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Using your G3 Station
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Using your G3 Station User's Manual Copying / Moving Files Now that you have successfully installed your new G3 Station External Hard Drive, you copy or move files or whole folders from your new G3 Station to your computer and vice-versa. It is important to understand the difference between Copy and Move. Copy : is to make a duplicate folder or file and store it so that you have two copies. Move : is to take a folder or file from one location and put it into another. WHEN YOU MOVE A FOLDER OR FILE, YOU NO LONGER HAVE A BACKUP COPY. Copy and paste files from the computer to the G3 Station External Hard Drive (Removable Disk Method). Removable Disk Method For the purposes of this manual, we will make a copy of the Temp folder on the C drive of your computer and copy it to the G3 Station External Hard Drive. From the Windows Desktop click: Start Programs Accessories Windows Explorer Figure 7. Getting to the Windows Explorer From the Windows Explorer, you will see various drive letters; A, C, your C drive is your local Hard Disk Drive. The G3 Station Drive will most likely be the E drive however, it could be any drive letter. For the purposes of this manual, we will assume that the G3 Station drive is the E drive. As well, for practice copying folders and files, we will copy the Temp folder onto the G3 Station drive. G3 Station External Hard Drive 11