This tool can help with the transfer of several objects, including folders, and is also well suited for automating tasks that are not so easy to achieve via the Google Cloud Console. How to Set Up a Workspace with Google Cloud Tools Start by logging in to the Google Cloud Console and create a new Google Cloud Platform project with billing configured and enabled. Download and install the latest version of Google Cloud SDK. You can verify that the install went successfully by opening up your machine terminal and executing the command gsutil -v. To start using gsutil, you first need to authenticate it with your Google Cloud Platform account. Issue the command gcloud auth login and you will be directed to your browser to authenticate. Learn more about gsutil Command-Line Tool.