MY PASSPORT SLIM
USER MANUAL
WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW
– 25
Retrieve Tab Displays
Three WD SmartWare software Retrieve tab displays guide you through the tasks for
finding backup files and copying them to the selected backup source device:
• Selecting the backup volume to retrieve from
• Selecting the destination for retrieved files
• Selecting the files to retrieve from the selected backup target device
See Figure 9 and Table 3 on page 26 for a brief functional description of the Retrieve tab
displays.
Backup schedule
reminder button
Not shown in Figure 8 on page 23:
For scheduled backups, clicking the button displays a 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
•
Provides a Backup Now button for bypassing the schedule and
running the backup now
Backup source content
gauge
Same as the content gauge for the backup source device on the
Home tab display. (See “Backup source content gauge” on
page 19.)
Backup target content
gauge
Same as the content gauge for the backup target device on the
Home tab display. (See “Backup target content gauge” on
page 20.)
Category/File Backup
toggle button
Switches the backup mode between categories and files:
•
Category mode—Backs up files according to their categories,
as shown in the content gauges.
The button name is
Switch to File Backup
when the backup
mode is category.
•
File mode—Backs up files according to their folder structure on
the selected backup source drive.
The button name is
Switch to Category Backup
when the
backup mode is file.
Enable/Disable Backup
toggle button
Starts and stops the backup.
Set Backup Frequency
button
Opens the Set Backup Frequency dialog for selecting either
continuous or scheduled backups. A continuous backup runs all
the time. A scheduled backup runs only on specified days at
specified times.
Table 2. Backup Tab Functional Description (Continued)
Display Component
Description
