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- | ====== | + | ====== Google |
- | As of January 2015, Google Apps for Education users have unlimited Gmail and Google Drive storage. | + | ===== Introduction ===== |
- | ===== Download and Install | + | The old Google Drive standalone Windows application has now been replaced by either //Google |
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- | Google | + | |
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- | - Once you login to your e-mail, click the Google menu button to access your other Google Apps \\ {{ : | + | |
- | - Click the Google Drive link to open the Google Drive web interface | + | |
- | - Google is transitioning Google Drive over to a new interface. | + | |
- | - If you get the old interface, the link to install Google Drive will be at the bottom of the left menu \\ {{ : | + | |
- | - If you want to try the new interface, click the gear icon at the top right and choose | + | |
- | - If you are in the new interface, the link to download | + | |
- | - Choose Download Drive and then select Mac and PC \\ {{ : | + | |
- | - Accept the terms of service | + | |
- | - Save the file \\ {{ : | + | |
- | - Once the download finishes, choose the Downloads button and double click the installer | + | |
- | - Choose Run from the open file dialog | + | |
- | - Login to your Google account. | + | |
- | - We use Google Single Sign On (SSO), so you have to login again just to verify that it is actually you. \\ {{ : | + | |
- | - 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 | + | |
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- | ===== Copy Some Files to Google Drive ===== | + | |
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- | Now that we have the Google Drive program installed, we'll sync some files from our computer to Google Drive. | + | |
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- | - I am using some presentation files from the state as an example. | + | |
- | - The two blue arrows | + | |
- | - You can click the arrow at the bottom right of your Windows taskbar and then hover your mouse over the Google | + | |
- | - Once the sync has finished, the folder icons will change to a green check. This means your files are not 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! \\ {{ : | + | |
+ | ===== Installation ===== | ||
+ | - Download the Google Backup and Sync installer program: \\ https:// | ||
+ | - Launch the program from your Downloads folder: \\ {{: | ||
+ | - The application will launch and download the rest of the installation files: \\ {{: | ||
+ | - After it finishes installing, it will launch automatically and give you some information: | ||
+ | - Click the Get Started button to continue. Once at the login screen at the bottom select signin using your browser instead. Enter your full @wcs.k12.va.us e-mail address and click Next: \\ {{: | ||
+ | - You will be sent to our SSO Portal login screen. | ||
+ | - After logging in, you will be shown some information about how it backs up: \\ {{: | ||
+ | - Click the buttons to continue until you get to the screen where it asks you what you want to backup. | ||
+ | - The next screen will ask if you want to sync everything in your existing Google Drive to this computer. | ||
+ | - Backup and Sync will run down in your system tray and start automatically when you boot your computer. | ||
+ | - When you login to the web interface for Google Drive, you'll see a Computers folder. | ||
+ | Your computer will now continuously backup to Google Drive. |