Specifying a different retrieve folder – Western Digital My Book Studio/Studio LX User Manual User Manual
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MY BOOK STUDIO AND STUDIO LX
USER MANUAL
MANAGING AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRIVE
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To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for the best possible performance
with your drive, on the Software Settings screen (see Figure 10 on page 24):
Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder
When you start a retrieve, you can choose whether you want to store the retrieved files in
either:
• Their original locations on your computer
• A Retrieved Content folder
By default, the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved Content subfolder
in your MYDESKTOP folder. To specify a different folder:
1.
Either create a new folder or determine which existing folder you want to use.
2. On the Software Settings screen (see Figure 10 on page 24), click Retrieve Folder to
display the Set Retrieve Folder dialog:
3. Click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder.
4. Click Apply to save and implement the new retrieve folder.
IF you want to . . .
THEN click . . .
AND see . . .
Change the number of backup
versions to keep for each file,
Set File History
“Specifying the Number of
Backup Versions” on page 24.
Enable anytime backups or inhibit
them until your computer is idle,
Backup Speed
“Pausing Backups Until Your
Computer is Idle” on page 25.
Specify a path to a different retrieve
folder,
Retrieve Folder
“Specifying a Different Retrieve
Folder” in the next section.
Change the options that:
• Display the WD SmartWare Home
screen whenever you reconnect
your WD SmartWare drive to your
computer
• Check for software updates
Preferences