10 Sep Part 1: Downloading Google Data with Takeout

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The following tutorial documents the steps for downloading content from an old ACPS Google student account.  This is Part 1.

Step 1: Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome. It’s important to use the Google Chrome browser even if your default browser is Firefox, Explorer, or Safari.

Step 2: Accessing Google Takeout

  1. Go to http://www.google.com.
  2. Search for Google Takeout.
  3. Click on the Go to download your data link.

Step 3: student.k12albemarle.org Account Login

Log into your old ?????@student.k12albemarle.org Google account. It’s very important that you use your student.k12albemarle.org account! You might need to log out of your existing Google account.

Step 4: Select Data

Once you login, click on the green check boxes to deselect or select data to include. If there’s a green check, then that data will be moved when the process is complete.

For now, make sure that Drive is the only row with a green check.

Step 5: Next

After you have selected and deselected all of the data, click on the blue Next button in the bottom left corner of the browser window.

Step 6: Create Archive

  1. Make sure that File type is set to .zip.
  2. Make sure that Delivery method is set to Send download link via email. You won’t be using email to send the file!
  3. Click on the blue Create archive button in the bottom left corner of the browser window.

Step 7: Wait

It will take a few minutes for Google Takeout to create an archive of your data. Tell a joke to a friend while you wait for the lovely bar to fill.

Step 8: Download Archive

Click on the white Download button when it appears. You might have to log into your ?????@student.k12albemarle.org account for a second time.

Step 9: Rename & Save to the Desktop

  1. Select Desktop in the save window. This is where your file will be saved.
  2. Rename your file using your old Google account username (?????@student.k12albemarle.org).
  3. Click the Save button.

Step 10: Open .Zip File

  1. Double click on the .zip file that you saved to the desktop. The .zip file looks like a folder with a zipper and should be named ?????@student.k12albemarle.org.
  2. A new window opens with a regular folder named Takeout.

Step 11: Drag & Drop Takeout Folder

Click, hold, and drag the Takeout folder to your desktop.

Done!

You are finished with the first part when you see a folder named Takeout on your desktop. Part 2 (a different tutorial) covers how to move the contents of this tutorial into your ?????@k12albemarle.org Google account.

You are now ready to go to Part 2: Uploading Google Data to ACPS Account.

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