Convert your Client-side encrypted Google Sheets after a Vault or Takeout export

Now generally available: Convert your Client-side encrypted Google Sheets after a Vault or Takeout export

What’s changing
Client-side encryption supports ediscovery and data portability for our customers. After an export using Vault or the data export tool (takeout), admins can decrypt the previously client-side encrypted content. This launch now adds full support with a conversion tool so that admins can convert decrypted Google Sheets into a Microsoft Excel file.

The conversion tool allows customers of client-side encryption to maintain ownership over, access to, and perform analysis of sensitive data.

Getting started
- Admins: This feature will be available by default for organizations with client-side encryption set up, and configured at the OU level. Visit the Help Center to learn more about converting exported and decrypted Google files to Microsoft Office files. The Help Center also includes details about the Data Export tool or Google Vault for exporting encrypted Sheets files from Google Workspace and the decrypter tool to decrypt the exported files.

• End users: No action needed. Use our Help Center to learn ho

Rollout pace

• Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on September 4, 2025
• Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on September 18, 2025w to get started with encrypted files in Drive, Docs, Sheets & Slides.

Availability
Available for Google Workspace customers with

• Enterprise Plus
• Education Standard and Plus
• Frontline Plus