Using Retrospect ® Express Hd - Windows - Maxtor OneTouch II User Manual

Naming Your Maxtor OneTouch II Drive
Your new untitled drive appears in the same way as your other
drives, with a new drive letter assigned by the operating system.
The assigned letter will vary depending upon the number of other
drives connected to your computer. Make a mental note of this
drive letter. It¹s a good idea to name your new drive, so that is easy
identify later when you use it for backing up your files.
To name your drive:
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1. Open your My Computer icon (where your other
drives appear.)
2. Right-click your new drive¹s icon and select Properties.
The properties window will open.
3. In the Label section at the top of the window, enter a
name for your drive. For example: 'Maxtor. '
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Using Retrospect Express HD
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Understanding Restore Points
The first step to backing your files is to create a restore point. A
restore point is simply a snapshot of your files based on a specific
date in time. It contains all the files and folders you select to back
up, as they exist at the time that you back up.
A restore point can be anything from a few files and folders to every
file on your computer. Each time you back up, Retrospect Express
HD adds a new restore point to your backup drive; thereby
preserving copies of backed-up files and folders from multiple
points in time. If there is not enough free disk space to add a new
restore point, Retrospect Express HD automatically deletes older
restore points to make room for new ones.
You can restore individual files and folders from any restore point
back to your computer. You can also restore your entire computer to
its state at the time a restore point was created.
Once you set up a backup, you can start it at any time by pressing
the button on your Maxtor OneTouch II drive. You can also schedule
backups to take place automatically on specific days of the week.
In the "Restoring your computer" section, later in this chapter, we
will show you how to restore all the files on your computer in the
event that your system is damaged or completely erased.
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