Western Digital WDBAAB3200ACH-NESN User Manual (pdf) - Page 17
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MY PASSPORT FOR MAC USER MANUAL • Retrieve screen-Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwritten (see Figure 11 on page 23) • Settings screen-Manages security, diagnostics, power settings, and backup parameters (see Figure 7 on page 18) On the Home screen, you can modify the primary drive being categorized with the dropdown selection box under the name of your computer. By selecting a different drive, the system will identify the categories of files on that drive. Then click the Backup or Retrieve tab to either back up from or retrieve files to a location other than your computer's main hard drive. In the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive, all of your files that are available for backup are shown against a blue background in categories that are based on the following folders on your computer: • Music • Movies • Pictures • Mail • Documents • Other Each category includes all of the files in the represented folder except the Other category, which includes all of the files in all other folders on your computer. Note that: • The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your operating system files that are not available for backup. Files that are not backed up include system files, program files, applications, and working files. • The Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background, shows the files that you have retrieved from a prior backup. They, too, are not available for backup. • Hovering the cursor over a category displays the number of files in the category. In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties. This space is not available for backups. Viewing the Info/Online Help Topics Each WD SmartWare screen provides easy access to online help information to quickly guide you through your backup, retrieve, and settings tasks. Whenever you are uncertain about what to do, just click the info/online help icon in the upper-right corner of any screen: To close the info/help screen after reading the online help, click the X icon in the upperleft corner of the screen. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12