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Setting up Google Drive on a Rapidmooc Studio 

 

 

             

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General presentation..................................................................................................................... 

Installation of Google Drive client................................................................................................... 

Authentication with your google user account................................................................................. 

Adding the shared directory........................................................................................................... 

Exporting videos to your Google Drive............................................................................................. 

Loading files from your Google Drive............................................................................................... 

Accessing shared files online........................................................................................................... 

 

 

 

            

General presentation

This document details the installation and setup of the Google Drive Windows client for use with the Rapidmooc application.

Installation of Google Drive client

Open a browser and navigate to https://www.google.com/drive/download/ 

Then click on the Download Drive for desktop button as in the capture below:


Once the download is completed, launch the GoogleDrive setup program from the windows explorer


Proceed with the installation process until it is completed.

             

Authentication with your google user account

When asked to, sign in with the google account you want to use with your Rapidmooc studio.

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Adding the shared directory

Once signed in, open the Windows file explorer and create a new folder in the Documents directory. You can name it whatever you want but please note that it will be the name of the folder in Google Drive.

Then right-click on the new folder and select “Sync or Backup this folder” in the pop-up menu as below:


Once the folder is added to your Google Drive, click the save button to confirm:


Exporting videos to your Google Drive

Launch the Rapidmooc application and select a video. On the video player screen, click on the “Share” button and open the “Documents” folder.


Then select the shared folder and click on “Select” button to copy the video.


Loading contents from your Google Drive

Loading contents (teleprompter files, images,...) from Google Drive works the same way. Open the shared folder with Google Drive and select the file to load.

Accessing shared files online

All files dropped in the shared folder are available on your online once synchronized with the Google Drive storage. Please note that synchronization is only possible if your studio is connected to the internet.

Also, it is recommended to rename "My Computer" with a more explicit name such as "Rapidmooc Studio" as below.