User Manual

BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES
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3. In response to the confirmation message, click OK. The selected Backup job is now deleted
and removed from the Backup Jobs list.
Cloud Backups
My Cloud device uses the following cloud services to create remote backups:
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ElephantDrive: ElephantDrive is a cloud backup service that provides secure and
automatic backups to your files remotely.
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Amazon S3: Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is an online file storage web service
that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on
the web.
Enabling ElephantDrive Cloud Backup
ElephantDrive is a cloud backup service that provides secure and automatic backups to your files
remotely. Once set up, ElephantDrive automatically syncs with your device. For additional
information see http://home.elephantdrive.com/welcome/wdc/.
Use the following steps to enable a clou
d backup using ElephantDrive.
1. On the navigation bar, click Backup
s to display the Backups screen.
2. Click Cloud Backu
ps, if not already selected.
3. Click ElephantDrive at the top of the screen.
4. In the ElephantDrive field, click the toggle button to turn on your ElephantDrive cloud
backup.
5. Click Register.
The Register screen displays.
6. Enter the following information and click Re
gister:
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Email address: Enter the email address you’ll use to receive information from
ElephantDrive.
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Password: Enter a password for your new account
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Verify Password: Reenter your password.
7. You’ve now enabled your ElephantDrive cloud backup.