Box for Business to Shared Drive: Transfer, Sync, and Backup

• Overview of Box for Business and Shared Drive
• What to Use for Box for Business to Shared Drive Migration?
• How to Transfer Box for Business to Shared Drive [Cloud Transfer & Copy to]
• How to Sync Box for Business to Shared Drive [Cloud Sync]
• How to Back up Box for Business to Shared Drive [Cloud Backup]
• Conclusion

Overview of Box for Business and Shared Drive

Box for Business is a cloud-based platform for collaboration and content management for teams and businesses. Workflow automation, smooth sharing, real-time collaboration, and safe file storage are all made possible by it. Box improves productivity and data governance with its cutting-edge security, compliance support, and integration with programs like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.

A shared drive refers to any collaborative storage area used by several people to manage and access files. Google Shared Drive is Google's particular application of this idea within Google Workspace. Not all shared drives are from Google, even though all Google Shared Drives are shared drives. Google Shared Drive is essentially a branded, feature-rich version of a shared drive made for Google users with integrated tools like Google Docs, Drive, and Gmail.

What to Use for Box for Business to Shared Drive Migration?

The traditional way to move files between clouds is to download files from one cloud and then upload them to another. However, this way is quite troublesome and time-consuming when there are a lot of files to migrate. Is there a better solution? Of course, using MultCloud is an ideal way you can try.

MultCloud is a web-based cloud management service. You can add your Box for Business and Google Shared Drive accounts to MultCloud and manage files in one place without switching websites. Besides, the migration process will be automatic. In this way, you do not need to download and upload, but just choose the files you want to migrate and then initiate a task.

Moreover, MultCloud offers different functions to meet your needs. You can use the Cloud Transfer, Cloud Sync, Cloud Backup, and Team Transfer functions to finish the migration task. In the following parts, you can see the specific steps for using these functions. Besides, MultCloud relies on data traffic to migrate files. Therefore, the task can run offline and the speed can be faster.

How to Transfer Box for Business to Shared Drive [Cloud Transfer & Team Transfer]

If you just want to transfer files from Box for Business to Google Shared Drive at once, Cloud Transfer and Team Transfer can be your best choices. The main difference between Cloud Transfer and Team Transfer is that Team Transfer can match the sub-accounts of these 2 business clouds and transfer files correspondingly.

After knowing the difference, let’s get further information on them from the usage steps.

Use Cloud Transfer

Step 1. Enter the MultCloud website and click “Get started for free” to get an account.

Step 2. Add Box for Business to MultCloud by clicking “Add Cloud” and its logo. Then, you can choose to add the admin account or personal account. If you add the admin account, you can manage all the sub-accounts on MultCloud, too.

Step 3. Add Google Shared Drive to MultCloud with the same operations in Step 2.

Step 4. Select the “Cloud Transfer” function in the left sidebar and choose the source and target clouds. Then, click “Transfer Now” to start this task.

Use Team Transfer

Step 1. Create a MultCloud account and add the admin accounts of Box for Business and Google Shared Drive to it.

Step 2. Select the “Team Transfer” function and choose the source and target clouds.

Step 3. Click the "Batch Match" button in the middle box and choose how to match the sub-accounts. Then, tap "Transfer Now" to start this task.

How to Sync Box for Business to Shared Drive [Cloud Sync]

Cloud Sync can also automatically move files from Box for Business to Google Shared Drive. However, it can give you some sync modes, such as Real Time Sync, to let files sync between these 2 clouds in real-time. Except for Real Time Sync, there are more sync modes you can choose from.

To use Cloud Sync, you can follow the steps below:

Step 1. Create a MultCloud account and add Box for Business and Google Shared Drive to it.

Step 2. Select the “Cloud Sync” function and choose the source and target clouds.

Step 3. Open “Options” to choose the sync modes. Then, tap “Sync Now” to start syncing.

How to Back up Box for Business to Shared Drive [Cloud Backup]

If you want to have the Restore function, Cloud Backup outweighs other functions. You can use it to automatically back up files from Box for Business to Google Shared Drive. Then, when you want to restore files, you just need to find the backup task, choose your preferred file version, and start restoring.

Step 1. Create a MultCloud account and add Box for Business and Google Shared Drive to it.

Step 2. Select the “Cloud Backup” function and choose the source and target clouds. Then, click “Backup Now” to start backing up.

Step 3. When you want to restore files, go to “Task List” and find the backup task. Then, click the 3-line button next to it and choose “Restore”. Next, choose the restoring version and destination. Finally, click “Restore” to start this restoration task.

Conclusion

Whether you want to transfer, sync, or back up files from Box for Business to Shared Drive, you can use MultCloud to easily finish your task without any downloading. All the task will be automatic and you can choose one function to try for free according to your requirements.