Changes for page Backing up Mac files to Google Drive
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... ... @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ 32 32 = Set up Google Drive Backup = 33 33 34 34 35 -* View this [[video tutorial>>https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SiWy1P4F3UY5qrZ5PrHYV8xWgqm2Xccb/view?usp=drive_link||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] to configure your computer files backups toGoogle Drive.35 +* View this [[video tutorial>>https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SiWy1P4F3UY5qrZ5PrHYV8xWgqm2Xccb/view?usp=drive_link||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] to configure your computer files backups in Google Drive. 36 36 ))) 37 37 38 38 ... ... @@ -49,10 +49,20 @@ 49 49 ((( 50 50 (% class="col-xs-12 col-sm-8" %) 51 51 ((( 52 -= Find your files in theGoogle DriveBackup=52 += Find your files in Google Drive = 53 53 54 54 55 -* View this [[video tutorial>>https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SiWy1P4F3UY5qrZ5PrHYV8xWgqm2Xccb/view?usp=drive_link||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]] to configure your computer files backups to Google Drive. 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 + 56 56 ))) 57 57 58 58 ... ... @@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ 59 59 60 60 (% class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4" %) 61 61 ((( 62 -[[Figure 1. >>image:GoogleDriveBackups.png||alt="Screenshot of Google Drive Backups" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="183" width="329"]] 72 +[[Figure 1. >>image:GD-ComputerBackups.png||alt="Screenshot of backed up files found in Google Drive" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="163" width="207"]] 73 + 74 +[[Figure 1. >>image:GD-Desktop-Documents.png||alt="Screenshot of backed up file location in Google Drive" data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" height="163" width="332"]] 63 63 ))) 64 64 ))) 65 65
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