Specifying Source/Destination Devices And Sync Targets - Toshiba PH3064U-1EXB User Manual

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Using the Toshiba Backup software
Document file Backup Image file Restore Document file
(Sample Image) The Backup and Restore process
The files stored in the image file are referred to as a "backup set."
You can password-protect or encrypt a backup set.
Use Backup when you want to create copies of your electronic files
for future retrieval, in case the original files are corrupted, lost, or
otherwise inaccessible. You can also use Backup to archive
infrequently-used files, so that you can make room on your storage
drive for more current files.
Sync
A Sync operation duplicates files in their native format from one
storage device to another. The copied files are immediately
accessible on both devices. The image below illustrates this
process.
Document file Sync Duplicate document file
(Sample Image) The Sync process
Use Sync when you want to quickly duplicate the files stored on
one device to another device, without having to manually copy and
paste files. This option is useful, for example, if you work on the
same file on two different storage devices, and you want the latest
version of the file to be available on both devices.

Specifying source/destination devices and Sync targets

When you initiate a Backup task, the software asks you to specify
the source and destination storage devices for the task. When you
initiate a Sync task, the software asks you to specify which two
devices you want to synchronize. This section provides important
information to keep in mind when selecting source/destination
devices or Sync targets.