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Move files to Google Drive and drop a storage plan
@IvanMacRib reports that Muse moved thousands of duplicated files from another storage company to Google Drive through connectors, so they could cancel redundant subscriptions. The post is one short line; it shows no file counts, folder names or confirmation, so this page adds a checked way to move files to Google Drive.
What you can get
What it is
Migration inventory and batch report
A migration inventory, a batch-by-batch copy record and a verification checklist for cancelling a redundant storage plan—not a guarantee that every file arrived intact.
It came back right when
- File counts and total size per folder match on both services
- A sample of older and shared files opens correctly in Google Drive
- Nothing was deleted or cancelled without your approval
The checks are editorial, not from the source.
- Prepare
Access to the old storage account and to Google Drive
- Ask and review
Write down the old plan's renewal date and your free space in Google Drive before moving anything, so a full Drive does not stop the copy halfway.
- Check the result
File counts and total size per folder match on both services
The source case
@IvanMacRib reports that Muse migrated thousands of duplicated files from a storage company, which the post calls only "XYZ", to Google Drive through connectors. By their account this helped them cancel redundant subscriptions, and they describe it as done autonomously. The post is a single line: it does not name the old service, give an exact file count, show whether every file arrived, or confirm that a subscription was actually cancelled.
A public report by someone outside this library. Not independently reproduced here.
From the source
Source excerpt
@Muse just migrated 1000s of duplicated files from storage company XYZ to Gdrive through connectors helping me cancel redundant subscriptions. All autonomously. Wow.
Quoted from the original posts. Not written by this guide, and not a result produced here.
Suggested prompt
Bring Access to the old storage account and to Google Drive, The folders you want moved and where they should land in Drive, Your current plan, renewal date and free space on both services. Source community report, checked 2026-10-18.
Written by this guide as a starting point, not quoted from the source. Your edits stay in this browser.
What you need
You supply
- Access to the old storage account and to Google Drive
- The folders you want moved and where they should land in Drive
- Your current plan, renewal date and free space on both services
How to try it
Editorial, not from the source
- Write down the old plan's renewal date and your free space in Google Drive before moving anything, so a full Drive does not stop the copy halfway.
- Ask for an inventory of the old service first: folders, file counts and total size, plus which files already exist in Drive.
- Approve a small first batch, then open a handful of the copied files in Drive to check names, folders and that documents and photos actually open.
- Move the rest in batches and keep each batch report of copied, skipped and failed files.
- Compare the final counts on both sides and download an export of anything that failed before you touch the old account.
- Cancel or downgrade the old plan yourself, and keep the cancellation confirmation email.
What the post reports
@IvanMacRib writes that Muse "just migrated 1000s of duplicated files" from a storage company they call "XYZ" to Google Drive, working through connectors. The point, by their account, was to stop paying for overlapping storage, and they say it happened "All autonomously."
That is the whole report. It does not say which service the files left, how long the move took, whether the originals were deleted, or whether any subscription has actually been cancelled yet.
Check the copy before you cancel
As general practice, a cloud-to-cloud move is only finished when the counts match and the files open. Compare file counts and total size per folder on both sides, spot-check older files and anything in shared folders, and look out for files the old service stores in its own format, which may not convert cleanly.
Many storage services keep your files for a limited time after a plan lapses or is downgraded, and that window differs by provider, so check the old service's own help page before cancelling. Keep the old account readable until you have confirmed the move.
Open Muse to try it. That is the product's own site; this guide is not part of it.
Limits and confirmation points
Limits to confirm
- The post does not name the old storage service, the number of files or the folders involved.
- No batch report, error list or before-and-after file counts are shown, so it is unknown whether any files failed to copy.
- The post says the move helped with cancelling redundant subscriptions but shows no cancellation confirmation.
- This is an attributed community report, not reproduced by this guide. The suggested workflow and checks are editorial guidance, not a recovered conversation or guaranteed product capability.
Stop and check
Editorial, not from the source
- Approve the batch plan before any copying starts
- Confirm the final counts before deleting originals or cancelling the old plan
If it goes wrong
Editorial, not from the source
- Google Drive runs out of space partway through
- Check free space before starting, move the largest folders last, and skip files already flagged as present in Drive.
- File counts differ between the two services
- Ask for the list of failed or skipped files by name and copy those again, or download them from the old service before it closes.
- Some documents will not open after the move
- Export those files from the old service in a standard format such as PDF or DOCX and upload them again.
Common questions
Can Muse move files to Google Drive from another storage service?
One user reports that Muse migrated thousands of duplicated files to Google Drive through connectors. The post does not name the old service or show the result, and this guide has not reproduced it.
Did the user cancel their old subscription?
The post says the migration was "helping me cancel redundant subscriptions" but does not show a cancellation. Cancel the old plan yourself once the copy is verified.
Should the agent delete the originals after copying?
This guide suggests not. Keep the originals until you have compared counts and opened a sample of files in Drive, then decide on deletion yourself.
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