Identify and Copy Files Owned by Expired Accounts


On September 30, 2023, files owned by users who are no longer at UNCG will become unavailable and will not transfer with the individual file migration to Microsoft OneDrive. To continue to access these files, make a copy for yourself before then. 

  1. Navigate to drive.google.com.
  2. Open Advanced search in the search bar at the top.



  3. Choose Owner: Not owned by me and Location: My Drive. Then, Search.



  4. Locate files owned by Account Expired [name of employee] in the Owner column.



  5. Click on the three dots (ellipses) next to the file(s) you want to keep and choose Make a copy.
    This will copy the file to your Google Drive space with you as the owner, and this file will now transfer with the rest of your data to OneDrive.