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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE USER MANUAL 14 Retrieving Backed Up Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Retrieving Files Retrieving Files Retrieving Folders Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files Retrieving All Your Files About Retrieving Files The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to retrieve files that have been backed up on your My Passport drive and copy them to either: • Their original locations on your computer • A special retrieve folder Retrieve is generally a five-step process: 1. Choose the drive to retrieve files from on the Home screen. 2. Choose the backup that you want to retrieve files from. 3. Choose whether you want to copy the files to a special retrieval folder or to their original locations. 4. Choose what to retrieve, either individual files or folders, or everything. 5. Retrieve the files. Retrieving Files After selecting the drive on the Home screen, to retrieve a file: 1. Click the Retrieve tab to display the Retrieve screen (see Figure 12 on page 23). 2. In the Backed Up Volumes box, select the WD SmartWare volume that you want to retrieve files from and click Select Destination to display the Select a destination for retrieved files screen (see Figure 13 on page 23). 3. On the Select a destination for retrieved files screen: IF you want to copy your retrieved files to . . . Their original locations, A retrieved content folder, THEN . . . a. Select the To the Original Places option. b. Click Select Files to display the Select content to retrieve... screen (see Figure 14 on page 24) and proceed to step 4 on page 24. a. Select the In a Retrieved Content Folder option. b. If you want to specify a different retrieve folder, click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder. c. Click Apply to save and implement the new retrieve folder. d. Click Select Files to display the Select content to retrieve... screen and proceed to step 4 on page 24. RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 22

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MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL AND ESSENTIAL SE
USER MANUAL
RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES
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Retrieving Backed Up Files
This chapter includes the following topics:
About Retrieving Files
Retrieving Files
Retrieving Folders
Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files
Retrieving All Your Files
About Retrieving Files
The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to retrieve files that have been
backed up on your My Passport drive and copy them to either:
•
Their original locations on your computer
•
A special retrieve folder
Retrieve is generally a five-step process:
1.
Choose the drive to retrieve files from on the Home screen.
2.
Choose the backup that you want to retrieve files from.
3.
Choose whether you want to copy the files to a special retrieval folder or to their
original locations.
4.
Choose what to retrieve, either individual files or folders, or everything.
5.
Retrieve the files.
Retrieving Files
After selecting the drive on the Home screen, to retrieve a file:
1.
Click the
Retrieve
tab to display the Retrieve screen (see Figure 12 on page 23).
2.
In the
Backed Up Volumes
box, select the WD SmartWare volume that you want to
retrieve files from and click
Select Destination
to display the Select a destination for
retrieved files screen (see Figure 13 on page 23).
3.
On the Select a destination for retrieved files screen:
IF you want to copy your
retrieved files to . . .
THEN . . .
Their original locations,
a.
Select the
To the Original Places
option.
b.
Click
Select Files
to display the Select content to
retrieve... screen (see Figure 14 on page 24) and
proceed to step 4 on page 24.
A retrieved content folder,
a.
Select the
In a Retrieved Content Folder
option.
b.
If you want to specify a different retrieve folder, click
Browse
and use the browse function to identify the
new retrieve folder.
c.
Click
Apply
to save and implement the new retrieve
folder.
d.
Click
Select Files
to display the Select content to
retrieve... screen and proceed to step 4 on page 24.
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