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Onedrive Setup and Bookmark backup/restoring

Onedrive Setup - for both old and new PC.

1. Click the start menu at bottom left, or press the Windows key on your keyboard.
2. Type "Onedrive" until it appears.
3. Click on Onedrive App.

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Note: If Onedrive only appears as search results instead of App, you don't have Onedrive installed and need to contact IT.

4. Login with your @dependableit.com email address and password.

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            Note: If you get this prompt (may not appear), click Work or school.

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5. Now it will show you your Onedrive folder, note the location, then hit Next.

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6. Then this should appear, leave all options checked to have those folders synced to Onedrive, then hit Continue.

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7. (Optional) Go through Onedrive tutorial, or just close the window as setup is done.

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8. You're done!

Note that it may take some time to sync all your files, depending on how many.


How to backup your bookmarks in Chrome.

1. At the top right of Chrome, click the 3 dots (kebab menu).
2. Then scroll over Bookmarks and lists.

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3. Click Bookmark manager

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4. In bookmark Manager, click the 3 dots to the right of Search bookmarks.
5. Then click Export bookmarks.

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6. Click "Onedrive - Dependable IT"

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7. Take note of the File name, this will be the file you want to retrieve later, usually it's bookmarks_(date).
   Then click Save.

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And you're done!

You now have your bookmarks backed up to Onedrive, making it available for Windows 11, or even a new work PC.

Getting your bookmarks back.

0. Make sure you're signed into Onedrive on the new PC, see first/topmost section of this guide.

1. Same as before, click 3 dots Icon.
2. Click Bookmarks and lists
3. Except this time, click Import bookmarks and settings...

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4. Click Microsoft Internet Explorer to change it to "Bookmarks HTML File"

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5. Then click Choose File

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6. If you're signed into OneDrive, the option for OneDrive - Dependable IT should appear on the left panel, click that.
7. Click the bookmarks file you either noted or remember from when you backed it up.
8. Click Open.

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And you're done!