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HDD backup instruction:

Installing Prolific Backup

To install Prolific Backup, simply run or double-

click the “ProlificBackup.exe” installer program in

Windows. Follow the instructions to finish the installation.

Running the Backup Files

1. Launch the Prolific Backup software by double-clicking on the Prolific PL2X7X OneButton icon
found on the system tray of your taskbar

2. The Prolific Backup software will then pop-out with two main options (Backup and Restore) on
the Welcome folder. To create backup files, click on the Create Backup Files button or click the
Backup folder tab.

Summary of Contents for 2 Bay

Page 1: ...FANTEC MR CopyDU3 ...

Page 2: ...ight for data transfer 9 Power LED 10 USB 3 0 port for connection to PC 11 DC IN for power adapter 12 Power switch HDD copy instruction 1 Do not connect USB interface to PC MAC 2 Pease insert SOURCE hard disk into Slot 1 Any and every file system or content is supported 3 Please insert DESTINATION hard disk into Slot 2 An empty unformatted hard disk is recommended 4 Please power on the unit and wa...

Page 3: ...ish the installation Running the Backup Files 1 Launch the Prolific Backup software by double clicking on the Prolific PL2X7X OneButton icon found on the system tray of your taskbar 2 The Prolific Backup software will then pop out with two main options Backup and Restore on the Welcome folder To create backup files click on the Create Backup Files button or click the Backup folder tab ...

Page 4: ...e Destination Drive and the backup option Under the Source Directories you can click the folder that you want to back up Then on the Destination Drive click the browse button to select the external drive Then choose the way you want to back up the selected folders ...

Page 5: ...u to back up only those files that were modified since the last backup Note that this option does not work on compressed backup files option Backup files will be stored on a sub folder called PL2X7X OnlyBackupModify The succeeding steps will show you how to do these three backup methods Let us first select the default backup method 4 After you have selected the folders that you want to back up cli...

Page 6: ... utility program called PLBackup is also added into the backup folder so you can execute it if the drive is plug into another PC which does not have the Prolific Backup software installed You will also see a sub folder PL2X7X Backup where the backup files are stored ...

Page 7: ...s to restore those folders Please do not delete this pbi file 8 The second backup option is to use the Compress Backup files which you can choose to back up your files to a compressed file format for added protection This will not prevent others from accessing your backup files directly from your external drive without first restoring the files Click on the Compress Backup Files option and click B...

Page 8: ...elected folder is compressed separately with a date time folder name prefix used as a file name Note again the associated pbi file that you need to refer to restore these files 10 For the Compress Backup Files option you can also choose to click the User define file name option to specify your own filename and folder ...

Page 9: ... Save button to begin backup 12 When backup is complete the compressed backup files will be stored on the folder you specified It also uses the filename you specified Note that each selected folder is compressed separately with the specified filename used as a prefix Note again the associated pbi file using your specified filename that you need to refer to restore these files ...

Page 10: ...ets you save more time by just backing up those files on the folders that were modified from your previous backup For first time backup it will need to do a full backup of the selected folders in a special backup folder in order to compare the files Click Backup button to start ...

Page 11: ...backup the files that are modified 15 Inside the sub folder PL2X7X OnlyBackupModify you will find the selected folders that were copied You will also see an associated pbi file that will be used to identify the backup folders to restore those folders It is important that you do not delete this pbi file You will need to point to this file folder when running the restore operation ...

Page 12: ...d Note that a new pbi file will be created each time you do a backup Always use the latest pbi file to restore the files One Touch Button Backup Control The FANTEC MR CopyDU3 comes with a one touch backup button which will call the prolific Backup software and instantly do backup file operation based on the settings made before ...

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