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Google Takeout for Exiting Students

Google Takeout Directions for Exiting Students & Staff

  1. Create a personal Gmail
    If you already have a personal Google account, you can use that instead of setting up another
    Create a new Gmail Account @Google Account
     
  2. Google Takeout
    While logged into your school account, go to Google Takeout
     
  3. Data
    Select the data you would like to include such as Drive, Gmail, and/or Chrome. Drive content can even be specified by folders.
     
  4. Delivery
    Send download link via email, export once, and leave file type & size as default. Create Export
     
  5. Check School Email
    You will receive an email; click to download your files. Once downloaded, click on the zip file and a new folder will be created.
     
  6. Upload to Personal Drive
    Go to your Personal Gmail and then MyDrive. Chose Folder, upload, and select unzipped downloaded folder.
     

NOTE:  Upon leaving the district, Adobe and Microsoft accounts will also close.  It is recommended that all of those files be moved as well.

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