Step 10 – Western Digital My Book Duo User Manual User Manual

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MY BOOK DUO
USER MANUAL

BACKING UP FILES

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Note: If you configured a scheduled backup at step 5 on page 34, the

WD SmartWare software adds a backup schedule reminder button
to the Backup screen:

Clicking the reminder button displays the Scheduled Backup
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:

Click Back Up Now if you want to bypass the schedule and run the
backup now.

10.

To backup selected files or folders from selected backup source device:

a. Verify that the backup mode is file and that Ready to perform file backup appears

at the upper-left corner of the Backup screen.

If the backup mode is category and Ready to perform category backup appears
there, then click the Switch to File Backup button and OK at the Switching
Backup Plan prompt.

b. In the backup by files selection box, open the folder structure:

c. Select the check boxes for the individual files or folders that you want to back up.

Note that selecting a folder check box automatically selects all of the subfolders
and files in the folder.

d. Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan using your selections.

Note: Clicking Revert clears your recent selections and redisplays the prior

applied configuration.

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