How to Move Users Between Organizational Units in Google Workspace

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Google Workspace administrators

Before you move Google Workspace users to another organizational unit

Please note that different organizational units may have settings configured differently. For example, access to Gmail or other services may be disabled for one OU.
Ensure that you know what settings are applied to an OU before moving users there. If you don’t know, consider creating a new organizational unit instead of using one created by another admin that you are not familiar with.

After you move Google Workspace users to another organizational unit

Any setting or service access changes may take up to 24 hours to take effect.

How to move users to another organizational unit step-by-step with images

Step 1

Go to the Admin console https://admin.google.com and click Users or Manage.

Step 2

Hover over the user you want to move and select More options > Change organizational unit.

Step 3

Select the organizational unit to move to and click CONTINUE.

Step 4

Click CHANGE to confirm. If you move a user to an OU which has different settings applied to it, the changes may take up to 24 hours to take effect.

To move multiple users at once

You can also select multiple users at once. Check the boxes to the left of their names. Then click More options > Change organizational unit to move all selected users.

Another way to move a single user to another organizational unit: Step 1

Another way to move a single user is to type their name or email address in the search bar on top. Then click the result suggested below.

Step 2

Then on the top left, select CHANGE ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT.

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What Are Organizational Units (OUs) in Google Workspace

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Delete OUs

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