I'm looking for help on how to transfer everything from my university Gmail to a personal one. I've been using my university Google account for almost everything during my five years there. Unfortunately, I forgot that this account isn't permanent, and I've just found out it will be deleted in 1-2 months after graduating about 6 months ago. I really need to save my important emails, over 10GB of Drive files, and my YouTube playlists. Here's what I specifically need:
1. What can I do with my emails?
2. With my Drive files, I know I can download them individually, but that would take ages. I need a way to keep them organized online and editable through a new account.
3. For my YouTube playlists and subscriptions, what's the best way to save them without starting from scratch?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
4 Answers
For your YouTube playlists, another option is to share the links to your new account or make everything public first before saving the links. Just remember, your playlists might vanish once your university account is deleted, so saving them quickly is crucial.
I graduated about 15 years ago, and I'm still using the email from my university. Some institutions allow you to keep it for life, which can be beneficial!
You can try this link for guidance on transferring ownership of Drive files: https://support.google.com/drive/thread/197835425/how-can-i-transfer-ownership-from-my-school-account-to-my-personal-account?hl=en. It should provide you step-by-step instructions.
For transferring your emails, you can set up forwarding from your university Gmail to your new account or use the Import feature in your new Gmail settings. As for your Drive files, you can share everything with your new Gmail and then change the ownership. Regarding YouTube, you could use Google Takeout which helps export your data, but it will mostly deal with raw data for subscriptions. Unfortunately, playlists often need to be recreated manually.
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