Customizing Your Software Settings
The WD SmartWare software makes it easy for you to quickly customize its own
software settings for the best possible performance with your drive by:
• Specifying the number of backup versions that you want to keep for each file
• Inhibiting backups until times when your computer is idle
• Specifying a unique folder to store files retrieved from your drive
• Automatically checking for WD SmartWare software updates
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 option that checks for
software updates whenever you
reconnect your WD SmartWare
drive to your computer,
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" in the next section.
Preferences
"Setting the Preferences
Option" on page 35.
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