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Initiating an Immediate Internal Backup, Viewing Backup Details, Modifying a Backup Job

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BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES  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, OR - Synchronize: Copies files from the source to the destination. This option will overwrite dupli- cate files, OR - Incremental: Creates up to 10 copies of the incremental source file changes to the destina- tion.  Recurrence: - Click the toggle button to enable the Recurrence feature. - Select the frequency of the backup: Daily, Weekly, Monthly. - Select a time (hour, AM/PM) from the drop-down menu. 5. Click Create. Your job appears in the Internal Backup Queue and will begin backing up at the indicated time. Initiating an Immediate Internal Backup  On the Internal Backups screen, under Internal Backup Queue, select the job you'd like to modify, then click the Begin Now button. The internal backup begins. Viewing Backup Details Use the following steps to view the details of a USB, Remote, and Internal Backup job. 1. On the Backups screen, select either USB, Remote, or Internal Backups, if not already selected. 2. In the Backup Job/Backup Queue section, select the job you'd like to view, then click the Job Detail icon. 3. Review the details of your Backup job, then click Close. Modifying a Backup Job Use the following steps to modify a USB, Remote, or Internal Backup job. 1. On the Backups screen, select either USB, Remote, or Internal Backups, if not already selected. 2. In the Backup job/Backup Queue section, select the job you'd like to modify, then click the Modify Job icon. 3. On the Modify Job dialog, make the necessary changes to your job, then click Apply. Deleting a Backup Job Use the following steps to delete a USB, Remote, or Internal Backup job. Note: You can not delete a backup job created by using the USB Copy Button on the front of your device. 1. On the Backups screen, select either USB, Remote, or Internal Backups, if not already selected. 2. In the Backup job/Backup Queue, select the job you'd like to delete, then click the Delete Job icon. MY CLOUD USER MANUAL  48

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BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES
48
MY CLOUD USER MANUAL
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, OR
-
Synchronize
: Copies files from the source to the destination. This option will overwrite dupli-
cate files, OR
-
Incremental
: Creates up to 10 copies of the incremental source file changes to the destina-
tion.
Recurrence
:
-
Click the toggle button to enable the Recurrence feature.
-
Select the frequency of the backup: Daily, Weekly, Monthly.
-
Select a time (hour, AM/PM) from the drop-down menu.
5.
Click
Create
. Your job appears in the Internal Backup Queue and will begin backing up at
the indicated time.
Initiating an Immediate Internal Backup
On the Internal Backups screen, under Internal Backup Queue, select the job you’d like
to modify, then click the
Begin Now
button. The internal backup begins.
Viewing Backup Details
Use the following steps to view the details of a USB, Remote, and Internal Backup job.
1.
On the Backups screen, select either USB, Remote, or Internal Backups, if not already
selected.
2.
In the Backup Job/Backup Queue section, select the job you’d like to view, then click the
Job
Detail
icon.
3.
Review the details of your Backup job, then click
Close
.
Modifying a Backup Job
Use the following steps to modify a USB, Remote, or Internal Backup job.
1.
On the Backups screen, select either USB, Remote, or Internal Backups, if not already
selected.
2.
In the Backup job/Backup Queue section, select the job you’d like to modify, then click the
Modify Job
icon.
3.
On the Modify Job dialog, make the necessary changes to your job, then click
Apply
.
Deleting a Backup Job
Use the following steps to delete a USB, Remote, or Internal Backup job.
Note:
You can not delete a backup job created by using the USB Copy Button on the front of
your device.
1.
On the Backups screen, select either USB, Remote, or Internal Backups, if not already
selected.
2.
In the Backup job/Backup Queue, select the job you’d like to delete, then click the
Delete
Job
icon.