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As of January 2015, Google Apps for Education users have unlimited Gmail and Google Drive storage. | As of January 2015, Google Apps for Education users have unlimited Gmail and Google Drive storage. | ||
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===== Download and Install Google Drive ===== | ===== Download and Install Google Drive ===== | ||
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- Google Drive will now finish the installation and setup a new icon and folder on your computer. | - Google Drive will now finish the installation and setup a new icon and folder on your computer. | ||
- If you open up a file folder, you'll see a new Google Drive location in Favorites | - If you open up a file folder, you'll see a new Google Drive location in Favorites | ||
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===== Copy Some Files to Google Drive ===== | ===== Copy Some Files to Google Drive ===== | ||
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- I am using some presentation files from the state as an example. | - I am using some presentation files from the state as an example. | ||
- | - The two blue arrows on the folder icon signify that the files have not synced yet to Google Drive. | + | - The two blue arrows on the folder icon signify that the files have not synced yet to Google Drive. |
- You can click the arrow at the bottom right of your Windows taskbar and then hover your mouse over the Google Drive icon to see the sync status. | - You can click the arrow at the bottom right of your Windows taskbar and then hover your mouse over the Google Drive icon to see the sync status. | ||
- | - Once the sync has finished, the folder icons will change to a green check. This means your files are not synced to the Google Drive cloud and available from anywhere. | + | - Once the sync has finished, the folder icons will change to a green check. This means your files are now synced to the Google Drive cloud and available from anywhere. |
- If you now login to Google Drive from your web browser, you'll see all the folders and files we just synced. | - If you now login to Google Drive from your web browser, you'll see all the folders and files we just synced. | ||
- Your files are all now available from any web browser or Google Drive program or app! \\ {{ : | - Your files are all now available from any web browser or Google Drive program or app! \\ {{ : | ||
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+ | ===== Sync All Your Documents to Google Drive ===== | ||
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+ | The real power with Google Drive comes when you setup your computer to automatically sync all your documents to Google Drive. | ||
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+ | - You first need to create a folder in your Google Drive for your My Documents folders and files. Just open your Google Drive folder, select New Folder, and name it My Documents. \\ {{ : | ||
+ | - Now, click on Libraries over in the folder menu. \\ {{ : | ||
+ | - Expand the Documents and My Documents folders. | ||
+ | - Right-click on My Documents under Libraries-Documents and choose Properties. | ||
+ | - Click on the Location tab. \\ {{ : | ||
+ | - You should see the default Windows location for your My Documents. | ||
+ | - Click the Move button. | ||
+ | - From the dialog box, click your Google Drive folder under Favorites and select the My Documents folder you created in step 1. \\ {{ : | ||
+ | - Now click Select Folder. | ||
+ | - The location box should now show the My Documents folder under Google Drive. | ||
+ | - When you click OK, you'll be asked if you want to move your existing files to the new location. | ||
+ | - A copy files window will come up while Windows moves all your files to the new location. | ||
+ | - Once it finishes, you can open your Google Drive folder. | ||
+ | - I will create a new document in Microsoft Word now and save it to the default location and see if it syncs. | ||
+ | - You can see I am just saving to the default location that comes up in Windows when you save a file. I am naming my new file "Test Document.docx" | ||
+ | - If I open my Google Drive folder now, I see the test document in there. | ||
+ | - If I login to the web interface of Google Drive, my document shows up there now too. \\ {{ : | ||
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+ | ===== Sync Other Special Folders (Music, Pictures, and Videos) ===== | ||
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+ | There are three other special folders by default in Windows 7: Music, Pictures, and Videos. | ||
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