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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL Customizing Your Software Settings The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by: • Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file • Inhibiting backups until your computer is idle • Specifying a unique folder to store files retrieved from your drive • Automatically checking for WD SmartWare software updates To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for the best possible performance with your drive, on the Software Settings screen (see Figure 12 on page 21): IF you want to . . . Change the number of backup versions to keep for each file, Enable anytime backups or inhibit them until your computer is idle, Specify a path to a different retrieve folder, Change the option that checks for software updates whenever you reconnect your My Book drive to your computer, THEN click . . . File History Backup Speed Retrieve Folder Preferences AND see . . . "Specifying the Number of Backup Versions" on page 21. "Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle" on page 22. "Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder" on page 34. "Setting the Preferences Option" on page 35. Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder When you start a retrieve, you can choose whether you want to store the retrieved files in either: • Their original locations on your computer • A Retrieved Content folder By default, the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved Content subfolder in your My Documents folder. To specify a different folder: 1. Either create a new folder or determine which existing folder you want to use. 2. On the Software Settings screen (see Figure 12 on page 21), click Retrieve Folder to display the Set Retrieve Folder dialog: 3. Click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder. 4. Click Apply to save and implement the new retrieve folder. MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 34