Western Digital WDBABT0010HBK User Manual - Page 28

Changing the Backup Software Settings, Apply, Run Backup, Settings, Set Up Software

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MY BOOK FOR MAC USER MANUAL 2. In the backup files content box: • Select the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to include in the backup • Clear the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to exclude from the backup 3. Click Apply to refresh the Content Gauge for your My Book drive. 4. Click Run Backup to back up the selected categories of files. Changing the Backup Software Settings To optimize your backup, you can: • Specify the number of backup versions to keep for each file • Pause backups until your computer is idle To configure these backup options: 1. Click the Settings tab to display the Settings screen (see Figure 9). 2. Click Set Up Software to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 10 on page 24). 3. See: • "Specifying the Number of Backup Versions" on page 24 • "Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle" on page 25 Figure 9. Settings Screen BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 23

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MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES
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2.
In the backup files content box:
Select the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to include in the
backup
Clear the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to exclude from
the backup
3.
Click
Apply
to refresh the Content Gauge for your My Book drive.
4.
Click
Run Backup
to back up the selected categories of files.
Changing the Backup Software Settings
To optimize your backup, you can:
Specify the number of backup versions to keep for each file
Pause backups until your computer is idle
To configure these backup options:
1.
Click the
Settings
tab to display the Settings screen (see Figure 9).
2.
Click
Set Up Software
to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 10 on
page 24).
3.
See:
“Specifying the Number of Backup Versions” on page 24
“Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle” on page 25
Figure 9.
Settings Screen