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====== Google Drive ====== | ====== Google Drive ====== | ||
- | Google Drive is Google' | + | Google Drive is Google' |
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- | **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. | + | |
- | Note that these steps can also be followed for [[https:// | + | 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. |
- | - Open the Start Menu and search for "Google | + | - From your start menu, open the **Backup |
- | - Open Google Drive from the Start Menu. | + | - Click **Get Started** at the welcome page. |
- | - Sign-in with your @lasallehs.net | + | - Sign in with your school |
- | - At the welcome screen, click " | + | - At the //Choose Folders// page, click **Got It**. |
- | - When you are shown your Google Drive, create a folder named " | + | - At the //My PC// page, click **Next**. |
- | - Move the Google | + | - At the //Sync Files from My Drive// screen, click **Got It**. |
- | - Open the Start Menu and click your name to open your personal folder. | + | - Click **Start**. Backup |
- | - Once you are viewing your personal folder, move that window | + | - If you are running backup prior to turning |
- | - Hold down the CTRL key and select the following folders by clicking on them: | + | |
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- | * My Documents | + | |
- | * My Music | + | |
- | * My Pictures | + | |
- | * My Videos | + | |
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- | - You should see Google Drive sync icons appear on top of the folders | + | |
- | - Your documents are now being backed up automatically on Google Drive! | + | |
- | ===== Google Drive Document Redirection Video Guide ===== | + | {{ : |
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+ | ====== 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. | ||
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+ | - Set up your computer with the Backup and Sync application following the instructions above. Go to [[https:// | ||
+ | - 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 // | ||
+ | - 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. | ||
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google_drive.txt · Last modified: 2022/08/05 14:59 by abrashear