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c. In the backup files selection box:
Clear the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to exclude
from the backup.
Select the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to include in
the backup.
d. Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan and refresh the content
gauges.
e. Click Enable Backup to begin backing up the selected categories of files on the
selected backup source device, at the specified backup frequency, and skip to
step 10 on page 47.
8.
To back up all of the files and folders on the selected backup source device:
a. Verify that the backup mode is file and that Ready to perform file backup appears
at the upper-left corner of the Backup screen.
If the backup mode is category and Ready to perform category backup appears
there, then click the Switch to File Backup button and OK at the Switching
Backup Plan prompt.
b. In the backup files selection box, select the check box for the backup source
device:
c. Open the folder structure and verify that selecting the check box for the backup
source device automatically selects the check boxes for all of the files and
folders on the device:
d. Click Apply Changes to create a custom backup plan using your selections.
Note:
Clicking Revert clears your recent selections and redisplays the prior
applied configuration.
e. Click Enable Backup to begin backing up all of files and folders on the selected
backup source devices, at the specified backup frequency, and skip to step 10
on page 47.
9.
To backup selected files or folders from selected backup source device:
a. Verify that the backup mode is file and that Ready to perform file backup appears
at the upper-left corner of the Backup screen.
If the backup mode is category and Ready to perform category backup appears
there, then click the Switch to File Backup button and OK at the Switching
Backup Plan prompt.