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Uploading Files to Google Drive
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Google Drive instructions for uploading files, downloading files, and synchronizing content from your hard drive.
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How To Back Up Content to Google Drive:
Open a web browser and go to
auth.slu.edu
.
Log into the portal with your SLU Net ID and password.
Select
Applications
to the left.
Click on the
Google Workspace
tile.
You will be prompted to
Choose and account
. Select your SLU Google account (SLUNetID@slu.edu).
You will be presented with a collection of tiles representing the Google Suite of applications. Select the tile labeled
Drive and Docs
.
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
.
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:
Open a web browser and go to
auth.slu.edu
.
Log into the portal with your SLU Net ID and password.
Select
Applications
to the left.
Click on the
Google Workspace
tile.
You will be prompted to
Choose and account
. Select your SLU Google account (SLUNetID@slu.edu).
You will be presented with a collection of tiles representing the Google Suite of applications. Select the tile labeled
Drive and Docs
.
Once
Google Drive
has opened in a new tab, browse to the folder and/or file with the item you need.
Right-click on the file or folder and select
Download
from the pop-up menu.
Once downloaded, you will be able to open this file in its original application and edit it.
How To Use Google Drive Offline:
Open a web browser and point it to
www.google.com/drive/download/
.
Scroll down to the section highlighted
For Individuals
and under
Backup and Sync
click
Download
.
Run the application you downloaded.
Click the
Get Started
button.
Enter your SLU Google Account address (YourSLUNetID@slu.edu) and click
NEXT
.
Log into your SLU account with your SLU Net ID and password and click
Submit
..
At this point it gives you the option to choose which folders on your computer you want to continuously back up.
Select the folders you want to back up and click the
NEXT
button.
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.
Once done, make sure all folders you wish to back up have a check box beside them then click on the
NEXT
button.
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...
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.
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.
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Article ID:
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Created
Fri 5/21/21 12:10 PM
Modified
Wed 8/3/22 5:26 PM