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Where do find "Activity" and the "..." to import from Google Drive?
Not sure I am in the right category but....
I have a google sheets doc that somehow I have saved to my google drive account by mistake. When i look for instructions to move it to Dropbox I keep get...
Megan
Dropbox Community Moderator
Dropbox Community ModeratorHey there, Debra!
I'd be happy to help and explain as much as possible.
Now, as the Help Center mentions: Dropbox is changing the way that Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides are created and stored in Dropbox.
If youâve created any Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides on dropbox.com, youâll need to move or convert your files in order to maintain access to them.There are two options to do so:
-Move the files to Google Drive (GDrive) and replace them with Dropbox shortcuts. Youâll need to sign in and link to your Google Account in order to move files to Google Drive. Once the files have been moved, youâll still have access to those files in Dropbox, but the file will show as a .web shortcut.
-Convert the Google files (.gdoc, .gsheet, .gslide) to the equivalent Microsoft Office file formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx).
Now, keep in mind that if you move your files to Google Workspace:
-No changes will be made to the file contents.
-File ownership will now be in Google, this means any sharing permissions wonât automatically be transferred to Google. Youâll need to choose if you wish to have the permissions/roles shared.
-Moving files manually to Google Drive will impact your Google storage capacity, but will also free up Dropbox storage.
-Dropbox shortcuts wonât track version history for changes made on Google Workspace. Youâll need to use Google Workspace for that.
I hope this helps!
Thanks for the information Megan, what if it is for an organisation where I am (as a separate identy was creating the spreadsheet and would load it onto their Dropbox account when finished. So the creating the link/shortcut would be fine when I am working on it but I am not sure how it would work from an organisations point of view. Would they need to have a google drive shared account?
