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Using time machine, Setting up time machine – Western Digital WD ShareSpace User Manual User Manual

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WD SHARESPACE

USER MANUAL

Using Time Machine™

The Apple®

Time Machine™ is a built-in feature on Mac OS X Leopard and Snow

Leopard computers that can back up everything on your computer: music, photos,
documents, applications, emails, and system files. The WD ShareSpace drive
(firmware versions later than 2.1.92) can store these backups, so that if your hard
drive or operating system should crash, or you lose a file, you can easily restore it to
your computer.

Setting up Time Machine

To set up Time Machine to back up files on your WD ShareSpace drive:

1. Use one of the following methods to open Time Machine.

• Click the Time Machine icon in the Dock.

• Click the Apple menu>System Preferences and select Time Machine.
• Click Go>Applications and select Time Machine.

2. If this is your first time creating a backup, the following screen displays:

Click the Set Up Time Machine button to display the Time Machine
Preferences screen.

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