Seagate Maxtor OneTouch III USB 2.0 User Guide for Windows & Mac - Page 12

MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION WINDOWS INSTALLATION 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 OneTouch Manager ➔ Backup ➔ Back Up Now. To Re-enable (Turn On) Scheduled Backups To Edit Backup Settings 1. From the OneTouch Manager'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 OneTouch Manager'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, the OneTouch Manager 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 dropdown 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, then click Yes to delete files from the OneTouch III Mini Edition. 2. Click OK to return to the Backup File Management menu. Restore The OneTouch Manager'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 OneTouch Manager'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. PAGE 10