Each summer graduating seniors’ Google content is purged from the system. You are encouraged to take the data, which you have created throughout your years here, with you as you continue on your educational journey. The instructions below explain how to export or transfer your digital content from Google and your Network Drive. You need to accomplish this task before July 1st of your graduating year.
Export Google Data
Export Google Drive Content Only
- Log in to Google, using your East Penn Google account credentials, and select Google Drive from the menu.
- At the main My Drive list, click the top file/folder in the list and while holding the Shift key, scroll and click the bottom file or folder in the list.
- Right click the list of files and select Download.
- The ZIP file is downloaded to the default download location on your computer.
- Unzip or uncompress this file so you may access, view and use your documents.
- Log out of Google when finished.
- Export Additional Google Apps Content, including Drive
Downloading additional Google application content, such as Contacts, Calendar, etc. requires the use of Google Takeout.
Google Takeout
Export Google Drive and other content
- Log in to your East Penn School District Google account
- Navigate to Google Takeout web page
- Click the blue Deselect All link to uncheck all the selected items
- Select the items you would like to “takeout” by clicking the box that corresponds to the item
- For the Drive item, select All Drive data included to ensure the appropriate items/features are selected to be included in the “takeout”
- After the desired items are selected, scroll down the page and click the Next step button
- Select “Send download link via email”
- Set the Frequency to “Export once”
- Leave the default File type and File size settings
- Click the blue Create export button
- A message will display indicating the “takeout” is being processed and an email will be sent to your East Penn School District Gmail account when the export is ready
- Once ready, click the “Download your files button” in the email and sign in using your EPSD credentials
- Choose your download location and select Save
- Unzip or uncompress the saved file so you may access, view and use the content.
- Log out of Google when finished.
- Please note that the created export file is only available in Google Takeout for 7 days.
EPSD Network Data
For Mac:
- Log in with your East Penn credentials.
- On an EPSD Mac device navigate to your network folder (Globe icon) on your Dock.
- Click the top file/folder in the list and while holding the Shift key, scroll and click the bottom file or folder in the list.
- Control click the list of files and select Copy. Open external storage location and control click and select paste to copy to external storage.
- Drag and drop the list of files/folders when copying to web application personal Google drive, DropBox etc.). Control click and paste content to desired location.
For Windows:
- Log in with your East Penn credentials.
- On an EPSD Windows device navigate to File Explorer, select your network folder.
- Click the top file/folder in the list and while holding the Shift key, scroll and click the bottom file or folder in the list.
- Control click the list of files and select Copy. Open external storage location and control click and select paste to copy to external storage.
- Drag and drop the list of files/folders when copying to web application personal Google drive, DropBox etc.) Right click and paste content to the location.