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MY PASSPORT STUDIO USER MANUAL 14 Retrieving Backed Up Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Retrieving Files Retrieving a File/Folder Retrieving a Folder Retrieving All of Your Content 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 either: • Restore them to their original locations on your computer • Copy them to a special retrieve folder Retrieve is generally a five-step process: 1. Choose the drive to retrieve content from on the Home screen. 2. Choose the backup you want to retrieve content from. (This is only required if you have created several different backups on your My Passport drive.) 3. Choose whether content will be retrieved to a special retrieve folder or to the original location. 4. Choose what content to retrieve, either files, folders, or everything. 5. Retrieve the content. Retrieving a File/Folder After selecting the drive on the Home screen, you can retrieve files or complete folders from your My Passport drive. To retrieve a file or folder from your drive: 1. Click the Retrieve tab to display the Retrieve screen (see Figure 8 on page 25). 2. In the Backed Up Volumes box, select the WD SmartWare volume that you want to retrieve a file or folder from and click Select Destination to display the Select a destination for retrieved files screen (see Figure 9 on page 25). 3. On the Select a destination for retrieved files screen: IF you want to copy your retrieved content to . . . Its original location, 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 10 on page 26) and proceed to step 4 on page 26. 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 (see Figure 10 on page 26) and proceed to step 4 on page 26. RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 24

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MY PASSPORT STUDIO
USER MANUAL
RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES – 24
Retrieving Backed Up Files
4
This chapter includes the following topics:
About Retrieving Files
Retrieving a File/Folder
Retrieving a Folder
Retrieving All of Your Content
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 either:
•
Restore them to their original locations on your computer
•
Copy them to a special retrieve folder
Retrieve is generally a five-step process:
1.
Choose the drive to retrieve content from on the Home screen.
2.
Choose the backup you want to retrieve content from. (This is only required if you
have created several different backups on your My Passport drive.)
3.
Choose whether content will be retrieved to a special retrieve folder or to the original
location.
4.
Choose what content to retrieve, either files, folders, or everything.
5.
Retrieve the content.
Retrieving a File/Folder
After selecting the drive on the Home screen, you can retrieve files or complete folders
from your My Passport drive. To retrieve a file or folder from your drive:
1.
Click the
Retrieve
tab to display the Retrieve screen (see Figure 8 on page 25).
2.
In the
Backed Up Volumes
box, select the WD SmartWare volume that you want to
retrieve a file or folder from and click
Select Destination
to display the Select a
destination for retrieved files screen (see Figure 9 on page 25).
3.
On the Select a destination for retrieved files screen:
IF you want to copy your
retrieved content to . . .
THEN . . .
Its original location,
a.
Select the
To the Original Places
option.
b.
Click
Select Files
to display the Select content to
retrieve... screen (see Figure 10 on page 26) and
proceed to step 4 on page 26.
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 (see Figure 10 on page 26) and
proceed to step 4 on page 26.