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students:backing_up_data [2014/06/26 10:15] – Added information on File History vs Google Drive abrashear | students:backing_up_data [2018/08/03 09:45] (current) – [Backing Up Files] Solidify File History as recommended method. abrashear | ||
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====== Backing Up Files ====== | ====== Backing Up Files ====== | ||
- | Backing up your files is a crucial part not only of being a student at La Salle High School, but of being a computer user. There are two types of people in the world: those who have lost data, and those who will. Keeping regular backups of all important data will minimize | + | Backing up your files is a crucial part of being a computer user. There are two types of people in the world: those who have lost data, and those who will. Keeping regular backups of all important data will eliminate |
- | There are several ways of backing up files on your tablet. The two methods | + | There are several ways of backing up files on your tablet. The method |
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- | ===== Google Drive versus File History ===== | + | |
- | **Strengths of Google Drive** | + | |
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- | * When setup properly, automatically synchronizes your files with your Google Drive online. Any changes are immediately uploaded to the Internet when a connection is available. | + | |
- | * Restoring your files to another computer is as easy as logging in to Google Drive on the new computer. | + | |
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- | **Drawbacks of Google Drive** | + | |
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- | * Requires an Internet connection to synchronize files. | + | |
- | * If you have large files, they will take a long time to synchronize with the web. Here at school it may be relatively fast, but at home this will be slower. | + | |
- | * Only the most recent version of your files is saved. If a file becomes corrupted, the corrupt version will immediately be uploaded to the Internet just like any other file. | + | |
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- | **Strengths of File History** | + | |
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- | * Setup is easier than Google Drive. | + | |
- | * Once setup, it will automatically backup your files to a storage device whenever it is available on a regular schedule (such as every hour). | + | |
- | * File History keeps old versions of your files. If a file gets corrupted | + | |
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- | **Drawbacks of File History** | + | |
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- | * Requires an SD card (recommended) or flash drive to save data to. You cannot | + | |
- | * If the device you're saving to becomes full, you will have to delete some of your older backups in order for new backups to occur. | + | |
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- | To make things simple, if you have an SD card, you // | + | |
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- | ===== 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