Seagate 3.5-inch Pushbutton Backup External Hard Drive Quick Start Guide - Page 14

Subsequent backups, File restore, To restore data using Mac OS

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Subsequent backups After the initial system backup, you have a number of backup options including: • Manual Backups. To run a manual backup using the default Backup Set, click the BounceBack icon in the system tray and select BounceBack ControlCenter and click the Backup button on the BounceBack Control Center. • Auto Launch. Any time you connect a configured and supported external backup device to your computer, this feature scans your system disk for new or modified files and automatically backs them up to the backup device. To temporarily turn off the Auto Launch feature, click on the BounceBack icon in the system tray, and select Disable BounceBack Launcher. • Scheduled Backups. Use the Settings function from the BounceBack ControlCenter to create or modify Backup Sets and schedule their run times. File restore BounceBack Express backs up data in the operating system's native file format and uses the same directory structure (folders and files) as the original data. This makes it easy to find and restore files from the backup drive using Windows Explorer in Windows OS or Finder in Mac OS. To restore data using Mac OS 1. Double-click the system drive, or the drive to which you want to restore files. 2. Double-click the backup drive. 3. Drag and drop the files and/or folders from the backup drive to the system drive or the drive of your choice. 14 Quick Start Guide

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Quick Start Guide
Subsequent backups
After the initial system backup, you have a number of
backup options including:
Manual Backups.
To run a manual backup using
the default Backup Set, click the
BounceBack
icon in the system tray and select
BounceBack
ControlCenter
and click the
Backup
button on the
BounceBack Control Center
.
Auto Launch.
Any time you connect a configured
and supported external backup device to your
computer, this feature scans your system disk for
new or modified files and automatically backs them
up to the backup device.
To temporarily turn off the Auto Launch feature, click
on the BounceBack icon in the system tray, and
select
Disable BounceBack Launcher
.
Scheduled Backups.
Use the
Settings
function
from the
BounceBack ControlCenter
to create or
modify Backup Sets and schedule their run times.
File restore
BounceBack Express
backs up data in the
operating system’s native file format and uses
the same directory structure (folders and files) as
the original data. This makes it easy to find and
restore files from the backup drive using
Windows
Explorer
in Windows OS or
Finder
in Mac OS.
To restore data using Mac OS
1. Double-click the system drive, or the drive to
which you want to restore files.
2. Double-click the backup drive.
3. Drag and drop the files and/or folders from the
backup drive to the system drive or the drive of
your choice.