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BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES 4. Enter the following information to create a USB backup job: Job Name Direction Source Folder Destination Folder Backup Type Auto Start When Connected Enter a Job Name for your backup. Indicate the direction of your backup from the drop-down menu. Options include: • USB to NAS: Backs up the data on your USB device to the My Cloud device. • NAS to USB: Backs up the data on your My Cloud device to a USB device. Click Browse, and select the folder you'd like to back up, then click OK. Click Browse, and select the destination folder for your backup, then click OK. Indicate the type of backup you'd like to perform. • Copy: Copies files from the source to the destination. • Synchronize: Copies files from the source to the destination. This option will overwrite duplicate files. • Incremental: Creates up to 10 copies of the incremental source file changes to the destination. This option automatically starts the job when the device is connected. Click the toggle button to turn the option on or off. 5. Click Create. 6. In the USB Backup Jobs area, click the Start Backup icon to begin your backup. The progress of the backup appears in the USB Backup Jobs area. Creating Front USB Port Backups with the USB Copy Button Use the following steps to create a backup job and copy the contents of a USB drive to your My Cloud device. 1. Insert your USB device into the front USB port (port 1) of your device. 2. Press the USB Copy button above the USB port for approximately 5 seconds. This creates a backup job for your USB device. 3. On the Navigation bar, click Backups to display the Backups screen. 4. Click USB Backups, if not already selected. 5. In the USB Backup Jobs area, the backup job for your device displays (USB_Port_1). 6. Click the Start Backup button to copy the contents of the USB device to your  My Cloud device. The progress of the backup appears in the USB Backup Jobs area. Once copied, you can access your backed up content in the Public > USB Import folder. MY CLOUD USER MANUAL  45

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BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES
45
MY CLOUD USER MANUAL
4.
Enter the following information to create a USB backup job:
Job Name
Enter a Job Name for your backup.
Direction
Indicate the direction of your backup from the drop-down
menu. Options include:
•
USB to NAS
: Backs up the data on your USB device to the
My Cloud device.
•
NAS to USB
: Backs up the data on your My Cloud device
to a USB device.
Source Folder
Click
Browse
, and select the folder you'd like to back
up, then click
OK
.
Destination Folder
Click
Browse,
and select the destination folder for your
backup, then click
OK
.
Backup Type
Indicate the type of backup you’d like to perform.
•
Copy
: Copies files from the source to the destination.
•
Synchronize
: Copies files from the source to the
destination. This option will overwrite duplicate files.
•
Incremental
: Creates up to 10 copies of the incremental
source file changes to the destination.
Auto Start When
Connected
This option automatically starts the job when the device is
connected. Click the toggle button to turn the option on or off.
5.
Click
Create
.
6.
In the USB Backup Jobs area, click the
Start Backup
icon to begin your backup.
The progress of the backup appears in the USB Backup Jobs area.
Creating Front USB Port Backups with the USB Copy Button
Use the following steps to create a backup job and copy the contents of a USB drive to your My
Cloud device.
1.
Insert your USB device into the front USB port (port 1) of your device.
2.
Press the
USB Copy
button above the USB port for approximately 5 seconds. This creates a
backup job for your USB device.
3.
On the Navigation bar, click
Backups
to display the Backups screen.
4.
Click
USB Backups
, if not already selected.
5.
In the USB Backup Jobs area, the backup job for your device displays (USB_Port_1).
6.
Click the
Start Backup
button to copy the contents of the USB device to your
My Cloud device. The progress of the backup appears in the USB Backup Jobs area.
Once copied, you can access your backed up content in the
Public > USB Import
folder.