Changes for page Backing up Mac files to Google Drive
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... ... @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ 9 9 10 10 11 11 * View these [[instructions>>https://scribehow.com/shared/Google_Drive_Set_Up__f1Zl5lSxTSWORETQsBzTsg||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] to make sure your computer files are set up correctly to backup to Google Drive. 12 + 13 +If they are not set up as shown, proceed to the "Set up Google Drive Backup" section below. 12 12 ))) 13 13 14 14 ... ... @@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ 37 37 38 38 (% class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4" %) 39 39 ((( 40 -[[Figure 1. >>image: SUA.png||alt="AppleSystem SettingsSoftwareUpdate Availablecreen" height="295" width="357"]]42 +[[Figure 1. >>image:GoogleDriveBackups.png||alt="Screenshot of Google Drive Backups" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="183" width="329"]] 41 41 ))) 42 42 ))) 43 43 44 - 45 45 ---- 46 46 47 47 (% class="row" %) ... ... @@ -48,10 +48,20 @@ 48 48 ((( 49 49 (% class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8" %) 50 50 ((( 51 -= Section3=52 += Find your files in Google Drive = 52 52 53 53 54 -Content 3 55 +* Go to **Google Drive** in your preferred web browser. 56 +* Click on **Computers** 57 +* Double click on your **computer**. 58 +* Double click on either the **Desktop** or **Documents** folder to view the files. These files should be the same files that are on your computer. 59 +* To test whether the backup is working correctly, save a new file to your computer desktop and then look in the backups in Google Drive to see if it appears. If not, check the configuration settings again. 60 + 61 +{{info}} 62 +Keep in mind that when you delete a file from your computer, the backed up copy will automatically move to the trash in Google Drive and delete permanently after 30 days. 63 +{{/info}} 64 + 65 + 55 55 ))) 56 56 57 57 ... ... @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ 58 58 59 59 (% class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4" %) 60 60 ((( 61 -[[Figure 2. >>image:U_P_Screen.png||alt="SoftwareUpdatescreenpromptinga password" data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="end" height="257" width="310"]]72 +[[Figure 1. >>image:GD-ComputerBackups.png||alt="Screenshot of backed up files found in Google Drive" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="173" width="219"]] 62 62 ))) 63 63 ))) 64 64 ... ... @@ -66,4 +66,5 @@ 66 66 67 67 68 68 80 + 69 69
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