive or backup to Google Photos, and access all of your content directly from your PC or Mac.Open your personal account and go to “Shared with me” on the left hand side of Google Drive to find your school files.Share a folder in your school’s Google Drive with your personal account.Google does not let you copy an entire folder so you have to do it one file at a time.
If you want to move your school files to a personal account you will need to make a copy of the file. Your personal account has a domain of and your school domain is something like The option to transfer from your school domain to your personal domain does not exist. What does that mean? The domain is what comes after the symbol. The challenge with moving files from one Google Account to another is that you have to be on the same domain to transfer ownership. Copy Files from One Google Account to Another
