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BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES
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5. Click Create.
6. In the USB Backup Jobs area, click the Start Backup icon to begin your backup.
The progress of the backup appears in the USB Backup Jobs area.
Creating Front USB Port Backups with USB Copy Button
Use the following steps to create a backup job and copy the contents of a USB drive to your
WD My Cloud device.
1. Insert your USB device into the front USB port (port 1) of your device.
2. Press the USB Copy button above the USB port for approximatly 5 seconds. This
creates a backup job for your USB device.
3. On the Navigation bar, click Backups to display the Backups screen.
4. Click USB Backups, if not already selected.
5. In the USB Backup Jobs area, the backup job for your device displays (USB_Port_1).
6. Click the Start Backup button to copy the contents of the USB device to your 
WD My Cloud device. The progress of the backup appears in the USB Backup Jobs
area.
Once copied, you can access your backed up content in the Public>USB Port folder.
Direction Indicate the direction of your backup from the drop-down
menu. Options include:
• USB to NAS: Backs up the data on your USB device to
the WD My Cloud device.
• NAS to USB: Backs up the data on your WD My Cloud
device to a USB device.
Source Folder Click Browse and select the folder you'd like to back
up.
Destination Folder Click Browse and select the destination folder for your
backup.
Backup Type Indicate the type of backup you’d like to perform.
•Copy
• Synchronize
Auto Start When
Connected
This option automatically starts the job when the device is
connected. Click the toggle button to turn the option on or
off.