I'm graduating from college in about four weeks, and I received notice that our school emails will be terminated soon after graduation. While I'm not too concerned about losing the email itself, I really want to keep all my files in Google Drive, Docs, Slides, and my YouTube account. I'm aware that YouTube might require me to manually reload everything I've uploaded there. Is there an easy way to transfer these files? I've tried using Google Takeout before, but I found it a bit confusing, and I'm not very tech-savvy. I noticed it exports everything into a zip file—does this mean I can only access the files from that zip file? Is there a way to move the documents directly to an existing Google account that I regularly use?
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For Google Drive, it's super simple! Just create a folder, share it with your personal account, and then transfer everything over. As for YouTube, you can manage your channel and grant administrative rights to your other account, which lets you keep your history and uploads intact.
You should be able to open that zip file to view each individual file inside. Once downloaded, extract them to your computer, then upload to your personal account. It’s pretty straightforward!
Will that work even if the original account is fully deleted? I’m worried it might erase the files.