Western Digital WDBAAF5000EBK User Manual - Page 28
Retrieving Backed Up Files, About Retrieving Files, Retrieving a File
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MY BOOK ESSENTIAL USER MANUAL 14 Retrieving Backed Up Files This chapter includes the following topics: About Retrieving Files Retrieving a File Retrieving a Folder Retrieving an Earlier Version of a File or Deleted Files Retrieving All Your Files About Retrieving Files The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to retrieve files that have been backed up on your My Book drive and copy them to either: • Their original locations on your computer • A special retrieve folder Retrieve is generally a five-step process: 1. Choose the drive to retrieve files from on the Home screen. 2. Choose the backup you want to retrieve files from. 3. Choose whether the files will be copied to a special retrieve folder or to their original locations. 4. Choose which files to retrieve-either individual files, folders, or everything. 5. Retrieve the files. Retrieving a File After selecting the drive on the Home screen, to retrieve a file: 1. Click the Retrieve tab to display the Retrieve screen (see Figure 13 on page 24). 2. In the Backed Up Volumes box, select the WD SmartWare volume that you want to retrieve a file or folder from and click Select Destination to display the Select a destination for retrieved files screen (see Figure 14 on page 24). 3. On the Select a destination for retrieved files screen: IF you want to copy your retrieved files to . . . Thier original locations, A retrieved content folder, THEN . . . a. Select the To the Original Places option. b. Click Select Files to display the Select content to retrieve... screen (see Figure 15 on page 25) and proceed to step 4 on page 25. a. Select the In a Retrieved Content Folder option. b. If you want to specify a different retrieve folder, click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder. c. Click Apply to save and implement the new retrieve folder. d. Click Select Files to display the Select content to retrieve... screen (see Figure 15) and proceed to step 4 on page 25. RETRIEVING BACKED UP FILES - 23