Open a web browser and go to www.google.com
Click on the Google Apps icon in the top left
Click on Account
Click on “Go to Google Account”
Sign-in with your Google email address and password
Once logged in, click on the Google Apps icon again in the top left, then select “Drive”
Your online back up drive will now appear
To download the files and folders simply right click on the item and select “Download”
This will download the selected files and folders to your “Downloads” folder on your laptop
When downloading folders, “.zip” files will be downloaded instead, these need to be “Extracted”
Right click on the downloaded “.zip” file and select “Extract All…” to open the Wizard
When the window is open, click “Extract” to “Unzip” the file to a folder
Once the process is complete, the newly created folder will open, here are the contents of the “.zip” file you just downloaded
You may wish to move the items you have just downloaded. For example, if you have downloaded some photos you may wish to move them to your “Photos” folder on your laptop
