Clickfree C6 - Manual (Page 22)

Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Advanced Topics
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SING PASSWORD PROTECTION
D O MY FILES NEED PASSWORD PROTECTION ?
If your C6 is lost or stolen, anyone with a computer that meets the hardware and software
prerequisites can restore files from your C6 simply by connecting the C6 to their computer,
unless the C6 is protected by a password.
You should protect your files using a password if the content you have backed up is
sensitive in any way and there is any possibility that the C6 could be lost or stolen.
If you set a password, a scheduled backup is delayed until you enter the password.
See “How to schedule automatic backups” on page 19 for more details.
H OW DO I ENABLE PASSWORD PROTECTION ?
1. In the Manage Settings and PCs window, click the Tools tab.
2. Click Enable Password .
3. Type your password in both the New Password and Retype Password fields.
Clickfree imposes no restrictions on the password, and treats upper-case and lower-
case letters as identical. But you should pick a password that would be difficult for
anyone else to discover and that you will be able to remember – if you forget your
password there is no way to recover any backed-up content from the C6.
4. Optionally set a hint that can be used to help you remember your password.
Be sure to pick a hint that would be difficult for anyone else to interpret and that you
will be able to remember – if you forget your password and cannot remember it using
the hint there is no way to recover any backed-up content from the C6.
5. Click OK .
C AN I CHANGE OR REMOVE THE PASSWORD ?
To change your password, simply disable the password from the Options/ Tools window,
then enable it again as described above.
W HAT IF I FORGET MY PASSWORD ?
If you have forgotten your password, and cannot remember it from the hint you set when
you enabled password protection, your only option is to reset the C6 and lose all of your
backed-up content.
There is no way to recover your data.