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BACKING UP WITHOUT WD SMARTWARE 6 Backing Up Without WD SmartWare Windows Backup Apple Time Machine If you choose not to use WD SmartWare software for backing up files to the My Book Live, you can use Windows Backup or Apple TimeMachine as an alternative. Windows Backup The Windows Backup feature of Windows Vista (Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise) and Windows 7 (Professional and Ultimate versions) enable you to back up media files, documents, email, and other personal files to your My Book Live drive. If you lose files or your system crashes, you can easily restore them to your PC. For more information on Windows Backup, consult Microsoft's documentation. Windows Vista Backup 1. Click and then Control Panel. 2. If a Found New Hardware screen displays, click the Cancel button. 3. Click Control Panel > System Maintenance > Backup your computer and follow the steps in the wizard. 4. When prompted to select where you want to save your backup, click On a network. 5. Click the Browse button and select the My Book Live drive. 6. Select a share where you want the backup to be created and click the OK button. 7. Enter the username and password assigned to your user name on the My Book Live. If no user name has been assigned, enter everyone as the username and any password (e.g., 1234). Click the OK button. 8. Follow the remaining instructions as prompted by the wizard. Win 7 Backup 1. Click > Control Panel > System and Security. 2. Click Backup and Restore. 3. Click the Set up Backup button and follow the steps in the wizard. 4. When prompted to select where you want to save your backup, click Save on a network. 5. Click the Browse button and select the My Book Live drive as the backup destination. MY BOOK LIVE 47 USER MANUAL

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BACKING UP WITHOUT WD SMARTWARE
47
MY BOOK LIVE
USER MANUAL
Backing Up Without WD SmartWare
Windows Backup
Apple Time Machine
If you choose not to use WD SmartWare software for backing up files to the
My Book Live, you can use Windows Backup or Apple TimeMachine as an
alternative.
Windows Backup
The Windows Backup feature of Windows Vista (Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise)
and Windows 7 (Professional and Ultimate versions) enable you to back up media
files, documents, email, and other personal files to your My Book Live drive. If you
lose files or your system crashes, you can easily restore them to your PC. For more
information on Windows Backup, consult Microsoft's documentation.
Windows Vista Backup
1.
Click
and then
Control Panel
.
2.
If a Found New Hardware screen displays, click the
Cancel
button.
3.
Click
Control Panel > System Maintenance
> Backup your computer
and
follow the steps in the wizard.
4.
When prompted to select where you want to save your backup, click
On a
network
.
5.
Click the
Browse
button and select the
My Book Live
drive.
6.
Select a share where you want the backup to be created and click the
OK
button.
7.
Enter the username and password assigned to your user name on the My Book
Live. If no user name has been assigned, enter
everyone
as the username and
any password (e.g., 1234).
Click the
OK
button.
8.
Follow the remaining instructions as prompted by the wizard.
Win 7 Backup
1.
Click
> Control Panel > System and Security
.
2.
Click
Backup and Restore
.
3.
Click the
Set up Backup
button and follow the steps in the wizard.
4.
When prompted to select where you want to save your backup, click
Save on a
network
.
5.
Click the
Browse
button and select the My Book Live drive as the backup
destination.