{"id":13547,"date":"2023-05-17T12:56:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T12:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/?p=13547"},"modified":"2025-01-27T07:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T07:55:12","slug":"backup-google-drive-to-external-hard-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/backup-google-drive-to-external-hard-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Backup Files from Google Drive to External Hard Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block_sum\"><strong>Summary:-<\/strong> Google Drive is a cloud storage where many users store their crucial data. But you must be aware of the fact that Google only provides a free space of 15 GBs and if you want to expand the storage space, you will have to spend some bucks. So, a preferable way to get free space on your G Drive is to backup Google Drive to External Hard Drive because hard drives usually have a lot of space. You can explore various methods to move all G Drive data to n external hard drive either by some manual approaches or using the  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/google-drive-migrator.php\"><strong>Google Drive Migrator Tool<\/strong><\/a>.<p class=\"blog-btn\"><a class=\"sum-d-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/demo-version\/g-drive-migration-tool.exe\"><i class=\"icon-windows\"><\/i>  Download<\/a>   <a class=\"sum-b-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/buynow\/g-drive-migration.php\"><i class=\"icon icon-basket\"><\/i>  Buy Now<\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/div>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/backup-google-drive-to-external-hard-drive\/#Quick_Methods_to_Backup_Data_from_Google_Drive_to_Hard_Drive\" >Quick Methods to Backup Data from Google Drive to Hard Drive<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/backup-google-drive-to-external-hard-drive\/#Download_Items_through_Google_Takeout\" >Download Items through Google Takeout<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/backup-google-drive-to-external-hard-drive\/#Save_Items_from_G_Drive_Web\" >Save Items from G Drive Web<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/backup-google-drive-to-external-hard-drive\/#Backup_Data_from_Google_Drive_App\" >Backup Data from Google Drive App<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/backup-google-drive-to-external-hard-drive\/#Use_Google_Drive_Migrator_Tool\" >Use Google Drive Migrator Tool<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/backup-google-drive-to-external-hard-drive\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_Methods_to_Backup_Data_from_Google_Drive_to_Hard_Drive\"><\/span>Quick Methods to Backup Data from Google Drive to Hard Drive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>If you have an external hard drive then you will first have to connect it to your Laptop or PC and then move your Google Drive Data. You can open Google Drive on any Web Browser to log in, download the Google Drive Desktop App, or make use of Google Takeout to have your G Drive Backup. The easiest way to backup G Drive is through the Google Drive Migrator.<\/p>\r\n<p>So, we would be covering all the possible methods that help you to download all items from your G Drive to an External Hard Drive.<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_Items_through_Google_Takeout\"><\/span>Download Items through Google Takeout<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Google Takeout help users to download Google Drive Data, Google Photos, and other items on local drives. So, you can implement the following steps to save Google Drive to External Hard Drive.<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Open Google Takeoutand tick the tick Drive only option<\/li>\r\n<li>Then at the bottom of the page click on the Next Step button.<\/li>\r\n<li>Select the type of File, Frequency and Destination as per your needs.<\/li>\r\n<li>Then click on the Create Export tab.<\/li>\r\n<li>Now you will receive an email from Google Takeout on your Gmail that will offer a hyperlink to backup the Google Drive Files.<\/li>\r\n<li>Then click on the Download your Files button.<\/li>\r\n<li>Now the Google Drive Data will get imported through Google Takeout.<\/li>\r\n<li>You will have to unzip the files\/folders and drag and drop them to take the backup to the external hard drive.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>This method is suitable in the cases:-<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>You don\u2019t want to download files shared with Google Takeout.<\/li>\r\n<li>You want to download only 2-3 archives per day or up to 50 GB per day.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Save_Items_from_G_Drive_Web\"><\/span>Save Items from G Drive Web<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>You can even backup Google Drive to external hard drive by opening your drive in any browser. Here are the simple steps that would help you to take the backup of your Google Drive Data.<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Open Google Drive in any browser and Login.<\/li>\r\n<li>Go to the files\/folders you want to backup to the hard drive and make right-click on it.<\/li>\r\n<li>Then click on the Download option.<\/li>\r\n<li>You can even select the files and folders on Google Drive using CTRL or SHIFT key as you select on the laptop\u2019s folders and drives.<\/li>\r\n<li>Once you have downloaded all the Google Drive Items, it goes to the Downloads folder on your PC or the default location set on your browser.<\/li>\r\n<li>Finally, you will have to connect your Hard Drive to the PC or Laptop and move all the downloaded Google Drive data to the drive using Drag and Drop.<\/li>\r\n<li>Make sure you have a consistent internet connection to backup Google Drive Data from the web to external drive.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Backup_Data_from_Google_Drive_App\"><\/span>Backup Data from Google Drive App<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>Some G Drive users have the G Drive App on their laptops or PCs so you can make use of this app and back up all items from Google Drive to Hard Drive. Here is the procedure that you have to implement for the Google Drive Backup.<\/p>\r\n<p>If you have the Google Drive App then there will be a Google Drive disk too. So the files in Google Drive are stored on this disk. You will have to open the disk&gt;choose Google Drive Files&gt;drag and drop them to external hard drive.<\/p>\r\n<p>In a few steps, you can backup Google Drive to external hard drive.<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_Google_Drive_Migrator_Tool\"><\/span>Use Google Drive Migrator Tool<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>The last attempt you can give to save Google Drive to a Hard drive is through Automated Software. You can make use of the <strong>Google Drive Migrator Tool<\/strong> that helps to backup TBs of data on hard drives. Make sure you have enough space on your hard drive to move the whole G Drive Data. It also permits to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysinfotools.com\/blog\/google-drive-files-not-showing-up\/\"><strong>fix Google Drive Files Not Showing issue<\/strong><\/a> in the easiest way.<\/p>\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Backup Google Drive to External Drive Quickly<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Launch G Drive Migrator and Authenticate the Gmail Login or the G Drive Login.<\/li>\r\n<li>Then mark the items that you want to backup and you can even enter file extensions to backup only the files with that extension.<\/li>\r\n<li>Then in the Destination choose the Local Drive option.<\/li>\r\n<li>Now choose the Path to save and make sure you provide your External Hard Drive\u2019s path.<\/li>\r\n<li>Finally, click on the Next button and all your G Drive data will be backed up to the external hard drive.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>So, you have enough methods to backup Google Drive to External hard drive but make sure you choose the method according to the data size. If you have a few files to be backed up from Google Drive then you can use Google Drive Web, Google Drive App, or Google Takeout. But for GBs and TBs of G Drive backup to hard drive, we recommend the Automated Tool because it will be time-saving and quick.<\/p>\r\n<h4 class=\"faq_heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1684328287364\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong><strong>Q.\u00a0<\/strong>How do I backup my google drive to an external hard drive<\/strong>?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ans<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0You can use the Sysinfo Google Drive Migration Tool to backup G Drive Data. Just Launch the Software>Authenticate G Drive Login>Select Files and Folders>Choose Destination to Local Drive> Backup Google Drive Data to the External Drive.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1684328305835\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong><strong>Q.\u00a0<\/strong>Is it safe to use the Google Drive Migrator for Backup?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Ans<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Yes, it is absolutely safe to use the Google Drive Migator for backing up the G Drive data because it highly supports all versions of Windows and performs migration without any data loss.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;13547&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;31&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;5\\\/5 - (31 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Backup Files from Google Drive to External Hard Drive&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;142.5&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 142.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            5\/5 - (31 votes)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary:- Google Drive is a cloud storage where many users store their crucial data. 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