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MY BOOK LIVE DUO USER MANUAL Using Windows 7/Windows Vista Backup If you choose not to use WD SmartWare software for backing up files to the My Book Live Duo, you can use Windows Backup or Apple Time Machine as an alternative. Windows Backup The Windows Backup features of Windows Vista (Business, Ultimate, Home Premium, and Enterprise) and Windows 7 (Professional and Ultimate versions) enable you to back up media files, documents, email, and other personal files to your My Book Live Duo drive. If you lose files or your system crashes, you can easily restore the files to your PC. For more information on Windows Backup, consult Microsoft's documentation. Windows Vista Backup. 1. Click and then Control Panel. • If a Found New Hardware screen displays, click the Cancel button. 2. Click Control Panel > System Maintenance > Backup your computer and follow the steps in the wizard. 3. When prompted to select where you want to save your backup, click On a network. 4. Click the Browse button and select the My Book Live Duo drive. 5. Select a share where you want the backup to be created and click the OK button. 6. Enter the username and password assigned to your user name on the My Book Live Duo. If no user name has been assigned, enter everyone as the username and any password (e.g., 1234). Click the OK button. 7. Follow the remaining instructions as prompted by the wizard. Win 7 Backup. 1. Click > Control Panel > System and Security. 2. Click Backup and Restore. 3. Click the Set up Backup button and follow the steps in the wizard. 4. When prompted to select where you want to save your backup, click Save on a network. 5. Click the Browse button and select the My Book Live Duo drive as the backup destination. 6. Select a share where you want the backup to be created and click the OK button. 7. Enter the username and password assigned to your user name on the My Book Live Duo drive. (See page 76.) 8. Make sure the backup destination is correct and click the Next button 9. When prompted for the content you want to back up, select Let Windows choose or select desired content and then click the Next button. 10. On the Review your backup settings screen, click the Save settings and run backup button. BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES - 40

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MY BOOK LIVE DUO
USER MANUAL
BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES – 40
Using Windows 7/Windows Vista Backup
If you choose not to use WD SmartWare software for backing up files to the My Book Live
Duo, you can use Windows Backup or Apple Time Machine as an alternative.
Windows Backup
The Windows Backup features of Windows Vista (Business, Ultimate, Home Premium, and
Enterprise) and Windows 7 (Professional and Ultimate versions) enable you to back up
media files, documents, email, and other personal files to your My Book Live Duo drive. If
you lose files or your system crashes, you can easily restore the files to your PC. For more
information on Windows Backup, consult Microsoft's documentation.
Windows Vista Backup.
1.
Click
and then
Control Panel
.
•
If a Found New Hardware screen displays, click the
Cancel
button.
2.
Click
Control Panel > System Maintenance > Backup your computer
and follow
the steps in the wizard.
3.
When prompted to select where you want to save your backup, click
On a network
.
4.
Click the
Browse
button and select the My Book Live Duo drive.
5.
Select a share where you want the backup to be created and click the
OK
button.
6.
Enter the username and password assigned to your user name on the My Book Live
Duo. If no user name has been assigned, enter everyone as the username and any
password (e.g., 1234). Click the
OK
button.
7.
Follow the remaining instructions as prompted by the wizard.
Win 7 Backup.
1.
Click
> Control Panel > System and Security
.
2.
Click
Backup and Restore
.
3.
Click the
Set up Backup
button and follow the steps in the wizard.
4.
When prompted to select where you want to save your backup, click
Save
on a
network.
5.
Click the
Browse
button and select the My Book Live Duo drive as the backup
destination.
6.
Select a share where you want the backup to be created and click the
OK
button.
7.
Enter the username and password assigned to your user name on the My Book Live
Duo drive. (See page 76.)
8.
Make sure the backup destination is correct and click the
Next
button
9.
When prompted for the content you want to back up, select
Let Windows choose
or
select desired content and then click the
Next
button.
10.
On the Review your backup settings screen, click the
Save settings
and run backup
button.