PUSHBUTTON BACKUP ™ USER’S GUIDE
IMPORTANT Before reading this guide, set up your AcomData External Hard Drive according to the instructions in your Hard Drive User’s Guide. If you want to use your Drive for backups please read this guide carefully; it contains important information that will help you create the backup strategy that best suits your needs. If you do NOT want to use your PushButton™equipped AcomData Drive for backups, you do not need to read this guide or install the supplied software.
CONTENTS AcomData Contact Information ...................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................5 What is PushButton™ Backup? ...........................................................................................................5 How PushButton™ Backup Works .....................................................................................................5 Duplicates vs. Backups ...................
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INTRODUCTION What is PushButton™ Backup? PushButton™ Backup is an easy and convenient way to routinely backup your important files simply by pressing the PushButton™ on the front of your Drive. Not only does PushButton™ Backup make backups easier and more convenient, but since you’re backing up your data to a hi-performance hard drive, as opposed to say, tape or optical media, backups are also much faster.
on Archives see the Help menu in Retrospect Express.) Duplicates and Backups are the most common operations used for data backup; they are described below. About Duplicates The Duplicate operation is essentially a “smart” copying process. Files and folders from the source volume (e.g. your computer’s internal hard drive) are copied to your AcomData Drive. Duplicated files and folders can be viewed and utilized just like the original source file because a duplicate is a straight copy of the source file.
PUSHBUTTON™ BACKUP FOR WINDOWS PCS System Requirements The following system requirements are for PushButton™ Backup only. The system requirements for your specific AcomData Drive can be found in your Drive’s User’s Guide. • Minimum 233 MHz processor (Pentium, Celeron, AMD, etc.
4. In the Retrospect InstallShield Wizard (Figure 2), click Next. FIGURE 2 5. Next you will see the License Agreement screen. If you accept the terms, select “I accept the terms in the license agreement” and click Next. 6. Complete the Customer Information screen (optional) and click Next. 7. In the Setup Type screen (Figure 3), there are two options: “Recommended” and “Custom.” If it’s not already selected, select “Recommended” and click Next. FIGURE 3 8.
10. Once the InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed Retrospect, click Finish. If you wish to install the AcomData PushButton™ Manager to run backups via the PushButton™, proceed to the next section: “Installing the AcomData PushButton™ Manager.” Otherwise, restart the computer and Retrospect Express will be ready to use. For information on how to use Retrospect Express see the Help menu in Retrospect Express.
3. In the Select Installation Folder screen (Figure 5), select the destination folder. We recommend using the default location shown in the Folder field. Click Next. FIGURE 5 4. The Confirm Installation screen will appear. Click Next. 5. When the Installation Complete screen appears, click Close. 6. In the Retrospect Express start screen, click Quit. 7. Restart your computer. After the computer boots up, you should see the AcomData PushButton™ Manager icon on your System Tray (Figure 6).
Setting up PushButton™ Backup When you set up PushButton™ Backup, the Button Backup script that is created is set to run Duplicates by default. If you want run Backups instead of Duplicates, first complete this section, then go to the next section: “Customizing the Button Backup Script.” 1. Press the PushButton™ on the Drive. Retrospect Express will launch. In the Welcome to Retrospect! window (Figure 7) the license code field will display the correct license code. You do not need to enter a license code.
5. In Step 2 (Figure 9) you will be asked what files you want to backup. Select Entire volume to backup and entire disk, or select Documents only. Click Next. FIGURE 9 6. In Step 3 (Figure 10) you will be asked where you want to save your backup. Select the AcomData Drive and click Next. FIGURE 10 7. In the next window (Figure 11) you will have the option to click Start Now or click Finish to exit the wizard.
If you wish to change the script in order to run Backups instead of Duplicates, click Finish and proceed to the next section: “Customizing the Button Backup Script.” If you wish to start running Duplicates now, click Start Now. The Duplicate operation will run, and when it is complete Retrospect Express will quit. From then on, whenever you want to run a backup, simply press the PushButton™. Retrospect Express will launch, automatically perform an incremental Duplicate operation, and then quit.
Customizing the Button Backup Script This section shows you how to change the Button Backup script to perform Backups rather than Duplicates. You can also set the script to perform Archives. (The Archive operation is not discussed in this guide. For information on the Archive operation, see the Help menu in Retrospect Express.) If you change the Button Backup script to perform another type of operation, the old script will be overwritten and no longer available. 1.
3. On the Scripts screen, click New. A window will appear giving you the option to set up the script using EasyScript. Click No. 4. You will be asked what kind of script you wish to create. Choose Backup and click OK. In the text field (Figure 14), type in the exact name: Retrospect Button Backup. You must type the name correctly or PushButton™ Backup will not recognize this script. Click New. FIGURE 14 5.
6. To add additional folders or drives as described in the previous step, click Add in the Sources window. After you finish adding folders and drives, click OK. 7. In the Backup: Retrospect Button Backup window, click Destinations. To create a new location, in the Backup Set Selection window, click Create New to launch the Create New Backup Set wizard. 8. In the Create New Backup Set wizard, click Next. Select Disk (Figure 16) as the Backup Media and click Next. FIGURE 16 9.
10. In the Select a Disk window, choose the AcomData Drive as the location for the Backup Set (Figure 18) and click OK. FIGURE 18 11. Verify the Backup Set name; make sure the AcomData Drive is selected as the destination, and click Next. 12. Keep Backup Set Security set at None and click Next (Figure 19).
13. Click Next to save the Retrospect Catalog File for this Backup Set in the default location: My Documents\Retrospect Catalog Files (Figure 20). Retrospect uses the catalog to keep track of the files in the Backup Set. FIGURE 20 14. Click Finish to close the Backup Set Creation wizard. 15. Select the Backup Set in the Destination selection window and click OK. 16. Select the Backup Set in the Retrospect Button Backup: Destinations window and click OK. 17.
PUSHBUTTON™ BACKUP FOR MAC System Requirements The following system requirements are for PushButton™ Backup only. The system requirements for your specific AcomData Drive can be found in your Drive’s User’s Guide. • Power Macintosh (G5, G4, G3, iBook or iMac) • Mac OS X v.10.2 or later • 128 MB RAM Mac OS X v.10.2 + Users: While we highly recommend using PushButton™ Backup for its ease and simplicity, it is possible to run backups from the Retrospect Express user interface.
Software Installation Installing Retrospect® Express 1. Before installing the software, we recommend that you save any files you may be currently working on, and restart your computer. 2. Insert the AcomData Software CD into your CD drive. An icon labeled “AcomData PushButton™ Backup” will appear on your desktop and a window displaying the contents of the CD will open automatically. If the window does not open, doubleclick on the CD icon. 3.
5. When the Retrospect Express splash screen appears (Figure 22), click Continue. FIGURE 22 6. Read the license agreement and then click Accept to accept the terms of the agreement and continue with the installation. 7. In the Install Retrospect Express window (Figure 23) the default installation type in the pop-up menu is Easy Install. Under Install Location, the default location is the main Applications folder on your startup disk. Do not change the default settings. Click Install.
8. Once installation is complete you will see an alert with the message: “Installation was successful…” (Figure 24) Click Quit. FIGURE 24 If you wish to install the AcomData PushButton™ Manager to run backups via the PushButton™, proceed to the next section: “Installing the AcomData PushButton™ Manager.” Otherwise, restart the computer and Retrospect Express will be ready to use. For information on how to use Retrospect Express see the Help menu in Retrospect Express.
4. The DMBtMgr_Install window will appear (Figure 26). In the Select Destination screen, the default location should be your computer’s hard drive. If not, select your computer’s hard drive and then click Continue. FIGURE 26 5. In the Installation Type screen (Figure 27), the default installation type is Easy Install. Leave it as is and click Continue.
6. Next, you will see the message: “The installer has all the files necessary to complete the chosen install.” (Figure 28) Click Install. FIGURE 28 7. Once the files have been installed, in the Finish Up screen you will see the message: “Installation was successful…” Click Quit. Proceed to the next section: “Setting up the Button Backup Script.
Setting up the Button Backup Script Before you can use PushButton™ Backup, you will need to set up the Button Backup script. 1. Press the PushButton™ on the front of the Drive. You will see the alert below (Figure 29). Click Open. FIGURE 29 2. You will be asked to type in your administrator password. This is the password you use to log in to your computer. Do so, then click OK. 3. You will see the Retrospect license code on the window. Click OK. 4.
6. In Step 1 (Figure 31), Retrospect Button Backup will ask you to select the volume (drive) you want to backup from a list of available volumes. Make your selection and click Next. FIGURE 31 7. In Step 2 (Figure 32), the wizard will ask what types of files you want to backup. Make your selection and click Next.
8. In Step 3 (Figure 33), the wizard will ask where you want to save your backup. Select the AcomData Drive. Click Next. FIGURE 33 9. The next screen (Figure 34) will inform you that the Retrospect Button Backup feature is ready to use. FIGURE 34 If you wish to change the script in order to run Backups instead of Duplicates, click Finish and proceed to the next section: “Customizing the Button Backup Script.” If you wish to start running Duplicates now, click Start Now.
Customizing the Button Backup Script This section shows you how to change the Button Backup script to perform Backups rather than Duplicates. You can also set the script to perform Archives. (The Archive operation is not discussed in this guide. For information on the Archive operation, see the Help menu in Retrospect Express.) If you change the Button Backup script to perform another type of operation, the old script will be overwritten and no longer available. 1.
3. In the Preferences window (Figure 36), highlight Media Handling in the list on the left, and then select “Use FireWire/USB hard drives as removable disks.” Click OK. FIGURE 36 4. In the Retrospect Express Directory window, click on the Automate tab. In the Automate screen, click on the Scripts button. In the Scripts window (Figure 37) you will see the script Retrospect Button Backup (Duplicate). FIGURE 37 5. Highlight the script.
7. A new window will appear asking you what kind of script you want to create (Figure 38). Your choices will be Duplicate, Backup and Archive. Select Backup and click OK. FIGURE 38 8. Next, you will be asked to name the script (Figure 39). Type in the exact name: Retrospect Button Backup. You must type the name correctly or PushButton™ Backup will not recognize this script. Click New. FIGURE 39 9. A new window will appear titled Backup: Retrospect Button Backup (Figure 40). Click Sources.
FIGURE 41 10. In the Retrospect Button Backup: Sources window, click OK. 11. In the Backup: Retrospect Button Backup window, click Destinations 12. In the Backup Set Creation window (Figure 42), select Removable Disk from the Backup set type pull-down menu. FIGURE 42 13. If you wish to set up a password that will be required every time you perform a backup, click the Secure… button and follow the instructions. When you’re done, you will be taken back to the Backup Set Creation window. 14.
Backup Set. The default location is the Documents folder inside the Home folder on your computer’s startup disk. Click Save. 16. In the Backup Set Selection window, click OK. In the Retrospect Button Backup: Destinations window, click OK. 17. In the Backup: Retrospect Button Backup window, the default for Selecting is All Files. If you wish to modify this, click on the Selecting button. The Retrospect Button Backup: Selecting window will appear.
22. You will get an alert asking “Really erase the disk?” WHEN PREPARING A DISK THAT IS TO BE INCLUDED IN A BACKUP SET, RETROSPECT FIRST ERASES THE DISK. FOR THIS REASON IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SELECT THE CORRECT DISK. Click OK. You will receive a second warning. Click Erase. The disk will be erased and prepared for use by Retrospect Express. Once the Drive is erased, Retrospect Express will perform the Backup operation. When the Backup is complete, Retrospect Express will quit automatically.
Install Retrospect Express 5.1 (Mac OS 9 & pre-OS 10.1.5) 1. Save all work you are currently working on and restart your computer. 2. Insert the AcomData Software CD disk into your CD drive. 3. If the CD does not open automatically, double-click on the CD icon. 4. In the CD window, double-click on the Retrospect Express 5.1 folder. 5. In the Retrospect Express 5.1 folder, double click on the Install Retrospect Express icon. 6. The Retrospect Express splash screen will appear. Click Continue. 7.
APPENDIX Frequently Asked Questions Q: Can I use more than one Drive with PushButton™ Backup on the same computer? A: While you can connect more than one PushButton™-enabled Drive to a computer, you can only use the PushButton™ on the first Drive you installed.
cifically with PushButton™ Backup. However, you can use a previously installed version of Retrospect to back up data to your AcomData drive using the Retrospect user interface rather than the PushButton™. If you plan to keep using your previous version of Retrospect, do not install the Retrospect Express or PushButton™ Backup software bundled with the AcomData Drive.
Troubleshooting If you experience a technical problem, the first thing you should do is make sure you properly followed the instructions in this guide. If the problem is related to the AcomData PushButton™ Manager or to the function of the Drive itself (for example: nothing happens when you press the PushButton™) and you followed the instructions properly, please contact AcomData Technical support.
Glossary Bit - The smallest unit of digital data. In binary code, a bit is represented logically as a either a 1 or a 0. Buffer – RAM cache that temporarily stores data so it can be delivered to a device as it is needed. Bus – An electronic link that can transmit data between digital devices, such as computers and computer peripherals. Byte – A unit of digital data, usually made up of eight bits. Capacity – The amount of data that can be stored on a hard drive or other storage device.
Mbps (Megabits per second) – A data transmission speed of one million bits per second. Data transmissions are measured in bits (kilobits, megabits etc) per second. MB (Megabyte) – 1,048,576 bytes (binary); 1,000,000 bytes (decimal). NTFS – The primary file system for Windows 2000 and XP operating system that organizes files on your computer. Supports large capacity hard drives up to 2 TB. Operating System (OS) – Software that controls the assignment and use of hardware and software resources.
One Year Limited Warranty See your Hard Drive User’s Guide for the terms and conditions of the One Year Limited Warranty. Obtaining Service for Your AcomData Product If you experience a problem with your Acomdata product, please contact Technical Support at techsupport@acomdata.com, or call (909) 348-0680. A knowledgeable AcomData Technical Support Specialist (TSS) will be able to help you solve most problems.
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