HTC One M8 User Manual page 195

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Back up HTC One to Google Drive, so you can easily restore your backup to another
HTC phone next time.
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Use the Google Drive app to manage your online storage.
Note: Uploading files requires you have the Drive app installed on your phone. If this app is not
preloaded, you can download and install it from Google Play.
Note: The Drive app is owned by Google and is not provided by or associated with HTC
Corporation.
Activate the Additional Google Drive Storage
Use up to 65GB of free Google Drive storage. In addition to the default storage that you get
from Google Drive, HTC One features an additional 50GB of online storage free for two years.
Sign in to your Google Account on your HTC phone (and not from your computer or other non-
HTC phones) to claim this offer.
1. If you see the promotional Google Drive offer on HTC BlinkFeed, just touch the tile. Or
open the Drive app. (If this app is not preloaded on your phone, you can download it
from Google Play.)
2. On the screen that shows the additional storage offer, touch Redeem. The additional
storage will then be added to your account.
3. Follow the onscreen prompts to learn the things you can do with Google Drive.
Tip: If you don't see the screen for redeeming the offer, touch > Product Tour in the Drive
app to access it.
Tip: View the offer details to know up to when you can redeem the offer.
Note: Additional terms and requirements may apply (including a subscription fee) after your
two-year trial expires. For details, refer to the terms and conditions on the Google Drive support
site support.google.com.
Check Your Google Drive Storage Space
In Settings, you can check your available Google Drive storage space.
Note: Before your Google Drive storage info appears in Settings, you need to access your
Google Drive from an HTC app first, such as signing in to Google Drive from the Mail app when
sharing a file link.
1. With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch
2. Under Online storage, you'll see your Google Drive storage space.
Tools and Calendar
> Storage.
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