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To make things simple, if you have an SD card, you // | To make things simple, if you have an SD card, you // | ||
- | ===== How to Backup Your Files with Google Drive ===== | ||
- | See [[: | ||
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- | If you prefer to use [[https:// | ||
===== How to Backup Your Files with File History ===== | ===== How to Backup Your Files with File History ===== | ||
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**Copy Your Profile Folders to Your Destination** | **Copy Your Profile Folders to Your Destination** | ||
- | - Open the Start Orb or press the Windows Key. | + | - Move the Flash Drive window to the right side of your screen. |
- | - Click your name in the Start Menu. This will open your profile folder. | + | - Open another copy of explorer by pressing |
- | - Move this window to the left side of your screen. | + | - In the address bar, type '' |
- | - Tip: You can dock a window to the left side of your screen by holding the Windows | + | - Once you are viewing your personal folder, move that window to the left side of your screen. |
- | - Select all of the items in the folder. | + | - Hold down the CTRL key and select |
- | * Tip: You can quickly do this by holding CTRL and hitting A on the keyboard. | + | * Desktop |
- | - Click on one of the selected | + | * My Documents |
+ | * My Music | ||
+ | * My Pictures | ||
+ | * My Videos | ||
+ | - Click and drag the folders over into the " | ||
- Wait while the files are copied. | - Wait while the files are copied. | ||
- Once the copy is complete you may close the Windows and eject your destination media. | - Once the copy is complete you may close the Windows and eject your destination media. | ||
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- | ==== Video Guide ==== | ||
- | {{video_guides: | ||
==== Restoring Files ==== | ==== Restoring Files ==== | ||
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**Prepare Your Destination** | **Prepare Your Destination** | ||
- | - Open the Start Orb or press the Windows Key. | + | - Open another copy of explorer by pressing |
- | - Click your name in the Start Menu. This will open your profile folder. | + | - In the address bar, type '' |
- | - Move this window to the right side of your screen. | + | - Once you are viewing your personal folder, move that window to the left side of your screen. |
- | - Tip: You can dock a window to the right side of your screen by holding the Windows | + | - Hold down the CTRL key and select |
+ | * Desktop | ||
+ | * My Documents | ||
+ | * My Music | ||
+ | * My Pictures | ||
+ | * My Videos | ||
**Copy Your Profile Folders from Your Flash Drive** | **Copy Your Profile Folders from Your Flash Drive** | ||
- Open your flash drive or other storage media. | - Open your flash drive or other storage media. | ||
- | - Move this window to the left side of your screen. | + | - Move this window to the right side of your screen. |
- | - Tip: You can dock a window to the left side of your screen by holding the Windows key and pressing the left arrow on your keyboard. | + | - Tip: You can dock a window to the right side of your screen by holding the Windows key and pressing the left arrow on your keyboard. |
- Select all of your profile folders you'd like to restore. | - Select all of your profile folders you'd like to restore. | ||
- | - Click and drag your profile folders from your flash drive on the left to your Windows profile on the right. | + | - Click and drag your profile folders from your flash drive on the right to your Windows profile on the left. |
- When you are prompted if you want to merge the folder, check the box saying to do this for all items, and hit OK. | - When you are prompted if you want to merge the folder, check the box saying to do this for all items, and hit OK. | ||
- If you are prompted about conflicting files, go ahead and overwrite them (this should be the top option). | - If you are prompted about conflicting files, go ahead and overwrite them (this should be the top option). | ||
- When the file copy is complete, you've successfully restored your files from backup. | - When the file copy is complete, you've successfully restored your files from backup. | ||
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- | === Video Guide === | ||
- | {{video_guides: | ||
students/backing_up_data.txt · Last modified: 2018/08/03 09:45 by abrashear