Chromebook Data and Backup

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Cloud data

On a Chromebook your data are usually mainly in the cloud, but you should consider if any of the data is of a kind that should not be placed in the cloud.

You need to make sure that there is a copy of any work related data on a Compute host and that they are backed up centrally at Compute.


This can be done by mounting your Google Drive, Dropbox or other cloud storage on a Linux, Window or MAC computer and making it a part of the ordinary backup. Make sure it is in an area that is included in the backup, see under backup on the Main Page.


Files other people have shared with you need to be copied to your Google Drive to be backed up.


Another possibility for Google cloud is using Google Takeout where you get a copy of your files as a .zip file. This should then be added to an area with ordinary backup.

Local Data

Local files can either be copied to a cloud services and backed up from there as described above or it can be copied to an external drive and from there to a PC that is backed up centrally.


If you do not have access to a computer that is regularly backed up on Computes servers, please contact itsupport@compute.dtu.dk to discuss a solution.