Getting Ready For Your New MacBook/Backing Up

This document will discuss what you need to do to get ready for your new MacBook

• Back up files
• Back up bookmarks
• Identify commonly used programs/software

Backing up files

There are many different ways to backup files.  It is also important to understand where your files are located.

Hard Drive Backup

Purchase an external hard drive or large thumb drive to transfer your files

How to back up files - Start Guide

 

Google's Backup and Sync

We recommend using Google's Backup and Sync

This product is very similar to the old Google Drive.

The Technology Department will be offering before school and after school sessions to assist with backing up your files.  While it is your responsibility to ensure your files are backed up, we will assist you with this process.

Backing Up Your Bookmarks

Safari

In the Safari app  on your Mac, choose File > Export Bookmarks. The exported file is called “Safari Bookmarks.html.”

Chrome

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More .
3. Select Bookmarks  Bookmark Manager.
4. At the top, click More   Export Bookmarks.

Firefox

1. Click the Library button  on your toolbar. (If you don't see it there, click the menu button  then click Library.) Click Bookmarks and then click the Show All Bookmarks bar at the bottom.
   
2. From the toolbar on the Library window, click Import and Backup and choose Export Bookmarks to HTML....
3. In the Export Bookmarks File window that opens, choose a location to save the file, which is named bookmarks.html by default. The desktop is usually a good spot, but any place that is easy to remember will work.
4. Click the Save button. The Export Bookmarks File window will close.
5. Close the Library window.

Backing up Photos

Google Photos

Upload items to Google Photos from your browser

1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
2. At the top right, click Upload  Computer.
3. Find and select your photos.
4. Click Open.

You can also drag photos from your computer to the album to upload them to Google Photos. If you drag a photo to a specific album, the photo will be uploaded to that album.

View where your photos and videos were uploaded from

In Google Photos, you can view how you uploaded your photos and videos.

1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
2. Click a photo or video.
3. At the top right, click Info .
4. Next to File upload , you’ll find which source uploaded your photo or video. For example, 'Uploaded from Android device' or 'Uploaded from Google Drive'.

• File upload  won’t show if we don’t know the upload source.

iCloud

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204264

Identify commonly used programs/software

Depending on our department/specialty, we may have special software installed on our computers.  Our new MacBooks are brand new and only have pre installed software on them.  This means we will need to identify if we have any special programs installed.  To do this click on Finder , then click on Applications

Now you'll need to look at for software that you use often.  An example of this might be ActiveInspire, or Adobe Reader