Wiki source code of Google Takeout
Version 2.1 by 62a3914d5b9785006fd85ada on 2017/06/06 04:28
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2.1 | 1 | Google Takeout is a new service from Google allowing you to look at or download a copy of all the information Google has on you. This includes emails, photos, files, contacts, etc. You are able to both create an archive from your google accounts or do a file transfer between google accounts. |
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2.1 | 5 | == {{id name="Archive"/}}Archive == |
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1.1 | 7 | Google Takeout - [[https:~~/~~/takeout.google.com/settings/takeout>>url:https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout||rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="external-link"]] |
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| 9 | 1. Sign in with your REMC credentials. | ||
| 10 | 1. The first page has a list of all Google services. Choose the services you wish to download. | ||
| 11 | 11. Some services have a drop down menu for details and options, (eg. Contacts allows different formats for viewing). | ||
| 12 | 1. Click on the "Next" button. | ||
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2.1 | 13 | 1. Select the file type you wish to download the information as.\\ |
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1.1 | 14 | 11. .zip - The most common compressed file type and can be opened on most computers. If there is any doubt select this option. |
| 15 | 11. .tgz - Is most like the .zip file. It can, however, keep more information in the file. This may need extra software on the computer to be opened. | ||
| 16 | 11. .tbz - Is also like the .zip file, but the opposite of a .tgz file. The .tbz can only hold one file to compress. | ||
| 17 | 1. Next, select the method for getting your archived information. | ||
| 18 | 11. "Send link to Email" - Will send a link to the location of the archive. | ||
| 19 | 11. "Add to Drive" - Will add the archive to the Google drive of the logged in email address (the data can be downloaded from here). | ||
| 20 | 11. "Add to Dropbox" - Will add the archive to Dropbox. You must link your google account and dropbox account for this to work. | ||
| 21 | 11. "Add to Microsoft OneDrive" - Will add the archive to your Microsoft account. You must link the Microsoft account and Google account for this to work. | ||
| 22 | 1. Wait. This information takes a while to find and compress. You will receive an email when the setup has been done and your requested information is available. | ||
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2.1 | 25 | == {{id name="Transfer"/}}Transfer == |
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| 27 | Go to this link [[https:~~/~~/takeout.google.com/transfer>>url:https://takeout.google.com/transfer||shape="rect"]] | ||
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| 29 | 1. Enter the email address of the google account you want to transfer your files to. | ||
| 30 | 1. Hit the blue "Send Code" button. This will send an email to the address you listed above with a confirmation code that will need to be entered in the next step. | ||
| 31 | 1. Once you have the confirmation code, enter it in google takeout. | ||
| 32 | 1. With the code verification complete, select the products that you want to transfer to another account. | ||
| 33 | 1. Hit the blue "Start Transfer" button and the transfer process will begin. This transfer may take a while. | ||
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1.1 | 39 | Google Takeout FAQ - [[https:~~/~~/support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190?source=gsearch&hl=en>>url:https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190?source=gsearch&hl=en||rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="external-link"]] |