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Backing Up & Restoring Folders, Creating a Backup Plan, Using Simple Backup - backup software

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Backing Up & Restoring Folders The Maxtor OneTouch Backup feature allows you to • Schedule the backup of selected folders • Edit backup settings • Launch an immediate file backup • Restore backed up files After the initial backup, the OneTouch software backs up changed files in backed up folders on a schedule you set or when you click Back Up Now in the Backup window. You can create one Backup Plan for each OneTouch drive connected to your computer. You can select either of two Backup Plans: • Simple Backup: Pre-configured to back up your XP My Documents/Vista Personal Folder folder daily at 10:00 p.m. - OR - • Custom Backup: You select the folders to be backed up and set a backup destination and schedule. Creating a Backup Plan Using Simple Backup Use Simple Backup to back up your XP My Documents or Vista Personal Folder folder daily at 10 p.m. To use Simple Backup, Step 1: Click Backup in the Command panel. The Backup window opens: Maxtor OneTouch IV 30

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Maxtor OneTouch IV
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Backing Up & Restoring Folders
The Maxtor OneTouch Backup feature allows you to
Schedule the backup of selected folders
Edit backup settings
Launch an immediate file backup
Restore backed up files
After the initial backup, the OneTouch software backs up changed files in backed up folders
on a schedule you set or when you click
Back Up Now
in the
Backup
window.
You can create one Backup Plan for each OneTouch drive connected to your computer.
You can select either of two Backup Plans:
Simple Backup:
Pre-configured to back up your XP
My Documents
/Vista
Personal Folder
folder daily at 10:00 p.m.
— OR —
Custom Backup:
You select the folders to be backed up and set a backup
destination and schedule.
Creating a Backup Plan
Using Simple Backup
Use Simple Backup to back up your XP
My Documents
or Vista
Personal Folder
folder
daily at 10 p.m.
To use Simple Backup,
Step 1:
Click
Backup
in the Command panel.
The
Backup
window opens: