Western Digital My Passport Ultra Metal User Manual - Manual (Page 42)

MY PASSPORT ULTRA METAL EDITION
USER MANUAL
BACKING UP FILES – 37
10. To backup selected files or folders from the 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.
e. Click Enable Backup to begin backing up the selected files or folders on the
selected backup source device, at the specified backup frequency, and proceed
to step 11 on page 38.
Note: If you configured a scheduled backup at step 5 on page 32, 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.