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Retrieving a Folder, Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files

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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Figure 16. Retrieve Files Selection Box 7. During the retrieve: • The Retrieve screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the amount of data that has been copied to the specified retrieve location. • A Cancel Retrieving button is available for stopping the retrieve. 8. A Retrieval accomplished message signifies completion of the retrieve. A Partial retrieve accomplished message means that all of the files you selected for the retrieve were not copied to the specified retrieve location. In this case, either a: • Files Not Retrieved message provides the number of files that were not retrieved and a link to a failed-to-retrieve information screen. Click the View files link to see the list of files and the reasons they were not retrieved. • Destination is full message means that your computer does not have sufficient disk space to complete the retrieve. Retrieving a Folder To retrieve a folder from your drive, and all of the files within a folder, which may be across multiple categories, in the retrieve files selection box (see Figure 16), right-click the folder and choose Select folder in all content categories. Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files In the retrieve files selection box (see Figure 16), check the Show Deleted Files box and/or the Show older versions of files box. Now, when selecting files to retrieve, you can select individual files that were overwritten or deleted. Likewise, retrieving entire folders in this mode will retrieve older versions and deleted files as well. Retrieving All Your Files On the Select content to retrieve... screen (see Figure 15 on page 25), choose the Retrieve all Files option, which retrieves files across all categories and copies them to either their original locations or the Retrieve Contents folder. RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 26

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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL
USER MANUAL
RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES
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7.
During the retrieve:
The Retrieve screen displays a progress bar and a message indicating the
amount of data that has been copied to the specified retrieve location.
A
Cancel Retrieving
button is available for stopping the retrieve.
8.
A
Retrieval accomplished
message signifies completion of the retrieve.
A
Partial retrieve accomplished
message means that
all of the files you selected for
the retrieve were not copied to the specified retrieve location.
In this case, either a:
Files Not Retrieved
message provides the number of files that were not
retrieved and a link to a failed-to-retrieve information screen. Click the
View files
link to see the list of files and the reasons they were not retrieved.
Destination is full
message means that your computer does not have sufficient
disk space to complete the retrieve.
Retrieving a Folder
To retrieve a folder from your drive, and all of the files within a folder, which may be
across multiple categories, in the retrieve files selection box (see Figure 16), right-click
the folder and choose
Select folder in all content categories
.
Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files
In the retrieve files selection box (see Figure 16), check the
Show Deleted Files
box
and/or the
Show older versions of files box
. Now, when selecting files to retrieve, you
can select individual files that were overwritten or deleted. Likewise, retrieving entire
folders in this mode will retrieve older versions and deleted files as well.
Retrieving All Your Files
On the Select content to retrieve... screen (see Figure 15 on page 25), choose the
Retrieve all Files
option, which retrieves files across all categories and copies them to
either their original locations or the Retrieve Contents folder.
Figure 16.
Retrieve Files Selection Box