# Export Google Drive as Zip Files with Drive Downloader

> Choose My Drive, Shared with me, a shared drive or specific folders, filter by file type, date or owner, and export it all as zip files.

- Source: https://www.8apps.co/docs/drive-downloader/using-drive-downloader/export-your-drive
- Markdown: https://www.8apps.co/docs/drive-downloader/using-drive-downloader/export-your-drive.md
- Language: en

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# Export Your Drive

A new export has three steps: **What to export**, **File formats** and **Save to**. Open **New export** in the menu to start.

## Step 1: What to export

1. Pick the area to export from with the tabs at the top:
   - **My Drive** – everything in your own Drive.
   - **Shared with me** – files and folders other people shared with you.
   - **Shared drives** – one shared drive you are a member of. Choose it from the list.
2. Choose **Export everything** in that area, or **Export specific folders or files** and click **Choose folders or files** to pick them in the Google picker. Click **Add more** to pick from another place.
3. Under **File types**, leave **All files** ticked to export everything, or tick only the types you want (documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDFs, photos, videos, audio, drawings, archives, other files).
4. Open **More options** to narrow the export by the date files were last modified, or by owner (**Anyone**, **Owned by me**, **Owned by others**).
5. Click **Next**.

## Step 2: File formats

Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings are not ordinary files, so they are converted when exported. Choose one format per type. See [Google File Formats](/docs/drive-downloader/using-drive-downloader/file-formats) for the full list.

Only the types your step 1 selection can include are shown. Click **Next**.

## Step 3: Save to

Choose where the files go:

- **Download** – zip files with a `manifest.csv`. See [Download Your Files](/docs/drive-downloader/using-drive-downloader/download-your-files).
- **Google Drive** – copy into another Google account. See [Copy to Another Google Account](/docs/drive-downloader/using-drive-downloader/copy-to-google-drive).
- **Dropbox** – copy into your Dropbox. See [Copy to Dropbox](/docs/drive-downloader/using-drive-downloader/copy-to-dropbox).

Click **Start export** (or **Start copy**).

## Reading your Drive

Drive Downloader first lists the files and checks them against your plan. You see the file count and size grow while it reads. The export starts as soon as this finishes.

:::note
An export over your plan limits does not start at all, because Drive Downloader cannot choose which files to leave out. You see every limit it would break. Narrow the selection, or [upgrade to Premium](/docs/drive-downloader/power-user-tips/upgrade-to-premium).
:::

## One export at a time

Each account runs one export at a time. You can start a new one as soon as the current one finishes, or after you cancel it.

## Your Drive is not changed

Drive Downloader only reads the files you export. Nothing in your Drive is moved, edited or deleted.