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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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To start, click the **cloud icon** in the upper righthand corner of your screen. | To start, click the **cloud icon** in the upper righthand corner of your screen. | ||
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Next click on the **three dots** along the top of the Backup and Sync menu. Then in the pop out menu select **Preferences**. | Next click on the **three dots** along the top of the Backup and Sync menu. Then in the pop out menu select **Preferences**. | ||
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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. |