Uploading images only takes seconds. It’s moving them across different platforms that can take hours of precious time.
This is why a growing number of companies now offer image migration services. The best vendors not only make it quick and easy to transfer photos from any cloud service provider like Google Drive, but they allow you to create a migration schedule so that all of your valuable photos are routinely stored and saved with your favorite cloud provider.
How To Migrate Photos Using Cloudsfer
Cloudsfer is a leading cloud migration tool that allows you to backup photos to Google Drive as well as a number of other cloud platforms. Once downloaded, you can complete the transferring of your photos within minutes.
Step 1: Log in
Click “Sign in” and you will then be able to log into your Cloudsfer account
Step 2: Start A Migration Plan
At the top of the screen click on “Migration Plans”. You will then be prompted to “Create New Migration Plan”.
After clicking on Migration plan, the migration plan wizard will appear. First you will need to choose a “From” source. In this case, as you are going to transfer photos to Google Drive, A pop-up window will then appear and you will be prompted to enter your login information.
Step 3: Choose What You Want To Transfer
Once logged into where your images are stored, you can choose the folder you want to transfer. Depending on the images you have taken and how they have been saved, you will have the option of choosing a parent folder and sub-folders. When the folder has been selected, click “Submit”.
Step 4: Select Where The Photos Are Going
Now you will be asked where you want the photos to go. In this case, you can choose Google Drive as where the photos will be moved such as google drive to google photos, though you will see a number of alternative target systems as well.
Once selected, you will be prompted to enter in your login details for Google Drive. You will then be able to see all of your Google Drive content and you can choose the path you want the content to be transferred to. Click “Submit”
Step 6: Give The Plan A Name
You can give your migration plan a name so that you can keep track of which plan is going to where. Include which folders you are migrating in the description.
Step 7: “Let’s Go!”
Click on the “Let’s Go” button and you can then initiate the migration. You’ll then receive an email notification when the migration has started and when it has finished.
To change any plan settings you have created, you can click on the “Edit” button. Users also have the ability to migrate at a later time through Cloudsfer. Simply click on the “Schedule” button rather than “Let’s Go” and you can then choose the date and the time for the migration to start.
