How long does a Google Drive to SharePoint migration take?

Most tenants transfer at 50-150 GB per hour with parallel workers. A 500 GB Shared Drive typically completes in under 6 hours including permission mapping.

Are Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides converted to Office formats?

Yes. MigrationFox auto-exports Google Docs to .docx, Sheets to .xlsx, and Slides to .pptx in-flight during the transfer. No manual conversion needed.

Does MigrationFox support Shared Drives (Team Drives)?

Yes. Shared Drives are fully supported via a Google service account with Domain-Wide Delegation, so you can migrate any Shared Drive without individual user credentials.

MIGRATION GUIDE

Migrate Google Drive to SharePoint

Q: Will sharing permissions be preserved?

Yes. Viewer maps to Read, Editor maps to Contribute, and user-level permissions are matched by email address. Group and domain shares are reported for manual review.

Moving from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365? MigrationFox handles the full Google Drive to SharePoint Online transition — including Shared Drives, Workspace native files, sharing permissions, and folder hierarchies — without a single manual download or upload.

Why Migrate Google Drive to SharePoint?

SharePoint is the document collaboration backbone of Microsoft 365. Organizations consolidating on M365 typically move their Google Shared Drives into SharePoint document libraries so teams can use the same tenant for Teams, Outlook, and files. Benefits include:

Single sign-on across all Microsoft apps
Native integration with Teams channels and Outlook attachments
Advanced compliance, retention, and DLP policies
Lower total license cost when you consolidate vendors

What Gets Migrated

Files and folders — full directory tree with original timestamps
Google Docs → .docx (Microsoft Word)
Google Sheets → .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)
Google Slides → .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint)
Google Drawings → .pdf
Permissions — Viewer, Commenter, Editor mapped to SharePoint Read / Contribute
Shared Drive membership — member roles mapped to SharePoint site groups
Versions — the current version of each file (historical versions are optional)

Step-by-Step: How to Migrate

Step 1 — Create your MigrationFox account

Step 2 — Connect Google Drive

Under Connections → New → Google Drive, upload a service account JSON key with Domain-Wide Delegation enabled. This gives MigrationFox read access to every user drive and Shared Drive in your Google Workspace tenant without needing per-user consent.

Step 3 — Connect SharePoint Online

Under Connections → New → SharePoint, sign in with a Global Admin or SharePoint Admin account and grant the Microsoft Graph permissions. MigrationFox will enumerate all site collections and document libraries in your tenant.

Step 4 — Create a migration job

Create a new job, pick your Google Drive connection as the source, select the Shared Drive or My Drive folder to migrate, then pick the destination SharePoint site and document library. You can target an existing library or let MigrationFox create a new one.

Step 5 — Scan

Run a discovery scan. MigrationFox enumerates every file and folder in the source, building a full manifest with sizes, paths, and estimated transfer time. Scans are always free and unlimited.

Step 6 — Run the migration

Click Start Migration. Files transfer in parallel — large jobs automatically split into 3 partitions for maximum throughput. You'll see live progress, ETA, and per-file status in the dashboard. When it finishes, permissions are applied as a second pass.

Step 7 — Delta sync (optional)

If users are still adding files on the Google side during cutover, re-run the completed job. MigrationFox only transfers files modified since the last run, making the final switchover fast.

Pricing

Google Drive to SharePoint migrations are billed at $0.50 per GB transferred. Every account starts with 2 GB free — no credit card required. Discovery scans are always free.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does the migration take?

Most tenants transfer at 50–150 GB per hour. A 500 GB Shared Drive typically completes in under 6 hours including the permission mapping pass.

Are Google Docs converted to Microsoft Office formats?

Yes, automatically. Docs become .docx, Sheets become .xlsx, Slides become .pptx. The export happens in-flight — no separate conversion step.

Will sharing permissions be preserved?

Yes. Viewer maps to SharePoint Read, Editor maps to Contribute. User permissions are matched by email address. Group and public-link shares are reported so you can review them manually.

Does MigrationFox support Shared Drives?

Fully. Shared Drives (formerly Team Drives) are enumerated from a service account with Domain-Wide Delegation, so you don't need individual user credentials.