Google drive is one of the most used cloud storage services. It is the default cloud storage available on Android devices. Using and managing your files with Google drive is pretty easy and efficient. You can easily upload important files and link different accounts to your email ID and back up the necessary data. For the most part, Google drive works smoothly with no errors whatsoever. Hence, majority of the Android users trust it with their most important data. But all of the qualities mentioned above can go to waste if users are faced with an error that prevents normal tasks like copying files. Many users have encountered a problem when trying to copy a file from one drive to another. The file starts copying but does not complete the process or even start it. If Google Drive is throwing a similar error in creating a copy, here are some tricks to fix the issue easily!
Steps to fix Google drive error creating a copy:
1) Check the available storage:
The files can fail to copy on your drive if the required storage space is not available. If the storage space on your drive is close to exhaustion, you will have to delete the unnecessary files. The most important culprit in this situation is the emails and WhatsApp backup. These keep filling up your drive space without you even knowing. The first thing I would suggest is clearing your emails. Dispose the unnecessary emails and also check the amount of storage occupied by the WhatsApp backup. If you think it is worth it, dedicate a different drive account for WhatsApp backups. This should free up a lot of space on Google drive and help you in successfully creating a copy of your files.
2) Check server status:
If the Google Drive servers are down for an unknown reason, errors like these are bound to happen. The best course of action, in this case, would be to wait. Keep yourself updated through the community forums. When the Google Drive servers are up and running, try creating a copy of your files again.
3) Use the app if you are using a browser and vice versa:
The users who are using a browser to access their Google Drive account can try to do so through the app. And the users who are using the app can try to access their account through a browser. This switch should help bypass the issues on either of these platforms and let you copy the necessary files.
4) Clear cache:
Corrupted cache files are silent killers concerning errors and glitches. This goes for the Drive app as well as the website. If you are facing the issue on a browser, clear the cache files and cookies. And if the problem is on the app, tap and hold the app icon and select ‘Clear cache’. Now check if you can copy the files on Google Drive.
5) Incognito mode:
Another fix you can try for your browser is switching it to incognito mode. This is the easiest way to surpass the issues that are brought about by extensions. A more preferable fix would be going through every extension and uninstalling the ones that you don’t use as often. Once this is done, you won’t face any issues when creating a copy of your files on Google Drive.
