MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES
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2.
In the backup files content box:
•
Select the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to include in the
backup
•
Clear the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to exclude from
the backup
3.
Click
Apply
to refresh the Content Gauge for your My Book drive.
4.
Click
Run Backup
to back up the selected categories of files.
Changing the Backup Software Settings
To optimize your backup, you can:
• Specify the number of backup versions to keep for each file
• Pause backups until your computer is idle
To configure these backup options:
1.
Click the
Settings
tab to display the Settings screen (see Figure 9).
2.
Click
Set Up Software
to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 10 on
3.
See:
•
“Specifying the Number of Backup Versions” on page 24
•
“Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle” on page 25
Figure 9. Settings Screen
