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Bulk upload for Google files/folders would be really helpful and save time
Uploading multiple video files from Google Drive is cumbersome and time-consuming: find the file, download to computer, upload to desktop, delete the downloaded file, and repeat, over and over. It w...
Hannah
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHey admin_comm, thanks for posting here!
Adding files from Google Drive to Dropbox is actually already possible on our individual accounts.
There's an option to do this, by clicking the "..." (ellipsis) button at the top of the screen in your All files page (next to the Organize button).
This is currently not possible for Business accounts, but I will send your feedback to our team.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks, Hannah-
It would be great to have this functionality for our business account.
Dear Hannah,
I tried to use this feature, but when I access the Google Drive folder I want to import to my Dropbox account it just says "There are no items on this folder" (or something similar, my Dropbox account is in Portuguese) even if, when I enter in my Google Drive account directly, I can clearly see the files in that folder. Any ideas about what can be happening?
- Hannah
Hey lmecchi, sorry to see you're having trouble with this.
After you click on the "Add from Google Drive" option, does the choosing your Google account and the authentication process work as expected?
- Hi Hannah! Thanks for the prompt reply!
Yes, I can log in on my Google account, the authentication process works correctly, and I can see all my Drive folders structure, but when I enter the folders to choose the files to upload to Dropbox I receive the message that no file could be found in that folder (even if I know there are files there and can see them if I access my Google Drive directly in another browser tab.
