User`s guide

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MAXTOR ONETOUCH III MINI EDITION WINDOWS INSTALLATION
NOTE: If Automatic Backups is turned Off , you will be able
to launch backups manually:
By pressing the OneTouch button – provided it is
customized to the OneTouch button, or
By launching the Maxtor OneTouch Manager ➔ Backup ➔
Back Up Now .
To Re-enable (Turn On) Scheduled Backups
To Edit Backup Settings
1. From the OneTouch Manager’s main window, click the
Backup button.
2. Click the On button to return to scheduled backups.
Backup File Management
This option will do the following:
– Edit the number of historical file versions saved to your
OneTouch III Mini Edition,
– Delete historical versions from your OneTouch III Mini
Edition and
–Clean up deleted files.
1. From the OneTouch Manager’s main window, click on the
Backup button.
2. Click Backup File Management .
Edit Historical Versions
When you back up your files, you have the option to store
previous, or “historical,” versions of each file. You can then
restore any historical version based on the date when it was
backed up. By default, the OneTouch Manager will save five
(5) historical file versions of each revised file stored to the
OneTouch III Mini Edition.
1. To change this setting, click Edit and select the drop-
down menu.
2. Select the number of historical file versions you wish to
save to you backup this can be a number between 1-10.
3. Click Save . You will return to the Backup File
Management menu.
Delete Historical Versions
Deletes all but the most current version of each file in your
“My Backup” folder. This can help create extra storage space
if you have numerous backup files.
1. Click Delete , then click Yes to delete historical versions
from the OneTouch III Mini Edition.
2. Click OK to return to the Backup File Management menu.
Sync Backup to Computer
Deletes files in your “My Backup” folder if they no longer exist on
your computer. This can also help create extra storage space.
1. Click Clean Up , then click Yes to delete files from the
OneTouch III Mini Edition.
2. Click OK to return to the Backup File Management menu.
Restore
The OneTouch Manager’s Restore option provides you with a
simple way to restore files and folders back to your PC in the
event of data corruption or system failure.
1. From the OneTouch Manager’s Main window, click on the
Restore button. This will launch the Restore a Backup
from My Maxtor OneTouch window. You have two options:
Restore a Previous File Version (default option) -
Choosing this option allows you to restore an individual
historical version of a file, based on the date it was backed
up. By default, 5 historical versions of each file are stored.
or
Restore Most Recent Files and Folders - Choosing this option
will open the “My Backup” folder on your OneTouch III Mini
Edition, and allow you to restore multiple files and folders by
clicking and dragging them to wherever you want to put them.
To Restore a Previous File Version
1. Click on Restore historical versions of individual backed-
up files . The Restore Files window will appear. All backed
up files/folders will appear in the left.
2. Select a File column . This process may take awhile to
populate. Once populated, use the scroll bar to Select a
Version of the file and where you want to restore the file to.