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MY BOOK DUO USER MANUAL Table 2. Backup Tab Functional Description (Continued) Display Component Description Advanced backup area (continued) In file mode, the initial/default configuration of the WD SmartWare software is with none of the files/folders selected for backup. After selecting the files or folders that you want to back up, clicking: Apply Changes creates a custom backup plan using your recent selections Revert clears your recent selections and redisplays the prior applied configuration Backup schedule reminder button Not shown in Figure 10 on page 25: Backup source content gauge Backup target content gauge Category/File Backup toggle button Enable/Disable Backup toggle button Set Backup Frequency button For scheduled backups, clicking the button displays a status dialog that: Shows the date and time of your next scheduled backup, the last backup that might have been missed, and the last completed backup Provides a Backup Now button for bypassing the schedule and running the backup now Same as the content gauge for the backup source device on the Home tab display. (See "Backup source content gauge" on page 21.) Same as the content gauge for the backup target device on the Home tab display. (See "Backup target content gauge" on page 22.) Switches the backup mode between categories and files: Category mode-Backs up files according to their categories, as shown in the content gauges. The button name is Switch to File Backup when the backup mode is category. File mode-Backs up files according to their folder structure on the selected backup source drive. The button name is Switch to Category Backup when the backup mode is file. Starts and stops the backup. Opens the Set Backup Frequency dialog for selecting either continuous or scheduled backups. A continuous backup runs all the time. A scheduled backup runs only on specified days at specified times. WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW - 27

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MY BOOK DUO
USER MANUAL
WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW
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Advanced backup area
(continued)
In file mode, the initial/default configuration of the WD SmartWare
software is with
none
of the files/folders selected for backup. After
selecting the files or folders that you want to back up, clicking:
±
Apply Changes
creates a custom backup plan using your
recent selections
±
Revert
clears your recent selections and redisplays the prior
applied configuration
Backup schedule
reminder button
Not shown in Figure 10 on page 25:
For scheduled backups, clicking the button displays a status
dialog that:
±
Shows the date and time of your next scheduled backup, the
last backup that might have been missed, and the last
completed backup
±
Provides a
Backup Now
button for bypassing the schedule
and running the backup now
Backup source content
gauge
Same as the content gauge for the backup source device on the
Home tab display. (See “Backup source content gauge” on
page 21.)
Backup target content
gauge
Same as the content gauge for the backup target device on the
Home tab display. (See “Backup target content gauge” on
page 22.)
Category/File Backup
toggle button
Switches the backup mode between categories and files:
±
Category mode—Backs up files according to their categories,
as shown in the content gauges.
The button name is
Switch to File Backup
when the backup
mode is category.
±
File mode—Backs up files according to their folder structure on
the selected backup source drive.
The button name is
Switch to Category Backup
when the
backup mode is file.
Enable/Disable Backup
toggle button
Starts and stops the backup.
Set Backup Frequency
button
Opens the Set Backup Frequency dialog for selecting either
continuous or scheduled backups. A continuous backup runs all
the time. A scheduled backup runs only on specified days at
specified times.
Table 2.
Backup Tab Functional Description (Continued)
Display Component
Description