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google_drive [2014/02/19 12:34] – Added document redirection tutorial. abrasheargoogle_drive [2014/02/20 07:53] – Added video guide abrashear
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 **Faculty and staff should not do this.** **Faculty and staff should not do this.**
 In this guide you will redirect your data folders to your Google Drive. Doing so will keep your data automatically synchronized with Google Drive so that if you ever lose your laptop you always have the most recent versions of your files available. In order to restore your files, simply follow these steps again and merge the folders when asked.  In this guide you will redirect your data folders to your Google Drive. Doing so will keep your data automatically synchronized with Google Drive so that if you ever lose your laptop you always have the most recent versions of your files available. In order to restore your files, simply follow these steps again and merge the folders when asked. 
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 +Note that these steps can also be followed for [[https://db.tt/21Mxm3Y|Dropbox]] as well.
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   - Open the Start Menu and search for "Google Drive".   - Open the Start Menu and search for "Google Drive".
   - Open Google Drive from the Start Menu.   - Open Google Drive from the Start Menu.
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   - You should see Google Drive sync icons appear on top of the folders in your personal folder on the left side of the screen.   - You should see Google Drive sync icons appear on top of the folders in your personal folder on the left side of the screen.
   - Your documents are now being backed up automatically on Google Drive!   - Your documents are now being backed up automatically on Google Drive!
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 +===== Google Drive Document Redirection Video Guide =====
 +<html><video controls style="max-width:100%">
 + <source src="https://help.lasallehs.net/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=video_guides:google_drive_document_redirection_tutorial.webm" type="video/webm">
 + <source src="https://help.lasallehs.net/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=video_guides:google_drive_document_redirection_tutorial.mp4" type="video/mp4">
 + 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_document_redirection_tutorial.mp4">download this video instead</a>
 +</video></html>
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google_drive.txt · Last modified: 2022/08/05 14:59 by abrashear