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--- google_drive [2014/02/19 12:34] – Added document redirection tutorial. abrashear
+++ google_drive [2021/08/09 19:43] – Update setup instructions for 2021 app release. 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 Google Drive 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 take advantage of this, remember to save your work into your Google Drive folder!
+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 **Google Drive** application.
-<html><video controls style="max-width:100%">
+  - Click Sign in with browser. You will be directed to login to your Google account via your web browser. Log in.
- <source src="https://help.lasallehs.net/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=video_guides:google_drive_setup_guide.webm" type="video/webm">
+  - At the "Make sure that you downloaded this app from Google" page, choose Sign in.
-  <source src="https://help.lasallehs.net/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=video_guides:google_drive_setup_guide.mp4" type="video/mp4">
+  - At the success screen, you can close the browser.
- 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>
+  - Click the Open Preferences prompt that appears near the bottom right of the screen.
-</video></html>
+    - If you miss it, you can click the triangle in the bottom-right of the screen, click the Drive icon (colored triangle), then choose the gear in the top-right. From there click preferences.
+  - At the "Get started with Drive for Desktop" screen, click No thanks.
+  - At the Safely back up your files screen, choose "Add folder".
+    - From the left pane, click Documents, and then Select Folder.
+    - Click Done.
+    - Repeat these steps for the folders: Pictures, Music, Videos.
+  - Click Save.
+  - Your folders will now be backed up to Google Drive. You can close the Google Drive Preferences window.
-====== Automatically Backing Up Your Documents with Google Drive ======
+{{ :google_drive_setup.webm?1280 | Google Backup and Sync setup video guide.}}
-**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.
+====== Restore Your Files with the Backup and Sync Application ======
-  - Open the Start Menu and search for "Google Drive".
-  - Open Google Drive from the Start Menu.
+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.
-  - Sign-in with your @lasallehs.net email address and network password.
-  - At the welcome screen, click "Next", then "Start sync".
+  - 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.
-  - When you are shown your Google Drive, create a folder named "Tablet Data" which you will save your data to.
+  - In the left pane, click **Computers**.
-  - Move the Google Drive window to the right side of your screen.
+  - 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.
-  - Open the Start Menu and click your name to open your personal folder.
+    - Usually, you want //My PC// and //My PC (1)//, or //My PC (1)// and //My PC (2)//.
-  - Once you are viewing your personal folder, move that window to the left side of your screen.
+    - You can also single-click a PC and click the ⓘ icon to see the dates and times files were last uploaded.
-  - Hold down the CTRL key and select the following folders by clicking on them:
+  - Expand the //Computers// pane on the left side of the window by hitting the triangle next to it.
-    * Desktop
+  - For each of your folders on your old PC (Desktop, Documents, Pictures, etc.):
-    * My Documents
+    - Go into the folder.
-    * My Music
+    - Use the triangle icons to expand the corresponding folder on your new PC.
-    * My Pictures
+    - Select all of the items in the folder by hitting CTRL + A. Wait for all of them to be highlighted.
-    * My Videos
+    - Hold the CTRL key, then click and drag the files into the folder for the new PC in the left pane.
-  - Click and drag the folders over into the "Tablet Data" folder. Hold down SHIFT before you release the mouse to ensure the folders are moved and not copied.
+  - 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.
-  - 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!
+{{ :video_guides:google_backup_and_sync_restore.webm?1920 | Google Backup and Sync restore video guide. }}