Seagate Maxtor OneTouch III USB 2.0 User Guide for Windows - Page 17

Backup File Management

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MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION WINDOWS VISTA INSTALLATION Automatic Backups By default, the Backup feature will perform a backup of your selected files at 10:00 pm daily, or at the time and on the days that you selected when you edited the backup schedule. To Disable (Turn Off) Scheduled Backups 1. From the EasyManage's main window, click on the Backup button. 2. Click the Off button to turn off scheduled backups. Note: If Automatic Backups is turned Off, you will be able to launch backups manually: By pressing the OneTouch button - provided it is customized to the OneTouch button, or By launching the Maxtor EasyManage ➔ Backup ➔ Back Up Now. To Re-enable (Turn On) Scheduled Backups To Edit Backup Settings 1. From the EasyManage's main window, click the Backup button. 2. Click the On button to return to scheduled backups. Backup File Management This option will do the following: - Edit the number of historical file versions saved to your OneTouch III Mini Edition, - Delete historical versions from your OneTouch III Mini Edition and - Clean up deleted files. 1. From the EasyManage's main window, click on the Backup button. 2. Click Backup File Management. Edit Historical Versions When you back up your files, you have the option to store previous, or "historical," versions of each file. You can then restore any historical version based on the date when it was backed up. By default, EasyManage will save five (5) historical file versions of each revised file stored to the OneTouch III Mini Edition. 1. To change this setting, click Edit and select the drop-down menu. 2. Select the number of historical file versions you wish to save to you backup this can be a number between 1-10. 3. Click Save. You will return to the Backup File Management menu. Delete Historical Versions Deletes all but the most current version of each file in your "My Backup" folder. This can help create extra storage space if you have numerous backup files. 1. Click Delete, then click Yes to delete historical versions from the OneTouch III Mini Edition. 2. Click OK to return to the Backup File Management menu. Sync Backup to Computer Deletes files in your "My Backup" folder if they no longer exist on your computer. This can also help create extra storage space. 1. Click Clean Up and Yes to delete files from the OneTouch III Mini Edition. 2. Click OK to return to the Backup File Management menu. PAGE 15

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MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION
WINDOWS VISTA INSTALLATION
PAGE 15
Automatic Backups
By default, the Backup feature will perform a backup of your selected files
at 10:00 pm daily, or at the time and on the days that you selected when
you edited the backup schedule.
To Disable (Turn Off) Scheduled Backups
1.
From the EasyManage’s main window, click on the
Backup
button.
2.
Click the
Off
button to turn off scheduled backups.
Note:
If Automatic Backups is turned
Off
, you will be able to launch
backups manually:
By
pressing the OneTouch button
– provided it is customized to the
OneTouch button, or
By launching the
Maxtor EasyManage
Backup
Back Up Now
.
To Re-enable (Turn On) Scheduled Backups
To Edit Backup Settings
1.
From the EasyManage’s main window, click the
Backup
button.
2.
Click the
On
button to return to scheduled backups.
Backup File Management
This option will do the following:
Edit the number of historical file versions saved to your OneTouch III
Mini Edition,
Delete historical versions from your OneTouch III Mini Edition and
Clean up deleted files.
1.
From the EasyManage’s main window, click on the
Backup
button.
2.
Click
Backup File Management
.
Edit Historical Versions
When you back up your files, you have the option to store previous, or
“historical,” versions of each file. You can then restore any historical
version based on the date when it was backed up. By default, EasyManage
will save five (5) historical file versions of each revised file stored to the
OneTouch III Mini Edition.
1.
To change this setting, click
Edit
and select the
drop-down
menu.
2.
Select the number of historical file versions you wish to save to you
backup this can be a number between 1-10.
3.
Click
Save
. You will return to the
Backup File Management
menu.
Delete Historical Versions
Deletes all but the most current version of each file in your “My Backup”
folder. This can help create extra storage space if you have numerous
backup files.
1.
Click
Delete
, then click
Yes
to delete historical versions from the
OneTouch III Mini Edition.
2.
Click
OK
to return to the
Backup File Management
menu.
Sync Backup to Computer
Deletes files in your “My Backup” folder if they no longer exist on your
computer. This can also help create extra storage space.
1.
Click
Clean Up
and
Yes
to delete files from the OneTouch III Mini Edition.
2.
Click
OK
to return to the
Backup File Management
menu.