Operating instructions

Backup

Step 1: Select folders for backup.

a. On the Backup & Restore screen, click New backup

or Recommended backups on the Backup Tasks

menu.

Clicking New backup launches a window that allows

you to browse to the folder you want to back

up (Figure 1).

Figure 1

Backing Up your Files

The Seagate Mirra Sync and Share Personal Server

continuously backs up your files and folders while you

work as long as it’s turned on. When you back up a

folder, all files and subfolders within that folder are also

automatically backed up.

Note: The Mirra Sync and Share Personal Server is designed to run

in the background, so you can keep working during the initial backup

if you choose. The initial backup takes roughly 20 minutes per GB of

data, because all your selected folders are being backed up at once.

Subsequent backups take less time.

Try out the Mirra backup process.

If you’d like to get a feel for how a Mirra backup works

before you begin backing up folders from your computer,

create a folder on your desktop named “test” and copy

a few files into it. Then follow the steps below to back

it up. Once you’re comfortable using Mirra’s backup

feature, delete the test folder and begin the initial backup

of your folders.