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--- google_drive [2013/09/25 08:14] – created, with basic Google Drive sync guide abrashear
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 ====== Google Drive ======
-Google Drive is Google's cloud document service. The Google Drive Sync application allows you to store a copy of your Google Drive on your computer which is kept in sync with the files in your Google Drive online. Any files or folders you put in your Google Drive folder are available anywhere you can access your Google Account.
+Google Drive is Google's cloud document & storage service. The Backup and Sync application allows you to store a copy of your Google Drive on your computer and synchronize your PC's files to Google Drive.
-====== How to Setup Google Drive Sync ======
+====== Back Up Your Files with the Backup and Sync Application ======
-  - Go to the Start Menu and type in Google Drive, open it.
-  - At the sign-in screen, put in your La Salle high School email, and select Sign In.
-  - When you are at the Moodle sign-in page, login with your Moodle username and password.
-  - Once the "Welcome to Google Drive" window appears, click "Next", then click "Start Sync".
-Google Drive will automatically create a "Google Drive" folder in your profile and in your favorites. Files (and OneNote notebooks!) placed in this folder are automatically uploaded to Google Drive so that you can access them from anywhere.
+To back up the files on your current computer, sign in to the Backup and Sync from Google application. Optionally, you can select extra folders to back up too.
-===== Google Drive Sync Video Guide =====
+  - From your start menu, open the **Backup and Sync from Google** application.
-<html><video controls style="max-width:100%">
+  - Click **Get Started** at the welcome page.
-  <source src="https://help.lasallehs.net/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=video_guides:google_drive_setup_guide.webm" type="video/webm">
+  - Sign in with your school email account.
-  <source src="https://help.lasallehs.net/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=video_guides:google_drive_setup_guide.mp4" type="video/mp4">
+  - At the //Choose Folders// page, click **Got It**.
- Hmm, your browser doesn't seem to support embedded video. Try to <a href="https://help.lasallehs.net/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=video_guides:google_drive_setup_guide.mp4">download this video instead</a>
+  - At the //My PC// page, click **Next**.
-</video></html>
+  - At the //Sync Files from My Drive// screen, click **Got It**.
+  - Click **Start**. Backup and Sync will start uploading your files to Google Drive. You can click the Backup and Sync icon in the tray to check the progress.
+    - If you are running backup prior to turning in your computer you need to make sure the sync is complete. The first backup can take a long time.
+{{ :video_guides:google_backup_and_sync_setup.mp4?1920 | Google Backup and Sync setup video guide.}}
+====== Restore Your Files with the Backup and Sync Application ======
+To restore your files from another computer, set up the Backup and Sync application. Once set up, sign into Google Drive on the web and copy the files from the old PC to the new PC.
+  - Set up your computer with the Backup and Sync application following the instructions above. Go to [[https://drive.google.com/a/lasallehs.net|drive.google.com]] and sign in with your school email account.
+  - In the left pane, click **Computers**.
+  - You will see a listing of computers you've backed up. You need to figure out which is your current PC and which is your old PC.
+    - Usually, you want //My PC// and //My PC (1)//, or //My PC (1)// and //My PC (2)//.
+    - You can also single-click a PC and click the ⓘ icon to see the dates and times files were last uploaded.
+  - Expand the //Computers// pane on the left side of the window by hitting the triangle next to it.
+  - For each of your folders on your old PC (Desktop, Documents, Pictures, etc.):
+    - Go into the folder.
+    - Use the triangle icons to expand the corresponding folder on your new PC.
+    - Select all of the items in the folder by hitting CTRL + A. Wait for all of them to be highlighted.
+    - Hold the CTRL key, then click and drag the files into the folder for the new PC in the left pane.
+  - Once you are done copying the files, they will start downloading to your new computer. You can check the progress by left-clicking your Backup and Sync icon in the system tray.
+{{ :video_guides:google_backup_and_sync_restore.webm?1920 | Google Backup and Sync restore video guide. }}