G Suite - Downloading Files
Overview
When students transition away from the school system their access to HCPSS systems and services is discontinued. If students wish to retain their personal files and folders stored in G Suite, they will need to download their information to a personal device. This resource will provide guidance on how to most efficiently download G Suite files and folders for future use.
Video Tutorial
Directions
Make sure to follow the below directions on a personal computer that has enough storage to accommodate the amount needed to download your files or attach external storage, such as a thumb drive.
1. On your personal computer, visit www.hcpss.me Links to an external site. and select G Suite.
2. Login using your Active Directory credentials.
3. Create a folder to organize the files and folders you wish to retain. Within Google Drive, select New and then Folder. Name the folder Archive.
4. Begin moving the items you wish to retain into the Archive folder.
Note: You can drag and drop individual items into folders within Google Drive. To select multiple files, click on a file in Google Drive and then hold down the Shift key while you select another file, all of the files in between those two files will also be selected.
5. Once all items have been moved into the Archive folder, right-click or 2 finger click on a track pad, on the Archive folder and select Download.
6. Google Drive will begin to Zip the contents of the folder into a downloadable format and then will download the file according to your browser's settings.
Howard County Public School System Information Technology Department