Specifying A Different Retrieve Folder - Western Digital My Passport WDBAAB3200ACH User Manual

To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for the best possible performance
with your drive, on the Software Settings screen (see Figure 8 on page 19):
IF you want to . . .
Change the number of backup
versions to keep for each file,
Enable anytime backups or inhibit
them until your computer is idle,
Specify a path to a different retrieve
folder,
Change the options that whenever
you reconnect your WD SmartWare
drive to your computer:
• Display the WD SmartWare Home
screen
• Check for software updates

Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder

When you start a retrieve, you can choose whether you want to store the retrieved files in
either:
• Their original locations on your computer
• A Retrieved Content folder
By default, the WD SmartWare software creates and uses a Retrieved Content subfolder
in your MYDESKTOP folder. To specify a different folder:
1. Either create a new folder or determine which existing folder you want to use.
2. On the Software Settings screen (see Figure 8 on page 19), click Retrieve Folder to
display the Set Retrieve Folder dialog:
3. Click Browse and use the browse function to identify the new retrieve folder.
4. Click Apply to save and implement the new retrieve folder.
THEN click . . . AND see . . .
Set File History, "Specifying the Number of
Backup Versions" on page 19.
Backup Speed, "Pausing Backups Until Your
Computer is Idle" on page 20.
Retrieve Folder, "Specifying a Different Retrieve
Folder" on page 37.
Preferences, "Setting the Preferences
Options" on page 38.
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