User manual MAXTOR MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI FOR WINDOWS VISTA

[. . . ] MAXTOR ONETOUCH III TM MINI EDITION FOR WINDOWS® VISTA User's Guide MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION WINDOWS VISTA USER'S GUIDE Contents Windows Installation Introduction . 25 © 2007 Seagate, Seagate Technology, Maxtor, OneTouch, and the Maxtor stylized logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliates. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. [. . . ] Edit Historical Versions When you back up your files, you have the option to store previous, or "historical, " versions of each file. You can then restore any historical version based on the date when it was backed up. By default, EasyManage will save five (5) historical file versions of each revised file stored to the OneTouch III Mini Edition. Select the number of historical file versions you wish to save to you backup this can be a number between 1-10. Delete Historical Versions Deletes all but the most current version of each file in your "My Backup" folder. This can help create extra storage space if you have numerous backup files. Click Delete, then click Yes to delete historical versions from the OneTouch III Mini Edition. Sync Backup to Computer Deletes files in your "My Backup" folder if they no longer exist on your computer. Click Clean Up and Yes to delete files from the OneTouch III Mini Edition. Click OK to return to the Backup File Management menu. PAGE 15 MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION WINDOWS VISTA INSTALLATION Restore The EasyManage's Restore option provides you with a simple way to restore files and folders back to your PC in the event of data corruption or system failure. You have two options: Restore a Previous File Version (default option) - Choosing this option allows you to restore an individual historical version of a file, based on the date it was backed up. The Historic Version of the file is then copied to your computer from the OneTouch III Mini Edition. or To Restore to the Temporary Folder - Restores file to the following folder: C:\Users\YourUserName\Document\Maxtor_Restore ­ for Windows Vista or C:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\MyDocuments\Maxtor_Restore ­ for Windows XP/2000 Note: "YourUserName" is your Account Name. At this point, the selected file will be copied to the specified folder on your computer. or Restore Most Recent Files and Folders - Choosing this option will open the "My Backup" folder on your OneTouch III Mini Edition, and allow you to restore multiple files and folders by clicking and dragging them to wherever you want to put them. Once populated, use the scroll bar to Select a Version of the file and where you want to restore the file to. PAGE 16 MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION WINDOWS VISTA INSTALLATION To Restore Most Recent Files and Folders: 1. This will launch a window showing the root directory structure of the Maxtor backup folder on the OneTouch III Mini Edition. Sync You may select one or more folders on your computer to sync to your OneTouch. Whenever a file changes in one of the folders on your computer, it can be automatically copied to an identical folder on your OneTouch. You may select folders on one local disk (C: or D: for example) and any folders within your My Documents folder. This makes it convenient for you to move files between a computer at work and a computer at home. Check the folders that you wish to sync between your PC and the OneTouch III Mini Edition. Your selected folders will then synchronize to the OneTouch III Mini Edition. Select folders that you wish to Sync with your OneTouch III Mini Edition. To restore files, simply drag and drop (cut/copy and paste) files/folders from the OneTouch III to your computer. PAGE 17 MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION WINDOWS VISTA INSTALLATION Automatic Sync The Automatic Sync feature can be turned on or off. [. . . ] From this window, you can: ­ Edit Backup Settings ­ Manage File Backups ­ Launch an immediate File Backup Let's take a look at these options. Backup Now When selected, you will start an immediate backup of files/folders selected through the EasyManage's Backup feature. Backup Status When selected, this will open a text based report of your backup history. Click Open to launch a text file showing the history of your system backups. [. . . ]