Western Digital WDBABT0010HBK User Manual - Page 45

MY BOOK FOR MAC 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 times when your computer is idle • Specifying a unique folder to store files retrieved from your drive • Automatically: - Displaying the WD SmartWare Home screen whenever you connect your drive to your computer - 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 10 on page 24): 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 options that whenever you reconnect your WD SmartWare drive to your computer: • Display the WD SmartWare Home screen • Check for software updates THEN click . . . Set File History Backup Speed Retrieve Folder Preferences AND see . . . "Specifying the Number of Backup Versions" on page 24. "Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle" on page 25. "Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder" on page 40. "Setting the Preferences Options" on page 41. 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 MYDESKTOP 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 10 on page 24), click Retrieve Folder to display the Set Retrieve Folder dialog: MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE - 40