Computer Backup

It is important to the technology team that everyone’s files are backed up properly. This will be a guide to ensure all of your hard work is safe and sound at all times.

Backing Up Your Bookmarks

Launch Google Chrome check to see if your name/profile picture is in the top right corner of the browser. If so, and you see 'Sync is on' when you click on the icon, then your bookmarks are automatically synced and saved to your Gmail account. You do not need to do anything else.

If you do not see your name, you should see a profile icon, here you will click and sign in to your Chrome browser. Select 'Turn on sync' to sign in.

Please follow the onscreen instructions to sign into Chrome.

You may be prompted to link your Chrome data to your account, please click the 'Link Data' or 'Yes, I'm in' button when prompted about backing up and syncing. This will sync and save your bookmarks to your Gmail account.

Backing Up Your Computer To Google Drive

Open the Google Drive app on your Windows machine. Click on your Windows icon and begin typing 'Google Drive'. Once it comes up please select it.

Google Drive will prompt a sign in. Please sign in using your District email credentials and follow the on-screen instructions.

Once signed in, Google Drive will now be available in your File Explorer on your computer. You will see that you now have a 'G' Drive. This allows you to access and back up (drag & drop to and from) files on your Google Drive by leveraging the Windows operating system. This process ensures that all of your data is safely backed up to your Google Drive.