How the backup function works, Backing up files – Western Digital My Book Live Duo User Manual User Manual
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For a list of included file extensions, search for Answer ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base
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Note that:
Moving the pointer over a category displays the number of files in the category.
The System category, shown against a dark gray background, includes all of your
operating system files that are not available for backup. Files that are not backed up
include system files, program files, applications, and working files like .tmp and .log
files.
The Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray background, includes the
files that you have retrieved from a prior backup. These files are not available for
backup.
Note: Additional Files are files outside of the current backup.
How the Backup Function Works
The WD SmartWare software automatically and continuously backs up all of your important
data files to the My Book Live Duo drive—music, movies, photos, documents, email, and
other files.
After the WD SmartWare software categorizes the different types of files on the selected
hard drive, clicking the Start Backup button backs all of them up. Or you can select
specific files, folders, or categories of files to back up.
If your computer has more than one internal hard drive, you must select and back up each
one to protect all of the data files on your computer.
After performing a backup, the WD SmartWare software protects your files by backing up:
• New files that are created on or copied to your hard drive
• Existing files that are changed in any way.
This protection is automatic—the WD SmartWare software does it for you without any action
on your part—just make sure to leave your My Book Live Duo device connected to your
network.
Note: Should you disconnect and reconnect the drive to the network, the
WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for new or changed files
and resumes automatic, continuous backup as before.
Backing Up Files
To back up some or all of your files:
1.
On the Home screen:
a. If your PC has more than one internal hard drive or drive partition, select the one that
you want to back up first from the internal drive selector box under your computer
icon:
Pictures
.gif, .jpg, .png, and other picture extensions
Other
Others that do not belong in the five main categories
This file category
Includes files with these extensions