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You may also want to '''set up a forwarding address in your gmail''', which will forward all of your mail to another address. | You may also want to '''set up a forwarding address in your gmail''', which will forward all of your mail to another address. | ||
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*go to the Sprocket in the top, right-hand corner of your gmail screen, and select "See All Settings". | *go to the Sprocket in the top, right-hand corner of your gmail screen, and select "See All Settings". | ||
*Then select "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" and then click the button that says "Add A Forwarding Address". | *Then select "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" and then click the button that says "Add A Forwarding Address". | ||
*Once you enter an email address in the resulting field, Gmail will send an email to that other address with a code. You will need to use that code in order to complete the forwarding setup. | *Once you enter an email address in the resulting field, Gmail will send an email to that other address with a code. You will need to use that code in order to complete the forwarding setup. | ||
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Feel free to come see a member of the tech department at the helpdesk, or {{tsreq}} and we'll do our best to assist you. | Feel free to come see a member of the tech department at the helpdesk, or {{tsreq}} and we'll do our best to assist you. | ||
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Google Takeout is an easy process that either '''transfers''' your GMail and Drive content to a different Google Account or '''downloads''' your content so you can import it to a system other than Google. Note that it can take a few DAYS for this process to complete, and any changes you make to your Google data AFTER the completion will not be reflected in the destination account/files. You must give yourself adequate time to complete the transfer, don't wait until the last minute! | Google Takeout is an easy process that either '''transfers''' your GMail and Drive content to a different Google Account or '''downloads''' your content so you can import it to a system other than Google. Note that it can take a few DAYS for this process to complete, and any changes you make to your Google data AFTER the completion will not be reflected in the destination account/files. You must give yourself adequate time to complete the transfer, don't wait until the last minute! | ||
You might choose to '''transfer''' [https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6386856 (with this link)] if you want to copy all of your files and email to your personal GMail account, or if you are going to another school that uses Google Apps and you already have your college account information. | You might choose to '''transfer''' [https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6386856 (with this link)] if you want to copy all of your files and email to your personal GMail account, or if you are going to another school that uses Google Apps and you already have your college account information. If choosing to transfer data to a personal Google account, it is '''strongly recommended''' that you organize the files you want to take with you from your school account into folders in Drive '''before''' beginning the transfer process. It is also recommended that you '''select the specific folders''' from Drive that you would like to transfer to reduce the overall size and amount of time the transfer will take. | ||
You'd choose to '''download''' [https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout (with this link)] if you do not yet have another Google account to can accommodate your files, and if you want Microsoft Word versions of your Google Docs, Excel versions of your Sheets, an archive file of your e-mail, etc. | You'd choose to '''download''' [https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout (with this link)] if you do not yet have another Google account to can accommodate your files, and if you want Microsoft Word versions of your Google Docs, Excel versions of your Sheets, an archive file of your e-mail, etc. | ||