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Introduction

Congratulations to the Biola Class of 2022! This page is intended to inform you of the answers to some of the commonly asked questions we receive from recently graduated students, as well as a few new policies put in place this year.


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Please complete the Biola Alumni Google Account Support Request Form.



Keep Your Contact Information Up To Date

Keeping your contact information, especially your personal email, up to date with Biola is very important. This information is key if you want to access any Biola services in the future such as transcripts, information for taxes, the BiolaHub, or Library alumni benefits.

Please follow these steps to update your contact information on Biola's database:

  1. Go to myaccount.biola.edu.
  2. Log in with your NetID and password.
  3. Click on the Personal Information tab.
  4. Click Edit on any sections that you need to update, such as your personal email address.
  5. Click Update.



Biola Alumni Email and Drive: 1 Year

As a recent graduate of Biola University, you get to keep your Biola Google account for 1 year before it is deactivated. We encourage you to use one of the following two options to retain your data past a year:

Option 1: Transfer Your Data to a Personal Google Account

Before you begin

  1. Confirm how much storage you’re using.
  2. Create a free personal Google account if you don't already have one.
  3. Upgrade to additional storage space if needed.
  1. To ensure a clean transfer, go to myaccount.google.com in a private browser window and sign in with your Biola Google account.
  2. Click on Start Transfer.
  3. Enter your personal Google account email address, then click Send Code.
  4. Retrieve the code from your personal Google account in a non-private window.
  5. Enter your verification code and click Verify.
  6. Select the content to transfer and select Start Transfer.
  7. Verify your identity with the username and password for your Biola account.


For detailed instructions with screenshots, view our documentation here: Transfer Your Data to a Personal Google Account


Option 2: Download Your Data

  1. Log in to takeout.google.com with your Biola email account.
  2. Select the services for which you want to download data.

  3. Select the file type and size you would like to use for your download.

    Note: Biola recommends 2GB .zip files for most cases.

  4. Click download.


For detailed instructions with screenshots, view Google's documentation here: How to download your Google data



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