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HP External Portable Drive User Manual
If you have software that uses a file type that you do not want to be backed up, you can add a custom extension to the
excluded extensions list by clicking on the green “plus sign” (‘+’) located in the bottom right of the screen. When the “File
Extension” window appears, type the extension of the file type you want to exclude from backup, then click
Save
.
Click
OK
to save your preferences.
Once you have added at least one custom extension to the Custom list, you can un-check (not exclude) or check (exclude)
the extensions in that list. You can also delete extensions in the Custom list by clicking on the extension, then clicking on
the “minus sign” (‘-’) in the lower right of the screen. When you click on the ‘-’ sign, the following window displays: Click
Yes
to delete the custom extension or
No
to leave the extension in the list.
About This Software
In the “About this Software” window, you can easily check on the HP SimpleSave version information, manually check for
a software update, and review the End User License Agreement.
Turning Off Automatic Updates
Automatic updates are turned on by default (recommended), but if you do not want HP SimpleSave to check for updates
each time the program starts, click
Check for Update
, then click
In the future do not check for software updates
automatically
. Click
OK
.
Language Preferences
HP SimpleSave matches the language of your operating system by default. To change the language, select a different
language from the list, click
OK
, then restart HP SimpleSave for the change to take effect.
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