How To Back Up Content to Google Drive:

1. Open a web browser and go to auth.slu.edu.
2. Log into the portal with your SLU Net ID and password.
3. Select Applications to the left.
4. Click on the Google Workspace tile.
5. You will be prompted to Choose and account. Select your SLU Google account (SLUNetID@slu.edu).
6. You will be presented with a collection of tiles representing the Google Suite of applications. Select the tile labeled Drive and Docs.
7. Once Google Drive has opened in a new tab, click on the New icon in the upper left corner of the screen and choose File Upload or Folder Upload depending on which you wish to back up. If you choose Folder Upload, you will back up everything in that folder to Google Drive.
8. At this point your file or folder with files is now saved to the cloud in Google Drive.
    

How To Access Content from Google Drive:

1. Open a web browser and go to auth.slu.edu.
2. Log into the portal with your SLU Net ID and password.
3. Select Applications to the left.
4. Click on the Google Workspace tile.
5. You will be prompted to Choose and account. Select your SLU Google account (SLUNetID@slu.edu).
6. You will be presented with a collection of tiles representing the Google Suite of applications. Select the tile labeled Drive and Docs.
7. Once Google Drive has opened in a new tab, browse to the folder and/or file with the item you need.
8. Right-click on the file or folder and select Download from the pop-up menu.
9. Once downloaded, you will be able to open this file in its original application and edit it.
    

How To Use Google Drive Offline:

1. Open a web browser and point it to www.google.com/drive/download/.
2. Scroll down to the section highlighted For Individuals and under Backup and Sync click Download.
3. Run the application you downloaded.
4. Click the Get Started button.
5. Enter your SLU Google Account address (YourSLUNetID@slu.edu) and click NEXT.
6. Log into your SLU account with your SLU Net ID and password and click Submit..
7. At this point it gives you the option to choose which folders on your computer you want to continuously back up.
8. Select the folders you want to back up and click the NEXT button.
9. If you wish to select specific folders not listed, click CHOOSE FOLDER and from the pop-up window browse to the folder you wish to add and click the Select button below. Repeat this as many times necessary to select any additional folders you wish to back up.
10. Once done, make sure all folders you wish to back up have a check box beside them then click on the NEXT button.
11. The next screen allows you to select what folders from Google Drive will automatically appear in a folder on your computer in the following directory: C:\Users\YourUsername\Google Drive\. If you want to change this directory, click the option to the right labelled Change...
12. Once you've selected and/or deselected all of the Google Drive content you want copied to your local hard drive, click the START button.
13. Now any changes you make to files in those folders will be stored locally and will sync to Google Drive whenever you have a network connection.