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installing redemption on a Mac

system requirements

• G3 (or later) or Intel processor
• Mac OS 10.3 or later

installing redemption

1. Save your open files and quit any running applications.
2. Make sure your PushButton Drive is connected to your computer,

and if necessary, login with your password to mount the HD par-

tition. (The CD partition mounts automatically).

3. Open the CD PART icon on the Desktop.
. Inside the CD window, open the folder "Redemption" and then

double-click "Install Redemption.pkg" to launch the Redemption

Installer.

5. Follow the instructions in the Redemption Installer to install the

software on your computer.
You will be required to re-start your computer after the installa-

tion is complete.

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Summary of Contents for HD320UHE5

Page 1: ...PushButton Backup User s Guide Includes instructions for Sync and other Redemption functions TM ...

Page 2: ...r PushButton equipped Drive according to the instructions in the Hard Drive User s Guide Please read this guide carefully it contains important information that will help you create the backup strategy that best suits your needs Important ...

Page 3: ...ow does PushButton Backup work 9 PushButton Backup Operations 10 Backup 12 Duplicate 13 Synchronization Sync Using PushButton Backup Redemption 17 Installing Redemption 17 Installing Redemption on Windows 17 System Requirements 17 Installing Redemption 19 Installing Redemption on a Mac 19 System Requirements 19 Installing Redemption Contents ...

Page 4: ...Other Functions 35 Archive Files 35 About Archive Files 35 How to run an Archive Files operation 38 Preparing for Disaster 38 How to prepare your computer for Disaster Recovery 40 Restore 40 About the Restore Operations 41 Using Full Restore 43 Using File Restore 45 Using Find Files 50 Tools 50 PushButton Manager 50 Repair Catalog 50 How to repair a Catalog File 52 Manage Stores 52 How to Use Mana...

Page 5: ... 53 How to create a new Store 53 Selectors 53 How to create a Selector 55 Frequently Asked Questions 57 Notes ...

Page 6: ...Introduction ...

Page 7: ...ata to a high performance hard drive as opposed to say tape or opti cal media backups are also much faster PushButton Backup and Redemption Your PushButton Drive came bundled with the Redemption data backup and restore application Redemption is the software that runs the backups initiated via the PushButton While PushButton Backup will most likely suffice for your routine backup needs Redemption a...

Page 8: ...iles on multiple computers without the hassle of manually tracking changes to your files or tediously copying new or modified files between drives More on the Sync function below As a combination backup device and working hard drive Unlike some backup utilities that reserve a hard drive s entire capacity solely for backups Redemption uses only as much space as needed to store the backed up data Th...

Page 9: ...Redemption will launch automatically run the backup and then close PushButton Backup Operations There are three types of backup operations available with PushButton Backup Backup Duplicate Synchronization Sync Each operation can be customized to best suit your needs When you setup PushButton Backup you specify which one of the three backup operations you want to launch via the PushButton All other...

Page 10: ...s into a Backup Store The files in a Backup Store are saved in a proprietary for mat complete with encryption and compression if specified by the user Files in a Backup Store can only be accessed through the Redemption user interface however accessing backed up files is only necessary if you need to restore files to the source volume Catalog Files Redemption keeps track of files in a Backup Store ...

Page 11: ...source volume at each backup session While only the most recent Snapshot is saved in the Catalog File Redemption saves every Snapshot ever taken to the destination volume i e your PushButton Drive In this way Redemption can keep track of all versions of backed up files in a very organized and efficient manner If you need to restore backed up files to the source volume e g your computer s startup d...

Page 12: ...a the Redemption user interface Duplicate The Duplicate operation is well suited for users who want Desktop access to their backed up files and who do not need to backup their operating system or application files The Duplicate operation employs what is essentially a smart copying process Files and folders from the source volume are copied to the destination volume in their native format just as t...

Page 13: ...on back to the source Synchronization Sync The Sync function enables you to use your PushButton Drive to synchronize files on multiple computers or hard drives without the hassle of manually tracking changes or tediously copying files between computers drives Let s consider a couple of scenarios Sync Scenario 1 Maintaining a working backup of a computer Let s say you routinely work at the office a...

Page 14: ... working from home you also frequently travel for business When you travel you take your laptop but you still need access to the same files you keep on your office PC One option is to sync your office PC with your PushButton Drive and then take the Drive with you But there is another way First you sync your office PC and your PushButton Drive Then you sync your PushButton Drive and your laptop Wit...

Page 15: ...n uses incremental duplication Only files that are new or have been modified since the last Sync session are duplicated Unmodified files are left untouched This saves time and increases reliability When you set up a Sync Store the Sync wizard in Redemption gives you two options for handling deleted files If you enable the Salvage deleted files option files that get deleted from one synched volume ...

Page 16: ...Using PushButton Backup Redemption ...

Page 17: ...ystem Requirements Windows XP Home Pro x64 Media Center 2000 Me 98SE Redemption must be run under a user account that has full access privileges to any volume you wish to backup Installing Redemption 1 Save any open files and quit any running applications 2 Make sure your PushButton Drive is connected to your computer and if necessary login with your password to mount the HD par tition The CD part...

Page 18: ... setup is complete Redemption will launch and the main Redemption window will appear on screen You will now also see a Redemption Shortcut on the Desktop If Redemption does not launch automatically you will need to re start your computer From now on anytime you startup your computer the Redemption splash screen will appear briefly and then disap pear This tells you that Redemption is ready and run...

Page 19: ...nd if necessary login with your password to mount the HD par tition The CD partition mounts automatically 3 Open the CD PART icon on the Desktop 4 Inside the CD window open the folder Redemption and then double click Install Redemption pkg to launch the Redemption Installer 5 Follow the instructions in the Redemption Installer to install the software on your computer You will be required to re sta...

Page 20: ... the Dock In the Dock you will see the Redemption icon and a minimized Redemption main window This indicates that Redemption is active and ready Redemption must be active in order for PushButton Backup to work If Redemption is ever inactive at the time you wish to run a backup you can double click the Redemption icon on the Desktop to launch the application You can then use PushButton Backup ...

Page 21: ...However werecommendyoudoNOTscheduleyourbackups Thereare severalreasonsforthis PushButton Backup allows you to backup your files at any time rather than waitingforthenextscheduledbackup Thisisespeciallybeneficialifyouhave anew veryimportantfilethatyouwanttobackupimmediately In order for scheduling to work you must leave the Drive running all the time whichusesmoreelectricity oryoumustremembertomoun...

Page 22: ...he PushButton Backup Wizard will appear Click Next to proceed to the next screen 2 PushButton Backup Wizard Enter a device name Enter a device name in the text field and click Next We recommend using the same name you use for the Drive s HD partition Redemption uses the device name to identify the Drive and keep track of backups This feature is especially useful if you have more than one PushButto...

Page 23: ...lume s To select a drive as the source volume select the drive and click Next To define one or more folders as the source volume s 1 Select a drive and click the Browse button A new window will appear listing the folders currently on the drive 2 To create and define a new folder click the New Folder button Type a name for the folder in the Create New Folder window and click OK The new folder will ...

Page 24: ...k Next You can also define a folder on the Drive as the destination volume If you do Redemption will create the folder that contains the Backup Store inside that folder rather than at the root level of the Drive It makes no difference to the functionality of the Drive or Redemption whether you define the Drive or a folder as the destination To create a folder as the destination volume 1 Select the...

Page 25: ...izard When do you want to run the Backup Select Run the Backup now and Click Next 8 Backup Wizard Name this Backup Store Enter a name for this Backup Store then click Next It may be helpful to use a name that indicates what you are backing up such as My Computer Backups Music Backups etc 9 Backup Wizard Would you like to compress your backed up files Choose whether you want to compress your data a...

Page 26: ...ype a word or short phrase that will help you remember your password in case you forget it Ignore the box that says Would you like Redemption to remem ber your password 11 Backup Wizard Backup Summary Review the Backup Summary Please note If you selected multiple folders as source volumes there may not be enough space in the window to show the entire list To make changes to the settings click the ...

Page 27: ... backups This feature is especially useful if you have more than one PushButton Drive connected to your computer 3 PushButton Backup Wizard Select a backup type Select Duplicate and click Next 4 Duplicate Wizard What do you want to duplicate You can select an entire drive or a folder on the drive as the source volume To select a drive as the source volume Click on the drive volume name then click ...

Page 28: ... file types select All Files To backup only spe cific file types click Let me select and choose the file types from the list 2 When you are done click Next 6 Duplicate Wizard Select the destination volume Your PushButton Drive will be listed in the window Select the Drive and click Next You can also define a folder on the Drive as the destination volume If you do Redemption will place the duplicat...

Page 29: ...ext 7 Duplicate Wizard When do you want to run the Duplicate Select Run the Duplicate now and Click Next 8 Duplicate Wizard Duplicate Summary Review the Duplicate Summary To make changes to the set tings click the Back Previous button If you don t wish to make any changes enter a name for the Duplicate Store in the text field 9 Click Finish to run the Duplicate You will be able to view the Duplica...

Page 30: ...p track of backups This feature is especially useful if you have more than one PushButton Drive connected to your computer 3 PushButton Backup Wizard Select a backup type Select Synchronization and click Next 4 Sync Wizard Select the first volume you want to synchronize You can select an entire drive or a folder on the drive as the first volume If you are synchronizing files on your computer s sta...

Page 31: ... The new folder will now appear in the folder list 3 Select the new folder and click the Define button The folder you just defined as a volume will now be listed under the drive If necessary expand the drive name to see the folder Click on the folder name then click Next 5 Sync Wizard What file types do you want to synchronize 1 To duplicate all file types select All Files To synchronize only spec...

Page 32: ...ond volume In any case the free space on the Drive will be available for general purpose storage To create a folder as the second volume 1 Select the Drive and click the Browse button 2 In the next window click the New Folder button In the Create New Folder window type a name for the folder and click OK The new folder will now appear in the list Select the folder and click Define In the Select a d...

Page 33: ...will automatically launch run the Sync and close Synchronizingmorethanonecomputerorharddiskdrive YoucanuseyourPushButtonDriveasago betweentosynchronizetwoormore computers or hard disk drives For example if you want to synchronize the files on two computers you can sync the first computer to the Drive then sync the Drivetothesecondcomputer Pleasenotethefollowing YoumustsetupaseparateSyncStoreforeac...

Page 34: ...Using Redemption s Other Functions ...

Page 35: ...n that files are saved to a Backup Store rather than a Duplicate Store or Sync Store However Archive Files is not tied to any specific Backup Store You can archive files to an existing Backup Store or you can cre ate a new Backup Store for the archive With Archive Files you have the option to erase files from the source volume once they are copied to the Backup Store How to run an Archive Files op...

Page 36: ... and define a new folder click the New Folder button Type a name for the folder in the Create New Folder window and click OK The new folder will now appear in the folder list From the list select the folder s you wish to define as the source volume s and click Define On Windows you can select and define multiple folders at once On the Mac you select and define folders one at a time 3 The folder s ...

Page 37: ...follow the instructions in the Backup Stores Wizard When you re finished click OK The name of the Backup Store will now appear next to the Destination button in the Archive Files window 5 In the Archive Files window click the Options button Follow the instructions on screen and click OK The option you selected now appears next to the Options button 6 Click the Archive button to run the Archive Fil...

Page 38: ...er for Disaster Recovery 1 Manually launch Redemption If your Drive is equipped with Nomad Mobile Desktop click the Backup icon on the Mobile Desktop If your Drive is not equipped with Nomad Mobile Desktop dou ble click the Redemption icon on the desktop 2 In the main Redemption window select the Backup group in the sidebar and then click the Disaster Recovery icon The Disaster Recovery window wil...

Page 39: ...ormation will be used by Redemption to prepare a Disaster Recovery guide Click the Finish button to view the guide 5 Print the Disaster Recovery guide and keep it in a safe place You will need this guide to recover your computer should disaster strike ...

Page 40: ...ce volume File Restore lets you restore selected files and folders from a Backup Store You would use File Restore if you lost only one or a few files on the source volume Find Files lets you search for and restore files based on specific criteria that you define Find Files can be very helpful when you need to restore a file whose name and location you can t remember because you may have backed it ...

Page 41: ... The Full Restore Wizard will launch Click Next 3 Full Restore Wizard What Backup Store do you want to restore from The list of available Backup Stores will be displayed Select the Backup Store and click Next 4 Full Restore Wizard Which Snapshot do you want to restore from The available Snapshots will be displayed Select the one you want to restore from and click Next 5 Full Restore Wizard Where d...

Page 42: ... and define a new folder click the New Folder button Type a name for the folder in the Create New Folder window and click OK The new folder will now appear in the folder list Select the new folder and click the Define button The folder you just defined as a volume will now be listed under the drive Select the folder and click Next 6 Full Restore Wizard When do you want to restore Select Run the Re...

Page 43: ...n The File Restore Wizard will launch Click Next 3 File Restore Wizard What Backup Store do you want to restore from The list of available Backup Stores will be displayed Select the Backup Store and click Next 4 File Restore Wizard Which Snapshot do you want to restore from The available Snapshots will be displayed Select the one you want to restore from and click Next 5 Full Restore Wizard Where ...

Page 44: ... the folder in the Create New Folder window and click OK The new folder will now appear in the folder list Select the new folder and click the Define button The folder you just defined as a volume will now be listed under the drive Select the folder and click Next 6 File Restore Select Files to restore Click the Select Files button to select the files you want to restore The Select Files window wi...

Page 45: ... Restore Wizard Restore Summary Review the Restore Summary To make any changes to the set tings click the Back Previous button or else click Finish to run the Restore process Using Find Files 1 Manually launch Redemption If your Drive is equipped with Nomad Mobile Desktop click the Backup icon on the Mobile Desktop If your Drive is not equipped with Nomad Mobile Desktop dou ble click the Redemptio...

Page 46: ...n the window that appears you can select a disk or a folder as the Restore destination To select a disk as the Restore destination select the disk and click OK To select a folder as the Restore destination select a disk and click Open The window will display the folders currently on the disk To select an existing folder as the destination select the folder from the list and click OK To create a ne...

Page 47: ... a Backup Store in your search 1 Select the All Files Selector and click OK In the Searching and Retrieval window All Files will be displayed next to the Searching button Next to the Files Chosen button the Total Files and Total Size will be displayed 2 Click the Files Chosen button In the Select Files window you can search through the available files and folders Expand a folder to view it s conte...

Page 48: ...and click OK A new window with name of the Selector will appear 3 Click the Add button to launch the Condition window This window allows you to select the Condition types and their corresponding Condition Settings 4 Expand the Universal folder in the Condition Type window There are three Condition types available Attributes Name and Size 5 Select a Condition Type and edit its Condition Settings ac...

Page 49: ...a of the search as defined by the Selector Click the Files Chosen button In the Select Files window you can search through the available files and folders Expand a folder to view it s contents Click the box next to a folder or file to mark it for retrieval When you are done click OK The Total Files and Total Size will now reflect the file s you have chosen 9 Click the Retrieve button to retrieve t...

Page 50: ...To launch PushButton Manager select its icon in the Tools group Repair Catalog Use the Repair Catalog tool to rebuild a Catalog File that has been corrupted or lost The Catalog will be rebuilt from a Backup Store How to repair a Catalog File 1 Manually launch Redemption If your Drive is equipped with Nomad Mobile Desktop click the Backup icon on the Mobile Desktop If your Drive is not equipped wit...

Page 51: ...ck for Backup Store data files Select All Disks to specify the disks that Redemption will search Select Last Disk to have Redemption search only the last disk used for backups 5 In the next window select a disk and click OK A new window will appear displaying the Backup Store s on the disk Select a Backup Store and click OK 6 Next you will be asked if there are more disks included in this Backup S...

Page 52: ...Mobile Desktop dou ble click the Redemption icon on the desktop 2 In the main Redemption window select the Tools group in the sidebar and then click the Manage Stores icon 3 Select a Store by clicking on one of the tabs near the top of the Manage Stores window A complete list of Stores of that type will be displayed in the Stores window To view a Store s properties select the Store and click the P...

Page 53: ...ctors Tool to quickly edit delete or to create Selectors How to create a Selector 1 Manually launch Redemption If your Drive is equipped with Nomad Mobile Desktop click the Backup icon on the Mobile Desktop If your Drive is not equipped with Nomad Mobile Desktop dou ble click the Redemption icon on the desktop 2 In the main Redemption window select the Tools group in the sidebar and then click the...

Page 54: ...e 5 Select a Condition Type and edit its Condition Settings accord ingly When you are done editing the Condition Settings click OK The Condition Set will now be included in the Condition Sets list To add another Condition Set click the Add button and run trough the process again When you are finished adding Condition Sets close the window The new Selector will now appear in the Selector Name list ...

Page 55: ...o setup a Backup Store However once a Backup Store is created you can not disable compression if it was specified Compression is not available with Duplicate Stores and Sync Stores Q Can data backups be password protected or encrypted A Yes the data in a Backup Store can be password protected and encrypted These options are available in the wizard used to setup a Backup Store However once a Backup...

Page 56: ...an backup data to additional Stores via Redemption s user interface Q Can I use my PushButton Drive to synchronize two or more computers A Yes you can use your PushButton Drive as a go between to syn chronize two or more computers or hard disk drives For example if you want to synchronize the files on two computers you can sync the first computer to the Drive then sync the Drive to the second comp...

Page 57: ...e preparation of this document to assure its accuracy Dura Micro assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document or from the use of the information contained herein Dura Micro reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and with out obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes Federal Comm...

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