Why would you want to do this?
- Our current backup system is sputtering and you may already be operating without a backup of your important documents. Your computer dies...your files are gone.
- You can access your documents from any web-connected device.
- Once setup, it is easy.
- There are many additional benefits to letting your documents live on your Google Drive, particularly with collaboration and revisions, that we will discuss later.
What is Google Drive?
It is basically your Google computer on the web that stores all of your files, and includes a suite of apps to allow you to be productive, creative and collaborative. When you are logged into Gmail, you are also logged into your Google Drive, and it includes a suite of apps comparable to iWork. Most projects created in Pages, Numbers or Keynote can similarly be created in Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations. What you lose in fancy transitions and formatting options, you can more than make up in accessibility, compatibility, ease of sharing and ease of tracking revisions.
How to Setup Google Drive to Backup Your Files
Watch how to setup your computer to backup to Google Drive.
Basic Steps
- Install the latest version of the Google Drive app from your Self Service app.
- Open the Google Drive app from your applications folder, Launchpad or Spotlight (It may automatically open when you install from Self Service).
- When the Drive login window appears, login with your Google username and password.
- That’s it!
A Google Drive folder will be created for you on your computer that will be synced with your Google Drive. Move files previously saved on your Desktop or in your Documents folder to this Google Drive folder. You will have a grey triangle in your menu bar that spins when it is syncing. Click on that triangle to check the status of your sync.
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