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BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES The Windows Backup features of Windows 7 (Professional and Ultimate versions) enable you to back up media files, documents, email, and other personal files to your WD My Cloud device. If you lose files or your system crashes, you can easily restore the files to your PC. For more information on Windows Backup, consult Microsoft's documentation. 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 WD My Cloud device as the backup destination. 6. Select a share where you want the backup to be created and click OK. 7. Enter the username and password for the WD My Cloud Personal device. (See "Creating a User" on page 48.) 8. Make sure the backup destination is correct and click Next. 9. When prompted for the content you want to back up, select Let Windows choose or select desired content and then click the Next button. 10. On the Review your backup settings page, click the Save settings and run backup button. Using Windows 8 File History Windows 8 File History automatically backs up media files, documents, email, and other personal files to your WD My Cloud Personal Cloud Storage drive. If you lose files or your system crashes, you can easily restore the files to your Windows computer. For more information on Windows 8 File History, consult Microsoft's documentation. 1. In the task bar, click the File Explorer icon . 2. Click Computer. 3. In the Ribbon (top of page) click Computer > Open Control Panel. 4. Click System and Security and then File History. 5. On the File History page, ensure that File History is On. 6. In the left panel, select Select Drive. File History detects your WD My Cloud device and lists it in the Select a File History drive list. 7. Click Add Network Location. A Select Folder pop-up displays your WD My Cloud's name. 8. Double-click the device name. 9. Select a share. 10. Click Select Folder and then OK. 11. Click Turn On. Using Apple Time Machine Backing up The Apple Time Machine is a built-in feature on Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, and Snow Leopard computers that can back up everything on your computer: music, photos, documents, applications, emails, and system files. The WD My Cloud device can store these backups, so that if your hard drive or operating system should crash, or you lose a file, you WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE 23 USER MANUAL

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BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES
23
WD MY CLOUD PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE
USER MANUAL
The Windows Backup features of Windows 7 (Professional and Ultimate versions) enable
you to back up media files, documents, email, and other personal files to your WD My Cloud
device. If you lose files or your system crashes, you can easily restore the files to your PC.
For more information on Windows Backup, consult Microsoft's documentation.
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 WD My Cloud device as the backup destination.
6.
Select a share where you want the backup to be created and click
OK
.
7.
Enter the username and password for the WD My Cloud Personal device. (See “Creating
a User” on page 48.)
8.
Make sure the backup destination is correct and click
Next
.
9.
When prompted for the content you want to back up, select
Let Windows choose
or
select desired content and then click the
Next
button.
10.
On the Review your backup settings page, click the
Save settings and run backup
button.
Using Windows 8 File History
Windows 8 File History automatically backs up media files, documents, email, and other
personal files to your WD My Cloud Personal Cloud Storage drive. If you lose files or your
system crashes, you can easily restore the files to your Windows computer. For more
information on Windows 8 File History, consult Microsoft's documentation.
1.
In the task bar, click the File Explorer icon
.
2.
Click
Computer
.
3.
In the Ribbon (top of page) click
Computer > Open Control Panel.
4.
Click
System and Security
and then
File History
.
5.
On the File History page, ensure that
File History
is
On
.
6.
In the left panel, select
Select Drive
. File History detects your WD My Cloud device and
lists it in the
Select a File History drive
list.
7.
Click
Add Network Location
. A Select Folder pop-up displays your WD My Cloud’s
name.
8.
Double-click the device name.
9.
Select a share.
10.
Click
Select Folder
and then
OK
.
11.
Click
Turn On
.
Using Apple Time Machine
Backing up
The Apple
Time Machine is a built-in feature on Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, and Snow
Leopard computers that can back up everything on your computer: music, photos,
documents, applications, emails, and system files. The WD My Cloud device can store these
backups, so that if your hard drive or operating system should crash, or you lose a file, you