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Desktop Mirror Overview, Starting Desktop Mirror

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Desktop Mirror Overview NETGEAR Stora User Manual Desktop Mirror lets you back up PCs and Macs on your home network to the Stora. The Desktop Mirror application backs up or synchronizes selected folders on a regular basis. Content that is backed up is always available, even when the computer is turned off. The Stora standard version allows backups if the computer is on the same home network as the Stora. The Stora premium version also allows backups even when the Stora is located remotely across the Internet. The directory structure within the MyComputers folder makes it easy to locate and restore single files or entire folders Starting Desktop Mirror There are two ways to start the Desktop Mirror: 1. Right-click the Stora Agent icon and then select Open Stora Desktop Mirror. 2. Alternately, you can start Desktop Mirror from the Start menu on a PC or the Finder on a Mac a. On a PC To start the Desktop Mirror on a PC, click Start > Programs > NETGEAR > Stora Desktop Applications > Desktop Mirror> Desktop Mirror b. On a Mac To start the Desktop Mirror on a Mac, start Finder, browse to Applications > Stora Desktop Applications, and then launch Desktop Mirror. Figure 4-1 Starting Desktop Mirror from the Agent Stora Desktop Mirror 4-2 v1.0, September 2009

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NETGEAR Stora User Manual
Stora Desktop Mirror
4-2
v1.0, September 2009
Desktop Mirror Overview
Desktop Mirror lets you back up PCs and Macs on your home network to the Stora. The Desktop
Mirror application backs up or synchronizes selected folders on a regular basis.
Content that is backed up is always available, even when the computer is turned off. The Stora
standard version allows backups if the computer is on the same home network as the Stora. The
Stora premium version also allows backups even when the Stora is located remotely across the
Internet.
The directory structure within the MyComputers folder makes it easy to locate and
restore single files or entire folders
Starting Desktop Mirror
There are two ways to start the Desktop Mirror:
1.
Right-click the Stora Agent icon and then select Open Stora Desktop Mirror.
2.
Alternately, you can start Desktop Mirror from the Start menu on a PC or the Finder on a Mac
a.
On a PC
To start the Desktop Mirror on a PC, click
Start > Programs > NETGEAR > Stora
Desktop Applications > Desktop Mirror> Desktop Mirror
b.
On a Mac
To start the Desktop Mirror on a Mac, start Finder, browse to
Applications > Stora
Desktop Applications
, and then launch
Desktop Mirror
.
Figure 4-1
Starting Desktop Mirror from the Agent