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meddycb
2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Move Google Sheet FROM Dropbox TO Google Drive
I have several spreadsheets made in a Google Sheet within Dropbox. My company is removing Dropbox access and I have to move all the Google Sheets from Dropbox to Google Drive. However, this is creati...
- 2 years ago
I was able to upload to Drive as Excel and then re-save as Google Sheets. There were a few things I had to refresh, like some data validation checkboxes and extra empty cells, but otherwise, looks like the original. Not the ideal, however.
Nancy
Dropbox Staff
Hi meddycb! Welcome aboard the Community.
At the moment, there’s not a specific Dropbox feature, in order to transfer these files directly to Google Drive.
Since you mention that the format’s affected while downloading them, what I’d recommend is to use a third-party app, in order to move them directly to your Google Drive account.
Otherwise, you can also try syncing the files via the Dropbox desktop app, and then drag them out of your local Dropbox folder, instead of downloading them from our website.
If you need something else, I'm here for you.
meddycb
2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
Thank you, Nancy. When I try to drag the spreadsheets from the Dropbox app to anywhere else on my computer, I get the same error, that these are "web-based files" and are "only available with Dropbox."
- Walter2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hey meddycb, sorry to jump in here, but I just wanted to mention that you should probably try converting those files to a different file type somehow to be able to copy or move them around. Web-based files like GSheets, GDocs and/or Gslides can't be moved normally.
If you find that your formulas and the formatting of your files are off then, you'll probably need to re-do those anew.
I know it's not optimal, but I hope this helps to some extent.
- meddycb2 years agoHelpful | Level 5
I was able to upload to Drive as Excel and then re-save as Google Sheets. There were a few things I had to refresh, like some data validation checkboxes and extra empty cells, but otherwise, looks like the original. Not the ideal, however.
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