Using Your S-Series; Copying / Moving Files; Removable Disk Method - Samsung HXMU050DA - S2 Portable 500 GB External Hard Drive User Manual

Using your S-Series

Copying / Moving Files

Now that you h ave successfully installed your new S-Series External Hard Drive, you copy or move files or whole
folders from your new S-Series to your computer and vice-versa.
It is important to understand the difference between Copy and Move.
Copy : is to make a duplicate folder or file and store it so that you have two copies.
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Move : is to take a folder or file from one location and put it into another.
WHEN YOU MOVE A FOLDER OR FILE, YOU NO LONGER HAVE A BACKUP COPY.
Copy and paste files from the computer to the S-Series External Hard Drive (Removable Disk Method).

Removable Disk Method

For the purposes of this manual, we will make a copy of the Temp folder on the C drive of your computer and
copy it to the S-Series External Hard Drive.
From the Windows Desktop click:
Start Programs
Getting to the Windows Explorer
Figure 9.
From the Windows Explorer, you will see various drive letters; A, C, your C drive is your local
Hard Drive. The S-Series will most likely be the E drive however, it could be any drive letter.
For the purposes of this manual, we will assume that the S-Series is the E drive. As well, for practice copying
folders and files, we will copy the Temp folder onto the S-Series.
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