Dropbox Migration to Google Drive Project

Google Drive replaced Dropbox as Davidson’s primary cloud storage and file sharing solution on December 13, 2021. All files and folders from Davidson-owned personal and departmental Dropbox folders have now been migrated to Google Drive.

About the Project

Google Drive replaced Dropbox as Davidson’s primary cloud storage and file sharing solution on December 13, 2021. All files and folders from Davidson-owned personal and departmental Dropbox folders have now been migrated to Google Drive. Some users migrated during the summer and fall of 2021.

To access these files and folders, open Google Drive and sign in with your Davidson credentials.

Upcoming Training Session

Post-Migration Training Session
This one-hour Zoom training session will explore the basics of Google Drive, file locations, file sharing features, and best practices for working with files and folders. 

Tuesday, January 11 at 2:00 pm [Zoom Link]

Pre-Recorded Training & Information Sessions

Pre-Migration Information Session
This information session covers Google Drive navigation basics, and goes over what to expect with your files and folders during the migration. 

Past Session Recording [34 min - Requires Davidson Login] 

Post-Migration Training Session
This one-hour Zoom training session explores the basics of Google Drive, file locations, file sharing features, and best practices for working with files and folders.

Past Session Recording [45 min - Requires Davidson Login]

Resources

Check out our Google Training Resources and start exploring Google Drive, Shared Drives, and other productivity and collaboration tools included in Google Workspace. 

FAQs - Migration from Dropbox to Google Drive
Watch a recorded training session from July 13, 2021. [42 mins]

Project Timeline

Fall 2020
Contract completed with Google and migration partner.

Summer 2021
Wave 1 Early adopters migration completed with select campus partners.

Fall 2021
Wave 1.5 Early adopters migration completed with select campus partners.

December 10, 2021
Final migration began for all users at Davidson.

December 13, 2021
Final migration complete across all users at Davidson. T&I notified all users via email when their files were ready to access in Google Drive. Sensitive Data Monitoring will be in place for Google Drive files.

Past Project Communications 

12/13/21 - Your Transition to Google Drive is Complete
12/10/21 - Reminder: Dropbox to Google Drive Migration Begins at 5:00 pm Today
12/07/21 - Dropbox to Google Drive Migration Update for Early Adopters
12/06/21 - Information about This Friday’s Google Drive Migration
11/11/21 - Dropbox to Google Drive Migration - Information and Training Sessions
10/04/21 - Update on Dropbox to Google Drive Migration 
09/16/21 - Update on Dropbox to Google Drive Migration
07/20/21 - T&I Advisory: Shared Files in Google Drive for Early Adopters
07/06/21 - Early Adopters Google Drive Go Live Reminder
06/28/21 - Early Adopters Google Drive Go Live
04/16/21 - Early Adopters Migration Update
03/19/21 - Early Adopters Bulk Migration with Shared Drive Update
02/24/21 - Early Adopters Bulk Migration Update
01/08/21 - Early Adopters Migration Delay
12/18/20 - Early Adopters Migration Update
12/03/20 - Initial email to Early Adopters 
11/24/20 - Survey to Early Adopters 
11/09/20 - Email to campus
06/24/20 - Cloud storage survey sent to faculty and selected staff 
06/15/20 - Initial campus communication