User manual FREECOM MOBILE DRIVE

[. . . ] MANUAL MOBILE DRIVE EXTERNAL MOBILE HARD DRIVE / 2. 5 " / USB 2. 0 WIN & MAC Rev. 614 Freecom Mobile Drive GB Dear user! Thank you for choosing the Freecom Mobile Drive as an external hard drive. For optimal use and performance we advise you to read this manual carefully before using this product. Freecom Technologies · Germany www. freecom. com Contents of the box Please check the contents of the box; the following items should be included: · · · · · Freecom Mobile Drive (external hard drive)* USB cable (A to mini B) "USB-Power-to-USB" Cable CD with manual, application software and safety manual Quick Install Guide * Operation without power pack possible, power supply occurs over the USB port. [. . . ] Synchronisation of the data when your Freecom Mobile Drive is connected to your computer. For this, please proceed as follows: a) Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and click on the tab "Freecom SYNC". c) Activate the function "Sync on Freecom USB device plug-in" in the tab "Freecom SYNC": Your files are now synchronized each time when you connect your Freecom Mobile Drive to your computer (Freecom Personal Media Suite has to be started). 21 Freecom Mobile Drive GB 5 This function is activated as standard when a SYNC folder is created!Starting the synchronization manually a) Open the Freecom Personal Media Suite and click on the tab "Freecom SYNC". d)Alternatively, right-click on the system tray icon of the Freecom Personal Media Suite and select "Start synchronization" there. 5. 4. 8 Usage of the SYNC folder with other computers Please follow these instructions if you want to use the SYNC folder with another (second) computer. All files you want to work with on another computer have to be opened directly out of the Freecom SYNC folder!You should not copy them to another hard disk, as this might cause a later synchronization to perform incorrectly. 5. 4. 9 Synchronization of new or changed files This example shows how you can synchronize files which were changed or created on the Freecom Mobile Drive, with the original files on the primary computer. Click on "Sync now!" or open the context menu on the SYNC icon in the taskbar and click on "Start synchronization". 22 The User Interface of the Freecom Personal Media Suite 3. Please select "Update" if you wish to synchronize the file or otherwise select "Cancel". If you choose not to synchronize the file (Cancel) you will be able to synchronize this file during the next synchronization. GB 5 5. 4. 10 Skip files during synchronization If you want to skip just one file out of many, please click on this file with the right mouse button and select "Skip". The green arrow next to the selected file changes to a blue one, indicating that this file will not be synchronized. You will be able to synchronize this file during the next synchronization. 23 Freecom Mobile Drive GB 5 Deleting files on either the primary computer or the SYNC folder on the Freecom Mobile Drive results in a red X next to the file during the next synchronization. This indicates that the file has been deleted and that its counterpart will be deleted, too. If you wish to keep the file, please click with the right mouse button on the file and select "Don't Delete". The file will not be deleted and will be disregarded during the next synchronization. If you want to delete a file on either the primary computer or in the SYNC folder and do not want to affect its counterpart, it is necessary to "Split From Original" the files. Choose "Properties" in the context menu. 24 The User Interface of the Freecom Personal Media Suite 3. Select "Update" and "Split From Original". GB 5 4. Select "Yes". 25 Freecom Mobile Drive GB 5 5. 4. 12 Office use The Freecom Mobile Drive is ideal for making a local backup, which stores your data independently from your network or local computer. Simply `send to' your important files and directories to the SYNC folder on the Freecom Mobile Drive and update your backup from time to time click "Sync now". This is extremely easy and very fast, because the SYNC tool only backups changed files via the fast USB 2. 0 connection. [. . . ] message "The briefcase is in use on another computer" could appear. Not enough memory on the target drive Delete files on the target drive (Freecom (Freecom Mobile Drive) during creation of Mobile Drive) or select less files. Not enough memory on the target drive Delete files on the target drive (Freecom (FreecomMobileDrive)duringsynchronization. Data on the Freecom Mobile Drive can be Check, with which file system the Freecom read, but not written. [. . . ]