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====== Tips for Managing Your Storage ====== | ====== Tips for Managing Your Storage ====== | ||
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===== Manage Google Drive Syncing ===== | ===== Manage Google Drive Syncing ===== | ||
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In the window that opens select **Google Drive** in the lefthand portion. This will bring you to a pane where you can select whether or not you want to sync the Google Drive folder. You will also see the option to **Sync only these folders**. Where you can selectively sync folders with Google Drive. | In the window that opens select **Google Drive** in the lefthand portion. This will bring you to a pane where you can select whether or not you want to sync the Google Drive folder. You will also see the option to **Sync only these folders**. Where you can selectively sync folders with Google Drive. | ||
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- | Once you've chosen which files you would like to sync you can navigate to your local copy of the Google Drive folder and delete anything that you chose not to sync in the future. If the folders are NOT syncing they will remain in Google Drive on the web. | + | Once you've chosen which files you would like to sync, open Finder and click on Go>Home in the top bar. Click on the Google Drive folder and delete anything that you chose not to sync in the future. If the folders are NOT syncing they will remain in Google Drive on the web. |
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If you've been syncing your iPhone with your staff computer you've likely been creating phone backups on your computer which take up a large amount of space. We recommend that you start backing up via iCloud for your personal devices. You can find more information on Apple' | If you've been syncing your iPhone with your staff computer you've likely been creating phone backups on your computer which take up a large amount of space. We recommend that you start backing up via iCloud for your personal devices. You can find more information on Apple' | ||
- | To remove any phone backups currently on your machine open iTunes then in the upper lefthand corner click **ITunes** and in the dropdown menu select ** Preferences** | + | To remove any phone backups currently on your machine open iTunes then in the upper lefthand corner click **iTunes** and in the dropdown menu select ** Preferences** |
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+ | In the Preferences window select **Devices** along top. This will open a window where you can select and delete your backups. We also recommend clicking the check box next to **Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically** so that new devices won't do this as well. | ||
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