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Opening a file in windows, Sharing a folder, Viewing previous versions of a file – Seagate Server User Manual

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Mirra Manual for Windows

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Opening a File in Windows

Copies of backed up files reside on both your computer and your Personal Server. If

the Mirra application is open on your computer, you can use it to open a file on your
computer so you can work on it in its original application (i.e. a Word document
opens in Microsoft Word

).

To open a file on your computer through the Mirra application and work on it in its

original application,

Step 1:

On the Backup & Restore screen, double-click the folder containing the file.

Step 2:

Select the file.

Step 3:

On the File/Folder Tasks menu, click Open in Windows.

The file opens in the application associated with it (i.e. an Excel file opens

in Excel).

Sharing a Folder

To share a backed up folder,

Step 1:

On the Backup & Restore screen, select the folder.

Step 2:

On the File/Folder Tasks menu, click Share.

The Share a Folder window opens.
See

Using the Share a Folder Window

for further instructions.

Viewing Previous Versions of a File

Mirra tracks any changes you make to the files in a backed up folder and saves the

eight most recent versions of each file.

To view previous versions of a file,

Step 1:

On the Backup & Restore screen, double-click the folder that contains the

file.

Step 2:

Select the desired file.

Step 3:

On the File/Folder Tasks menu, click View version history (you can also

double-click the file).

You see the eight most recent versions of this file.