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Clickfree DVD Backup User Guide

 

 

Restoring my content 

Copyright © 2009  Storage Appliance Corporation. 

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H

OW DO 

I

 CHANGE HOW 

C

LICKFREE

 RESTORES CONTENT

? 

By making choices at several steps in the restore process you can affect which content is 
restored and where it is restored to.  

R

ESTORING CONTENT

 

♦

 

To change how Clickfree restores content: 

1.

 

Follow steps 1 to 6 of the previous section “How do I let 

Clickfree

 restore decide what 

to restore and where?” on page 27: 

 

2.

 

What you do next depends on whether you want to restore all or only some of your 
files. 

•

 

If you want to restore all of your files, click 

Restore All

 and go to step 5. 

•

 

If you want to restore only some of your files, click 

Restore Selected

 and continue 

with step 3.  

C

HOOSING CONTENT TO BE RESTORED

 

3.

 

The screen where you select files to restore shows the folders and files that were backed 
up. 

 

On the left you can see the folders from which files were backed up. All of the folders 
are selected – their checkboxes are checked. 

The first folder is highlighted, and you can see its files on the right. All of the files are 

Summary of Contents for DVD Backup

Page 1: ...Clickfree DVD Backup User Guide for Microsoft Windows users...

Page 2: ...multiple computers per DVD N N N multiple backups per DVD adding updating N N N undo restore N N N browsing searching backed up files N N Y Search entire computer exclusions for Windows folders remova...

Page 3: ...START USING MY CLICKFREE DVD BACKUP 10 ZERO EFFORT BACKUP REALLY 11 WHAT IF CLICKFREE DOESN T START UP AUTOMATICALLY 12 What if the Vista Autoplay Window appears 13 HOW DO I CHANGE HOW CLICKFREE DOES...

Page 4: ...ESTORES CONTENT 30 Restoring content 30 Choosing content to be restored 30 Choosing where to restore content to 31 HOW CAN I USE CLICKFREE TO COPY FILES FROM ONE COMPUTER TO ANOTHER 33 HOW DO I FIND F...

Page 5: ...UAL FILE EXTENSIONS FOR BACKUP OFFICE 42 HOW DO I CHOOSE INDIVIDUAL FILE EXTENSIONS FOR BACKUP MUSIC PHOTO 43 WHAT IF I DON T ENOUGH CLICKFREE BACKUP DVDS 44 WHAT ARE FACTORY SETTINGS AND HOW DO I USE...

Page 6: ...Automatically searches for and backs up the important data from your computer music photos or office files depending on which Clickfree DVD Backup package you are using For most users the automatic se...

Page 7: ...rom the computer s hard drive Restoring your content from a backup only copies it from your DVD Backup to your computer and does not delete it from the DVD Backup Important Clickfree never erases or r...

Page 8: ...f reasons the program may not run by itself it may need a little help If this happens to you don t worry it s easy to get things going We ll show you how a little later For details see What if Clickfr...

Page 9: ...r including zip and RAR files XML and comma separated values files O Financial such as those from QuickBooks and tax programs Want to know more You can look at the details by following the steps in Ho...

Page 10: ...r is switched on and has finished starting up 2 Log in if that is what you normally do 3 Insert a Clickfree DVD into your DVD drive 4 Wait for the Clickfree window to appear You may have to wait up to...

Page 11: ...ls see What gets backed up on page 8 If you want to make changes to how backup is done click Options and see How do I Change how Clickfree does backups Office only on page 13 or How do I Change how Cl...

Page 12: ...backed up When you see the Backup Summary screen simply click Close then OK then eject the Clickfree DVD and store it in a safe place Note Before backing up any content Clickfree tells you how many D...

Page 13: ...use Clickfree To turn on Autorun are we going to give any instructions about enabling autorun or just say to call tech support WHAT IF THE VISTA AUTOPLAY WINDOW APPEARS In Windows Vista if the AutoPl...

Page 14: ...Settings and PCs screen Next accepts the decisions you have made so far then moves on to the next step and the next decision Back sends you back to the previous step so that you can change a decision...

Page 15: ...e extensions for backup Office on page 42 in the Advanced topics chapter 4 When you are finished choosing content categories click Next Note You must choose at least one file type or category you cann...

Page 16: ...projects uncheck the My Documents checkbox then check only My HelpAndManual Projects Do the same for My Computer Note You must choose a location you cannot leave all locations unchecked 2 When you hav...

Page 17: ...expanded You can now choose the individual folders you want to include in the backup by adding and removing checkmarks in the checkboxes For example within My Documents if you want to include only the...

Page 18: ...s01 5 If you have enough Clickfree Backup DVDs click I m Ready Start Backup Important Before you backup your files you must ensure that you have as many Clickfree Backup DVDs as are needed if the back...

Page 19: ...t Clickfree tells you how many DVDs will be needed Each time it fills up a DVD Clickfree prompts you to label the full DVD with a sequence number and to insert another empty Clickfree DVD You should w...

Page 20: ...es and sizes of files get backed up and whether files embedded in compressed files and email messages should be included CHOOSING LOCATIONS TO SEARCH FOR CONTENT OPTIONAL 1 Click Search Locations 2 Ch...

Page 21: ...pands My Documents to show the folders that it contains and changes the to a Click the when you want to collapse the folder again Each folder with a beside it can also be expanded You can now choose t...

Page 22: ...in the box To exclude a type for example Raw Files from the backup make sure that the box to the left of the type name is unchecked If it is checked click the box to uncheck it Note You can make a fin...

Page 23: ...backup requires more than one DVD you need to use a Clickfree Backup DVD every time that the program tell you to change DVDs If you don t have enough Clickfree Backup DVDs for a backup see What if I d...

Page 24: ...folder This unselects unchecks every photo in the folder 11 To unselect a photo so that it is not backed up uncheck the checkbox at the top right of the photo 12 When you are finished selecting and un...

Page 25: ...ach folder were backed up and displays thumbnails of each photo in the selected folder When you see the Backup Summary screen simply click Close then OK then eject the Clickfree DVD and store it in a...

Page 26: ...computer needs to be working at the very least it needs to be able to start up and display the desktop In addition you need the DVD you used to back up your content Of course you can restore your con...

Page 27: ...need to confirm what Clickfree plans to do To let Clickfree decide what to restore and to where 1 Make sure that your computer is switched on and has finished starting up 2 Log in if that is what you...

Page 28: ...ee decide where to restore files to simply click Start Restore As Clickfree restores your content it shows you what is happening how far it has gotten in the process If your backup consists of more th...

Page 29: ...file click Skip Not replace any same name files check Do this for all duplicate files and click Skip Clickfree skips all remaining same name files without asking you Replace just this file click Repla...

Page 30: ...re and where on page 27 2 What you do next depends on whether you want to restore all or only some of your files If you want to restore all of your files click Restore All and go to step 5 If you want...

Page 31: ...nished selecting and unselecting files and folders click OK You can now choose where the restored content will be restored to CHOOSING WHERE TO RESTORE CONTENT TO 6 What you do next depends on whether...

Page 32: ...this one file click Keep Both Clickfree renames the backed up file by adding 2 to the end of the file name then restores the renamed file Keep both copies of all same name files check Do this for all...

Page 33: ...9 your Clickfree DVD Backup is ideal for moving files from one computer to another Simply insert your Clickfree Backup DVD in the DVD drive of the computer that you want to copy the files to and foll...

Page 34: ...able to find them If your program displays an error message telling you that it cannot find its files or if the program starts up but your data is missing you will need to move the files to the proper...

Page 35: ...es View backed up files If you insert a DVD that contains backed up Office files after the program starts up you see this screen To browse and search for files Click View The Backup Summary screen is...

Page 36: ...ontains backed up Music files after the program starts up you see this screen To browse and play music files 1 Click View Play 2 Click the name of a folder on the left of the screen The music files in...

Page 37: ...of the screen The music files in the folder appear on the right Select one or more files and use the buttons at the bottom of the screen to Print them on your own printer Email them if you use Outloo...

Page 38: ...If you use Outlook or Outlook Express for your email the email program opens a new blank message with the photos included as attachments 3 Address and send the message as you would normally do To open...

Page 39: ...h screen looks like this You can enter search factors to find the files you want If you clicked a category name the File Type is already filled in and all files of that category regardless of File Dat...

Page 40: ...es all files Type whatever you can remember of the file names you want to find and substitute for one character meaning that character can be anything at all for any number of characters meaning these...

Page 41: ...se one of several actions as shown below If you select more than one file some of the actions act on all of the selected files To work with the file s you have selected 1 Right click the file or one o...

Page 42: ...an make system wide changes to the computer has full control and can access all of the files on the computer Most home users are automatically the Administrator of their computer If you don t know if...

Page 43: ...y on page 45 for details of how to add a new file type 4 When you are finished selecting file categories and file types click Next and continue with choosing locations to be searched HOW DO I CHOOSE I...

Page 44: ...selecting file categories and file types click Next and continue with choosing locations to be searched WHAT IF I DON T ENOUGH CLICKFREE BACKUP DVDS If you don t have enough Clickfree Backup DVDs for...

Page 45: ...Use Factory Settings for locations means that the entire computer is searched except for temporary folders and folders that Windows uses for its own files To reset categories and file types to factor...

Page 46: ...To add a file type 1 Click Add File Type 2 Type the extension for the new file type and click Save The new file type is added to Custom Extensions To remove a file type 3 Click a file type in Custom E...

Page 47: ...sions click Next and continue with choosing locations to be searched HOW DO I CHOOSE ANOTHER DRIVE AND OR FOLDER TO RESTORE TO On the Select Location to Restore Files screen you can choose the disk dr...

Page 48: ...Storage Appliance Corporation 48 2 To change the folder click Change Folder and select the folder you want As usual click to expand a folder to collapse the folder again 3 To create a new subfolder c...

Page 49: ...any kind express or implied about the completeness accuracy reliability or suitability of the information or related products Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your...

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