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MY PASSPORT ULTRA

USER MANUAL

BACKING UP FILES

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11.

During the backup:

• A progress bar and message indicate the amount of data that has been backed

up.

• For a category backup:

-

The blue background for categories of files in the content gauge for the backup

source device changes to yellow/amber for all of the files that have not yet
been backed up.

-

The gray background for categories of files in the content gauge for the

backup target device changes to blue as the backup completes.

• You can continue to set up your drive or do other things because the

WD SmartWare software backs up your files in the background.

• The Enable Backup toggle button changes to Disable Backup for disabling the

backup.

12.

Appearance of a backup successfully finished message means that the backup

completed normally.

If any files could not be backed up, the WD SmartWare software displays a:

• Caution message indicating the number of files involved

• View link that you can click to see a list of the files and the reasons they were not

backed up

Some applications and running processes can keep files from being backed up. If
you cannot determine why some of your files were not backed up, try:

• Saving and closing all of your open files

• Closing all running applications—including your email program and Web browser

13.

If you clicked Disable Backup at step 11, the disable backup confirmation prompt

reminds you that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the
background so you can continue using your computer for other things during the
backup.

To continue, click either:

No to disregard your request and do not disable the backup

Yes to follow through with your request and disable the backup

14.

If you backed up files by category and the backup source device has more than one

internal hard drive or multiple drive partitions, repeat the backup procedure for each
one.

Important:

Appearance of a Caution message indicating that the backup target
device is full means that there is not enough free space on the
device to complete the backup. The best long-term solution would
be to relegate the device to long-term archive storage and:

a.

Click the Help tab.

b. Click the WD Store link to view the Western Digital Online Store

website.

c.

Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your
future requirements.

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