Migrate SharePoint to Google Drive — Transfer Document Libraries with RcloneView
Your organization is moving from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace. SharePoint libraries, OneDrive personal files, and years of team documents all need to land in Google Drive intact. Here's how.
Migrating from SharePoint to Google Drive is the reverse of one of the most common enterprise cloud migrations. Whether driven by cost, platform preference, or organizational change, the challenge is the same: thousands of files in structured document libraries need to transfer cleanly to Google Drive and Shared Drives. RcloneView handles both sides natively.
Manage & Sync All Clouds in One Place
RcloneView is a cross-platform GUI for rclone. Compare folders, transfer or sync files, and automate multi-cloud workflows with a clean, visual interface.
- One-click jobs: Copy · Sync · Compare
- Schedulers & history for reliable automation
- Works with Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, S3, WebDAV, SFTP and more
Free core features. Plus automations available.
Planning the Migration
Structure mapping
| SharePoint | Google Workspace |
|---|---|
| Document Libraries | Shared Drives |
| OneDrive (personal) | My Drive (personal) |
| Team Sites | Shared Drive per team |
| Shared files | Shared Drive folders |
Connect both platforms
Add your SharePoint/OneDrive and Google Drive accounts in RcloneView.
Migration Steps
1) Transfer document libraries
Open SharePoint in one pane, Google Shared Drive in the other. Transfer library by library:
2) Migrate personal OneDrive files
Each user's OneDrive files move to their Google Drive My Drive.
3) Verify completeness
Folder Comparison confirms every file transferred:
4) Schedule large migrations overnight
5) Monitor progress
Important Considerations
- File format conversion: Google can view Office files natively; conversion to Google Docs format is optional
- Permission mapping: File permissions don't transfer automatically — plan your Shared Drive permissions separately
- Path length: SharePoint allows longer paths than some expect; verify compatibility
- Large libraries: Break into batches by department or project
Getting Started
- Download RcloneView from rcloneview.com.
- Add SharePoint and Google Drive remotes.
- Map libraries to Shared Drives.
- Transfer and verify in batches.
Clean platform switch, zero data loss.
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