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Advanced

features

When

MyKey

is

running,

you

can

access

a

number

of

advanced

features

that

make

Memory

Key

easier

to

use.

Click

the

tools

button

and

then

click

an

option

in

the

Advanced

Features

menu.

This

section

describes

these

features.

Enable

Write

Protection

To

protect

your

Memory

Key

from

viruses

or

data

loss

when

connecting

it

to

a

computer

whose

security

and

integration

are

questionable,

you

can

use

MyKey

to

write-protect

your

Memory

Key.

This

prevents

protected

files

from

being

deleted,

created,

or

modified.

Synchronization

options

MyKey

synchronization

options

speed

up

and

simplify

the

process

of

synchronizing

your

work

between

two

or

more

computers,

or

backing

up

files.

The

following

synchronization

options

are

available:

v

Folder:

This

option

synchronizes

all

folders

and

subfolders.

v

My

Favorites:

This

option

synchronizes

the

My

Favorites

folder

in

your

computer

and

the

Memory

Key

Favorites

folder

on

your

Memory

Key.

v

My

Documents:

This

option

synchronizes

the

My

Documents

folder

in

your

computer

and

the

Memory

Key

Documents

folder

on

your

Memory

Key.

Synchronizing

a

folder

the

first

time

To

synchronize

a

folder

for

the

first

time,

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

Select

Synchronize

Folders

from

the

MyKey

Console

Tools

menu.

The

first

time

you

use

the

synchronization

feature

on

a

new

computer

or

with

a

new

Memory

Key,

the

Synchronization

Settings

window

opens.

2.

Select

the

folders

that

you

want

to

synchronize.

The

first

folder

must

be

an

existing

local

folder.

The

second

folder

must

be

an

existing

Memory

Key

folder.

Note:

If

your

local

and

Memory

Key

folders

contain

identical

files

the

first

time

you

attempt

to

synchronize

them,

MyKey

will

not

know

which

file

is

the

most

up-to-date

version.

Therefore,

be

sure

to

assign

different

names.

3.

Click

OK

to

start

the

synchronization

process,

or

click

Cancel

to

exit.

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