Cloud File Transfer pCloud to Google Drive

 

Did you buy pCloud with a lot of expectations, only to find out that the service didn’t meet your expectations? If so, you might want to transfer your files to Google Drive. However, the process of transferring files may appear to be a complex or challenging one. We’re here to help you with the same.

 

 

Why Migrate from pCloud to Google Drive?

The most common reasons for migrating from pCloud to Google Drive are as follows:

 

 

Transferring Files from pCloud to Google Drive

 

Here’s how you can transfer your files from pCloud to Google Drive using a cloud-to-cloud transfer service named Easy Cloud Manager:

 

  1. Visit EasyCloudManager website, and register a new account. You will need to provide your first, last name and email address.
  2. Sign-in to your new account.
  3. You’ll be in the Home tab. Click on the pCloud icon under the Add Cloud Drives section.
  4. Follow the instructions on your screen to add your pCloud account.
  5. Similarly, click on the Google Drive icon, and follow the on-screen instructions to add your Google Drive account.
  6. Once you’ve added both of your accounts, they will appear under My Cloud Drives section.
  7. Click on the Operations tab.
  8. Click on Data Transfer.
  9. Set the source folders you want to transfer. To do so, click on the Select Source button and choose which folders you want to transfer.
  10. Click on the Select Target button and choose a destination folder.
  11. Optionally, you can impose caps on files by their size and type. For example: You can ignore files smaller than/ larger than a specific size. You can also choose to transfer all files, or specific file types (such as documents, archives, music, videos, images). It is also possible to ignore files older than/ newer than a specific date.
  12. Click on the Schedule Task button and set your desired file transfer date-time.

 

 

How’s Easy Cloud Manager Different From Other Services?

 

ECM has the best feature set compared to other cloud-to-cloud transfer services. Here’s a quick comparison:

 

Features

Easy Cloud Manager

Others (Competitors)

Cloud-to-cloud file transfer

Yes

Yes

Securely add your accounts without entering password

Yes

Yes

Supports popular cloud storage services

Yes

Yes

Explore the contents of your cloud accounts

Yes

No

Find and remove duplicate files from your cloud accounts

Yes

No

Batch rename files from cloud accounts without downloading

Yes

No

Schedule file transfers on predefined date-time

Yes

Yes

Detailed history of tasks performed

Yes

No

 

 

 

Another Manual Method

 

If you don’t wish to use a cloud-to-cloud transfer tool, there is another way.

 

  1. Sign-in to pCloud.
  2. Click on the Files tab on the left.
  3. Go to the folder that contains files you want to transfer.
  4. Check the boxes next to the files you want to download.
  5. Click on the Download option.
  6. Your files will be prepared in a Zip archive. Once it is downloaded, open the Zip archive using a freeware tool 7-Zip File Manager.
  7. Extract the file contents to a temporary location (for example, your Desktop).
  8. Sign in to Google Drive.
  9. Go to the folder where you want to upload your files.
  10. Click on the Upload icon, and select the extracted files. Don’t close the window while your files are being uploaded.