diff --git a/docs/Contacts.md b/docs/Contacts.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6bd598c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Contacts.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +# Google Contacts + +Use Cases +* Lost access to Google Contacts due to account takeover or account shut down by Google +* Lost access to Google Contacts due to Google error or outage +* Lost access to Google Contacts due to lost password +* Data corruption +# Create Contacts Backup +1. Open Google Contacts (contacts.google.com) +2. Click on the **Export button** with an arrow pointing up out of a half box in the header row. +3. Select Export as **vCard**, then click **Export** +4. Find the VCF file that was automatically downloaded, usually in the Downloads folder, and rename it to `YYYY-MM-DD Contacts Backup.vcf` +5. Move the backup file to your network backup folder. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/Drive.md b/docs/Drive.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..90aa43d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Drive.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# Google Drive + +Use Cases +* Lost access to Google Drive due to account takeover or account shut down by Google +* Lost access to Google Drive due to Google error or outage +* Lost access to Google Drive due to lost password +* Data corruption + +# Create Google Drive Backup + +There are two ways to create a backup of your Google Drive data. +1. Directly from the Google Drive web interface (faster) +2. Using Google Takeout + +## Creating a Backup of Google Drive From Web Interface + +1. Open Google Drive from your browser (https://drive.google.com) +2. Click on "My Drive" on the left menu + 3. Press `Ctrl-A` to select all files and folders + 4. Click the Download button as shown in the screenshot below ![[Pasted image 20240523170337.png|500]] + 5. You will see a notification in the lower right corner of your browser indicating that Google is compressing (zipping) the files up in preparation for download. + 6. Once the download is ready you will see a box pop up asking where you want to save the file. You can choose to save to your "Downloads" folder or another folder of your choice. + 7. Move the backup file to your network backup folder. + +## Creating a Backup of Google Drive Using Google Takeout + +1. Open Google Takeout from your browser (https://takeout.google.com) +2. Under "Create a new export", Google automatically selects most of the products by default. Click the "Deselect all" link + 3. Now, with no products selected, scroll down to "Drive" and click the box to select it. + 4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Next step". + 5. On the "Choose file type, frequency, and destination", leave everything default except for "File size". Change this to "10GB". + 6. Click "Create export". + 7. The export process can sometimes take a while but once it completes, you will receive an email with a link to download your Google Drive data. + 8. Once you've downloaded your data, it will be zipped, move it to your network backup folder. \ No newline at end of file