3 Methods: Link Google Drive Accounts Easily [Updated 2024]

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• User Case: Can You Link Two Google Drive Accounts?
• Why Need to Link Google Drive Accounts?
• How to Link 2 Google Drive Accounts in 3 Ways?
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User Case: Can You Link Two Google Drive Accounts?

Why Need to Link Google Drive Accounts?

Google Drive, as excellent file storage and sync service, has won the favor of most users for its high-quality product experience and good service quality. Google Drive allows users to store files on their servers, sync files across devices, and share files with other people, which provides users with great convenience. However, it has some shortcomings as a third-party service provider for file storage.

Consequently, user's needs have shifted from storing data onto the cloud to syncing multiple Google Drive accounts. After all, managing multiple cloud storage accounts is too troublesome. If you are one of the above users and are tired of switching between different accounts or just want to find a bridge to link these accounts. The next part of this article will tell you how to connect two Google Drive accounts so that you can better manage your files and folders.

How to Link 2 Google Drive Accounts in 3 Ways?

The following are 3 different ways to connect Google Drive accounts. You can choose the most suitable one according to your needs.

• Way 1: Connect 2 Google Drive Accounts with MultCloud
• Way 2: Link Google Drive Accounts via Google Drive "Share" Feature
• Way 3. Link Google Drive Accounts via Desktop App Preferences

Way 1: Connect 2 Google Drive Accounts with MultCloud

MultCloud is a web-based cloud file manager, which not only can help you manage multiple cloud drives in one place within only one account but also can sync , transfer, backup files across cloud drives without downloading and uploading operations. By far, it supports more than 30 popular cloud drives, such as Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, iCloud Photos, iCloud Drive, OneDrive for Businss, Google Photos, Google Workspace, SharePoint, and so on, covering most users' requirements. 

Step 1. Sign Up. Visit MultCloud and create a free account. You need to enter your preferred email and password. Then click "Create Account".

Step 2. Add Google Drive Accounts to MultCloud. Click the “Add Cloud” to select Google Drive to add. Follow the instructions to grant MultCloud access to the account you are connecting to. Then add another Google Drive account in the same way.

At this point, the two cloud drives have been successfully linked, and you can now manage two Google Drive accounts by simply logging in to MultCloud. If you still need to sync the two Google Drive accounts, you can also try the "Cloud Sync": click “Cloud Sync” first, select Google Drive 1 to choose the directory file you want to sync, and then select Google Drive 2 as the target directory. Then, you can hit “Sync Now” to complete the file sync.

Way 2: Link Google Drive Accounts via Google Drive "Share" Feature

If you don't want to turn to any third-party tools for linking Google Drive accounts, you can try the Google Drive's sharing function. Namely, you can share files or folders from one Google Drive account with the other. This allows you to access and collaborate on shared content between the two Google Drive accounts.

Step 1. Choose an account from your multiple Google Drive accounts as a primary account, then sign in to another Google account (the one you want to sync from), such as a school or business account.
Step 2. Click on the “New” on the top left side of the screen, and select “Folder” from the dropdown menu. Name this folder to be different from the account you are currently using.

Step 3. Right-click on this folder and select “Share”, enter the email address of your primary Google Drive account, and click the "Done" button.

Step 4. After the authorization is successful, open your main account, select the "Shared with me" button, then right-click the shared folder in it, select "Add shortcut to Drive" from the pop-up list. And then choose “My Drive”, hit the “ADD SHORTCUT” button to finish the task.

Way 3: Link Google Drive Accounts via Desktop App Preferences

If you have the Google Drive desktop app installed, you can use a similar process to connect and manage files from multiple accounts.

Step 1. Open the Google Drive desktop application and log in to one of the accounts.
Step 2. Click the Google Drive icon in the lower right corner of the computer to enter "Preferences".

Step 3. Then click the avatar icon, select "Add another account", and then grant the login permission of the other account.

Step 4. When both accounts are added successfully, you will see them on the computer.
Step 5. After this, you can manage the data in both accounts at the same time through the Windows file manager.

Analyze and Compare Methods of Linking Google Drive Accounts

Linking Google Drive accounts is efficient and streamlined with the 3 methods we have explored in this guide: Share feature, Desktop Application preference, and MultCloud.

The Share feature is a straightforward solution that doesn't require additional software or services, However, it doesn't provide direct synchronization or management of files across accounts. You will need to manually organize and manage shared files, which could be cumbersome for large volumes of data or frequent collaborations.

The Desktop app preference allows you to link two accounts directly and you will be able to access each one easily in your Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac), but it may consume system resources and require periodic updates or maintenance.

The MultCloud offers a user-friendly interface to help you link multiple Google Drive accounts in one place and supports syncing files between linked accounts. Morever, any changes made future in one account will be automatically reflected in the other. Only problem might be the security concerns, which can be relieved by its OAuth authorization protocols and 256-bit AES Encryption.

Summary

With the help of the above 3 ways, you can easily link Google Drive accounts to manage your files, pictures, and videos very well. If you use MultCloud mentioned above, you can not only perform connecting between two or more Google Drive accounts but also perform connecting between Google Drive accounts and other cloud storage services, such as connecting Google Drive to FTP, because MultCloud supports more than 30 leading cloud drives.

It is worthy to say that, in addition to the main function of “Cloud Sync”, MultCloud also supports other functions: “Cloud Transfer”, "Team Transfer", "Cloud Backup", "Save Email as PDF and Save to Cloud", "Convert Webpage as PDF and Save to Cloud". You can also add multiple cloud drives you have to MultCloud to better experience these functions.