Transferring BC Google Account Data to a Personal Google Account

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Please be sure to read "Before Transferring Your BC Google Account Data: What You Need to Know"  FIRST for important information and preparation for transferring your BC account data https://services.bridgewater.edu/TDClient/2475/Portal/KB/Article/163963/Before-Transferring-Your-BC-Google-Account-Data-What-You-Need-to-Know

 

 

Below are the instructions to transfer your BC Google account data to a personal account.

  1. Open a new private or incognito browsing window and Go to https://myaccount.google.com/ and log into your BC Google account. 


 

NOTE:  Once you log into https://myaccount.google.com/ if you do not see the “Start transfer” button on the front page,  select “Data & privacy” on the left side and you should see the option.


 

  1. Select “Start transfer”
  2. Enter the personal Gmail email (or create a new one) you’d like to transfer your account data to then select “SEND CODE”

  3. You will receive an email to your personal Gmail email with the subject “Verify your account” that contains a button labeled “Get confirmation code”. Click the button and it will open to a browser window/tab containing the codee

  4. Enter the code and select “VERIFY”

 

 

  1. Choose which items you would like to transfer to the personal account then select “START TRANSFER”


 

  1. Done. Transfer is in process. It may take up to a week for the transfer to be completed.

Note: you can select “View history” to view all transfers and their statuses.


 

Below is an example of the email you’ll receive to your BC mailbox confirming the transfer

 

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Article ID: 163964
Created
Thu 8/13/26 7:55 AM
Modified
Wed 9/2/26 7:51 AM