Using The Onetouch Iii; Retrospect Express Hd - Maxtor OneTouch 3 User Manual

MAXTOR ONETOUCH III TURBO EDITION WINDOWS INSTALLATION

Using the OneTouch III

Retrospect Express HD

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 III. 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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Opening Retrospect Express HD
You can open Retrospect Express HD from either the
Start Menu:
– Start ➔ Programs ➔ EMC Retrospect ➔ Retrospect
Express HD 1.1 From the System Tray
or
– Right-click the red Retrospect Express HD icon.
Running an Immediate Backup
Though comprehensive backups can be scheduled to run at
predetermined times, you can launch them at any time by
doing one of the following:
– Press the OneTouch button - this will launch your backup
immediately
– Right-click on the Retrospect icon located in the System
Tray and select Back up now from the pop-up menu.
– Open Retrospect Express HD and click Back up now.