Using Google Drive To Secure Your Files

Why use Google Drive?

• Google Drive is an effective way to keep your files safe.
• When you upload files to Google Drive, they are stored in secure data centers.
• If your computer, phone, or tablet is lost or broken, you can STILL access your files from other devices.
• Your files are private unless you share them.
• If you are receiving a new computer, your files would be immediately accessible once you log in to your Google account.
• As a teacher/staff member, our students use Google Docs in 3rd-12th grade sometimes even younger. 
• LPS has support folks to help you to use Google Docs and answer questions. 
• Files do not need to be converted into Google files. They can remain as Word, Excel... files.  

Why saving files locally on your computer can be risky.

• If you drop your computer or spill a liquid on your computer your files on your computer (desktop and My Documents...) are at risk of being lost.
• If your computer needs to be erased to get rid of a virus, files on your computer are at risk of being lost.
• Your files are only accessible on this one computer.
• If you are receiving a new computer, your files would still need to be migrated before you can access them on your next device.
• If your computer, phone, or tablet is lost or broken, you will NOT be able to access your files from other devices. 

Contact Dana and/or Randy to help migrate your documents to Google Drive to minimize the risk of losing your data while knowing that Google Drive is considered secure.