Western Digital My Book Essential User Manual - Manual (Page 24)

MY BOOK ESSENTIAL
USER MANUAL
BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 19
5. If you clicked Stop Backup at step 3, the Stop backup? confirmation prompt
reminds you that if you stop the backup before it completes, the WD SmartWare
software removes all of the backup files that were just copied to your My Book drive.
To continue, click either:
• Continue Backup to disregard your stop request and resume the backup
• Stop Backup to follow through with your request, stop the backup, and remove
the newly created backup files
Advanced Backup Capabilities
The advanced backup capabilities include:
• Selecting specific files to back up
• Changing the backup software settings:
- Choosing the number of backup versions to keep
- Pausing the backup until your computer is idle
Selecting Specific Files to Back Up
To back up some of your computer files:
1. On the Backup screen (see Figure 10 on page 17), select Detailed View to open the
backup files content box:
Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full
means that there is not enough free space on the drive to complete
the backup.
The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to long-
term archive storage and:
a. Click the Home tab to display the Home screen.
b. Click the WDStore link in the WD Online box to view the Western
Digital Online Store website.
c. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit your
future requirements.