Students and faculty who are leaving GCDS can transfer or download any files stored in their Google accounts.

Departing faculty have until July 1st to save/transfer the contents of their GCDS account.
Graduating students have until July 1st to save/transfer the contents of their GCDS account.
Departing students have until June 10th to save/transfer the contents of their GCDS account.

Whereas GCDS Google accounts have unlimited storage, personal Google Accounts come by default with only 15 GB. You can pay for more storage if you need. You can check how much storage you are using here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/quota

If you have less than 15 GB you can transfer all of your content to an existing, or newly created personal Google account.

Start the copy process

1. On your school account, go to Transfer your content.
2. Enter the email address of the Google Account where you want to copy your content.
3. Select Get code.
4. On your Google Account, check your Gmail inbox for a confirmation email from Google. In the email, select Get confirmation code. A new tab will open with a code.
5. On your school account, go back to the "Transfer your content" page. Enter the code, then choose Verify.
6. Choose the content you'd like to copy, then select Start transfer.

Details about the copy process

• The copy process usually happens within a few hours, but it can take up to a week.
• Copied files might appear in batches on your Google Account during the copy process.
• When your files are finished copying, you'll get an email at your Gmail address.

A file in My Drive won't be copied if either of the following is true

• You're a viewer, not an editor or owner
• The owner has turned off download, print, and copy options for commenters and viewers

When the copy process is done, you'll be notified by email about any files in My Drive that weren't copied.

What Changes on Copied Files

●You automatically become the file owner of all copied files. (The owners of the original files remain the same.) 

●Copied files aren't shared with others. (You can always choose to share them.) 

●Comments are copied, but revision history isn't.

See this link for more detailed information: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6386856?fl=1&sjid=5458955893195199006-NA

If you have more than 15 GB of data to save, do not have a personal Gmail account, or just want a copy of all your data, downloading the data will ensure you get it all. Please click here to use the Google Takeout tool.