How to back up your files to "Google Drive" on your laptop

How to back up your files from your computer using Drive:

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1.Open up your Chrome browser.

2.Go to www.google.com

3.Sign in with your google account and go to Google drive

**If you want to upload files like Microsoft Word documents, and not change to google format.

Go to the Settings icon ,Settings and next to "Convert Uploads," make sure the box is not checked..

4.There are two ways to get your files into Drive>

1.Drag the files into Google Drive

  1. On your computer, go to Google Drive.
  2. Open My Drive.  You can create a folder to put them in or upload freely.
  3. To upload files and folders, drag & drop them into the folder My Drive.

2.Upload & view files

On your computer, you can upload from drive.google.com or your desktop. You can upload files into private or shared folders.

  1. On your computer, go Google Drive
  2. At the top left, click New and then  File Upload. A window will open.
  3. Choose the file you want to upload and click Open.

3. How to access the files in Google Drive on your computer

  1. Click the Google Drive Menu Drive File Stream.
  2. Click Open Google Drive folder Google Drive folder.
  3. You should see all your files that you uploaded to your Google Drive.
  4. Click on the file or folder you want to access. Work on the files and save
  5. Once you save the file,  it will sync up to Google Drive automatically.