HP PORTABLE & EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES
USER MANUAL
HP SIMPLESAVE BACKUP SOFTWARE
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HP SimpleSave Backup Software
Welcome to HP SimpleSave backup software, a utility you can use with your
HP Portable Hard Drive or HP External Hard Drive that makes it easy to protect the
valuable information on your computer.
HP SimpleSave backup software runs directly from your HP drive and does not need
to be installed on your computer.
To run the HP SimpleSave backup software:
1. Connect the drive to your computer and:
2. Double-click the HPSimpleSave.exe file listing to launch the backup software:
3. Agree to the End User License Agreement (EULA) the first time you use
HP SimpleSave by clicking the
Accept
button.
HP SimpleSave remains on the HP external hard drive and is not installed on your
internal hard drive. This allows you to take HP SimpleSave with you.
If you leave your HP drive plugged in, the HP SimpleSave icon will appear in the
system tray. HP SimpleSave performs an incremental backup every time your
computer is idle for five minutes.
Each time you start HP SimpleSave it automatically checks for a software update. To
turn off this feature, see “Turning Off Automatic Updates” on page 16.
IF Autoplay is . . .
THEN . . .
Enabled,
Click
Open Folder
to view files
. . . on the Autoplay menu:
Disabled,
Use Windows Explorer to open the drive listing:
(HP SimpleSave backup software backs up only one external drive at a time.)
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