QUESTIONS · BACKUP AND MOVING
How do I move a NotebookLM notebook to another Google account?
Short answer
NotebookLM cannot transfer ownership of a notebook. You can share it with the other account, which leaves the original owner in control, or rebuild it there. To rebuild, archive the notebook with NotebookLM Ultra Exporter, switch accounts, and use Restore archive (Pro) to create a new notebook from the ZIP.
Steps
- Install NotebookLM Ultra Exporter in desktop Chrome, then refresh any open NotebookLM (Gemini Notebook) tab.
- In the old account, archive the notebook as a ZIP.
- Switch the browser to the new Google account and open NotebookLM.
- Open the import center, choose restore archive, select the ZIP and confirm.
What to know
- Restore re-adds sources from their links or archived text and restores notes.
- Reports, chats and Studio text come back as text sources, not as native Studio items.
- Audio, video and slide images are not recreated.
Google changes these menus often. The item's own menu in your notebook shows what is built in today.
Free or Pro?
Requires Ultra Exporter Pro (annual or one-time). Pro covers the extension only; it does not include a Google subscription or raise NotebookLM's own limits. Current prices are on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
Is sharing enough?
If the old account will stay active, yes. If you are leaving a school or employer, the notebook goes with the account, so rebuild it.
Related guides
To rebuild a notebook from a backup, or move it to another Google account, use Restore archive in NotebookLM Ultra Exporter Pro.
Archive restore rebuilds a NotebookLM notebook from a ZIP made by Ultra Exporter. It creates a new notebook, re-adds sources from their original links or.
Back up a whole NotebookLM notebook as a ZIP archive. You get one ZIP with folders for sources, notes, reports, chats and Studio files, a README.md index and.
There is no built-in way to export every notebook. With NotebookLM Ultra Exporter you archive notebooks one at a time for a single free archive, or with Pro.
NotebookLM has no dependable one-click duplicate for a whole notebook with its notes and chats.
Yes. Gemini Notebook now keeps the conversation in each notebook so it is there when you return, which older versions of NotebookLM did not do.
Sharing a notebook requires the other person to have a Google account and open NotebookLM. To send the content itself, export it as a file: a PDF or Word.
NotebookLM has no backup or full export, so the only copy of your notes, chats and Studio outputs is in your Google account.