Managing and customizing the software, Specifying the number of backup versions, Specifying a different retrieved content folder – Western Digital My Passport Ultra User Manual User Manual

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MY PASSPORT ULTRA

USER MANUAL

MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING THE SOFTWARE

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Managing and Customizing the Software

This chapter includes the following topics:

Specifying the Number of Backup Versions
Specifying a Different Retrieved Content Folder
Checking for Software Updates
Configuring a Remote Dropbox Account
Uninstalling the WD Software

Specifying the Number of Backup Versions

The WD SmartWare software can keep up to 25 older versions of each file. If you
overwrite or delete a file by mistake, or want to see the file a couple of versions ago, the
WD SmartWare software has a copy for you. You always have the most-recent specified
number of versions of each file available for retrieves, and you can choose to keep from
1 to 25 versions.

Keeping more versions:

• Improves your ability to retrieve files from a longer back-in-time period

• Consumes more disk space

1.

Click the Settings tab to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 11 on
page 28)
.

2.

On the Software Settings screen, click File History to display the Set File History

dialog:

3.

On the Set File History dialog:

a. Use the selection box to specify the number of backup versions that you want to

keep for each file, from 1 to 25.

b. Click Apply.

Specifying a Different Retrieved Content Folder

When you start a retrieve, you can choose whether you want to store the retrieved files in
either:

• Their original locations on your computer

• A Retrieved Content folder

By default, the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved Contents
subfolder in your My Documents folder. To specify a different folder:

1.

Either create a new folder or determine which existing folder you want to use.

2.

Click the Settings tab to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 11 on

page 28).

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