MY BOOK FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES
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5.
If you clicked
Pause Backup
at step 3, the
Stop backup?
confirmation prompt
reminds you that if you stop the backup before it completes, the WD SmartWare
software removes all of the backup files that were just copied to your My Book drive.
To continue, click either:
•
Continue Backup
to disregard your pause request and resume the backup
•
Stop Backup
to follow through with your pause request, stop the backup, and
remove the newly created backup files
Advanced Backup Capabilities
The advanced backup capabilities include:
• Selecting specific content to back up
• Changing the backup software settings:
-
Choosing the number of backup versions to keep
-
Pausing the backup until your computer is idle
Selecting Specific Content to Back Up
To back up some of your computer files:
1.
On the Backup screen (see Figure 8 on page 20), select
Detailed View
to open the
backup files content box:
Important:
Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full
means that there is not enough free space on the drive to complete
the backup.
The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to long-
term archive storage and:
a.
Click the
Home
tab to display the Home screen.
b. Click the
WDStore
link in the WD Online box to view the Western
Digital Online Store website.
c.
Click
External Hard Drives
and select the best drive to suit your
future requirements.
