Sync Box to Google Drive — Cloud Backup with RcloneView
Box handles enterprise compliance and secure sharing, while Google Drive anchors collaborative editing — RcloneView syncs content between both platforms directly, without any local disk intermediary.
Box is widely used in enterprise environments for its compliance controls and secure file sharing, while Google Drive underpins real-time collaborative workflows. When teams use both platforms or are consolidating away from Box, keeping content in sync — or migrating files between platforms — requires a reliable cloud-to-cloud tool. RcloneView connects Box and Google Drive directly, with no download to local disk required.
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.
Connecting Box and Google Drive
Both Box and Google Drive use OAuth browser authentication in RcloneView. Go to Remote tab > New Remote, select Box, and complete the browser login. Repeat the process for Google Drive. Both remotes then appear as tabs in the explorer panel, ready for immediate browsing.
For Box for Business accounts, configure the box_sub_type setting as enterprise when creating the remote. This ensures RcloneView connects to the organization's Box account rather than personal storage, providing access to shared folders and content owned by the business.
Running the Sync Job
In Job Manager, create a new sync job: source is your Box folder (or a specific subfolder such as /Projects/2026), destination is the target Google Drive folder. RcloneView's sync is one-way by default — it mirrors the source to the destination without modifying source content.
For a legal team syncing completed case files from Box to Google Drive for long-term archiving, filtering by file age (Max File Age in Job settings Step 3) limits the sync to only recently modified files — keeping transfer sizes manageable. The Dry Run preview confirms exactly which files will move before any data is touched.
Automation and Monitoring
With a PLUS license, scheduling the Box-to-Google Drive sync ensures both platforms stay current. A cron-based schedule — for example, every Sunday at midnight — runs the sync automatically without user intervention.
RcloneView's 1:N synchronization feature even lets you sync from one Box folder to multiple Google Drive destinations simultaneously — useful for backing up the same content to both a shared Team Drive and a personal archive folder in one job. Job History tracks each run with detailed stats: files transferred, duration, speed, and status.
Getting Started
- Download RcloneView from rcloneview.com.
- Add Box remote (OAuth) and Google Drive remote (OAuth).
- Open Job Manager and create a sync job from your Box folder to Google Drive.
- Enable scheduling (PLUS) to automate regular syncs.
Syncing Box to Google Drive through RcloneView means your content moves reliably between platforms while both stay organized and accessible without manual effort.
Related Guides:
- Manage Box Cloud Storage — Sync and Backup with RcloneView
- Zero-Downtime Box to Dropbox Migration with RcloneView
- Migrate Box to SharePoint and OneDrive with RcloneView
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