Seniors: How to keep your Google files
After you graduate, your pthsd.net google account will be suspended. You will no longer have access to any files you created within Google using your @pthsd.net email address, such as docs, presentations, etc. If you would like to keep your files, you must download them or transfer your data to a personal account.
Please note that you should NOT simply share the documents with your personal email address. If you do this, the document will still be deleted when your account is removed because your school district account is still the owner of the documents.
The two options are listed below. Both methods will only apply to documents that you own, and not documents that are shared with you but owned by someone else.
Option 1 - Google Transfer
Google Transfer will let you transfer your Google Drive content to another Google account. https://takeout.google.com/transfer
More information here: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6386856
- This will not transfer your Google Photos. If you utilize your pthsd.net account for Google Photos you wish to keep, you must download those photos manually, or use option 2 for only your Google Photos content.
- Your pthsd.net Google account has unlimited storage, but personal Google accounts are limited to 15GB for free, with an option to buy more. You can check the amount of storage you’re using in your school account by visiting drive.google.com. In the left side column, you’ll see a listing for storage. Do the same for your personal account. As long as the sum of these numbers from your school account and personal account is lower than 15GB, you’re good to transfer. If it’s larger than 15GB, you’ll want to use Option 2 where you are actually downloading your content completely out of Google.
Option 2 - Google Takeout
The second option is Google Takeout.This option downloads your Google content. This should be done on your personal device, so that you can download the files directly to that device or flash drive.
https://www.google.com/settings/takeout
More information here:
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190
These processes can take anywhere from a few minutes to a week to complete. Your account will be suspended in mid August.