Seagate Maxtor OneTouch III USB 2.0 User Guide for Windows - Page 18

To Restore a Previous File Version, To Restore to the Original default Folder

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MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION WINDOWS VISTA INSTALLATION Restore The EasyManage's Restore option provides you with a simple way to restore files and folders back to your PC in the event of data corruption or system failure. 1. From the EasyManage's main window, click on the Restore button. This will launch the Restore a Backup from My Maxtor OneTouch window. You have two options: Restore a Previous File Version (default option) - Choosing this option allows you to restore an individual historical version of a file, based on the date it was backed up. By default, 5 historical versions of each file are stored. or Restore Most Recent Files and Folders - Choosing this option will open the "My Backup" folder on your OneTouch III Mini Edition, and allow you to restore multiple files and folders by clicking and dragging them to wherever you want to put them. To Restore a Previous File Version 1. Click on Restore historical versions of individual backed-up files. The Restore Files window will appear. All backed up files/folders will appear in the left. 2. Select a File column. This process may take awhile to populate. Once populated, use the scroll bar to Select a Version of the file and where you want to restore the file to. To Restore to the Original (default) Folder 1. Click the Original button. This restores a file to its original folder on your computer. 2. Click Restore. If prompted, click Replace. The Historic Version of the file is then copied to your computer from the OneTouch III Mini Edition. or To Restore to the Temporary Folder - Restores file to the following folder: C:\Users\YourUserName\Document\Maxtor_Restore - for Windows Vista or C:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\MyDocuments\Maxtor_Restore - for Windows XP/2000 Note: "YourUserName" is your Account Name. Click the Temporary button, then click Restore. At this point, the selected file will be copied to the specified folder on your computer. PAGE 16

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MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION
WINDOWS VISTA INSTALLATION
PAGE
16
Restore
The EasyManage’s Restore option provides you with a simple way to
restore files and folders back to your PC in the event of data corruption or
system failure.
1.
From the EasyManage’s main window, click on the
Restore
button.
This will launch the
Restore a Backup
from
My Maxtor OneTouch
window. You have two options:
Restore a Previous File Version (default option)
- Choosing this option
allows you to restore an individual historical version of a file, based on
the date it was backed up. By default, 5 historical versions of each file
are stored.
or
Restore Most Recent Files and Folders
- Choosing this option will open the
“My Backup” folder on your OneTouch III Mini Edition, and allow you to
restore multiple files and folders by clicking and dragging them to
wherever you want to put them.
To Restore a Previous File Version
1.
Click on
Restore historical versions of individual backed-up files
. The
Restore Files
window will appear. All backed up files/folders will
appear in the left.
2.
Select a
File column
. This process may take awhile to populate. Once
populated, use the scroll bar to
Select a Version
of the file and where
you want to restore the file to.
To Restore to the Original (default) Folder
1.
Click the
Original
button. This restores a file to its original folder on
your computer.
2.
Click
Restore
. If prompted, click
Replace
. The Historic Version of the
file is then copied to your computer from the OneTouch III Mini Edition.
or
To Restore to the
Temporary Folder
- Restores file to the
following folder:
C:\Users\YourUserName\Document\Maxtor_Restore – for
Windows Vista
or
C:\Documents and
Settings\YourUserName\MyDocuments\Maxtor_Restore – for
Windows XP/2000
Note:
“YourUserName” is your Account Name.
Click the
Temporary
button, then click
Restore
. At this point, the
selected file will be copied to the specified folder on your computer.