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Performing Basic Tasks
How to open files and folders on the External
Hard drive (MacOS or Windows)
1. Double-click on the drive icon. A window showing the files and
folders stored on the drive will appear.
2. Double-click on the file or folder that you want to open.
How to copy files and folders to your
External Hard drive
Mac Users
1. Highlight the file or folder that you want to copy by clicking on
it, but do not release the mouse button.
2. While keeping the mouse button pressed down, drag the
highlighted file or folder to the drive icon or to a specific folder
on the drive.
3. Release the mouse button. The file or folder will copy over.
PC Users
1. Single-click the file or folder that you want to copy in order to
highlight it.
2. Go to "Edit --> Copy".
3. Double-click the drive icon to open it.
4. If you want to copy the file or folder to a specific folder on the
drive, double-click that folder to open it.
5. Go to "Edit --> Paste". The file or folder will copy over.
Performing Data Backup
Backing up your data is best defined by the keeping duplicate
copies of your files on a separate storage device. It is always
a good idea to keep important data in at least two different
places. We recommend that you obtain and use a quality
backup software application if the basic program that come with
your operating system is not robust enough for your particular
Formatting Your Drive
The GreenDrive comes preformatted at the factory with the FAT32
file system, which will mount on most modern operating systems.
FAT32 has some limitations, and we recommend you reformat the
volume to a file system format more compatible with your particular
computer and operating system environment.
Formatting a hard drive erases all data contained on it. Please
be sure to create a copy of the files you wish to keep to another
location before reformatting.

Formatting the drive in Mac OS X

1. Launch the "Disk Utility" application located under Applications/
Utilities folder.
2. Highlight your new drive and select the "Partition" tab
3. Select the new partition map type.
4. For each partition in the volume scheme, select the desired
file system format and volume name (optional)
Although it is possible to format a hard drive on Mac OS X
using the DOS file system, we do not recommend this, as
an artificial capacity limit may be imposed on the drive and
performance will be unpredictable.
5. Click the "Options" button. Select "Apple Partition Map" in the
dialog box and click "OK".
6. Click "Apply." Your RAIDBank4 is ready to use!
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