Folder-Naming Issues; Selecting Folders For Backup - Seagate Server User Manual

If you back up files and folders that are constantly changing, such as program files or
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logs, your Personal Server will be constantly updating those files and your computer's
performance may be affected.

Folder-naming Issues

Once you've selected a folder for backup, you cannot change the folder name in any
way. If you do change a folder name, you must again select that folder for backup
after the name change.
If you place a sub-folder within a backed up folder, the sub-folder is automatically
backed up. If you then delete the sub-folder and subsequently place a file with the
same name as the deleted sub-folder in the same location, that file will NOT be
backed up. You must purge the deleted sub-folder before the file with the same
name can be backed up.

Selecting Folders for Backup

You can select a folder for backup in three ways:
From the Folders Recommended for Backup window
1.
From the Backup Tasks menu on the Backup & Restore screen
2.
om your desktop or Windows Explorer
3. Fr
The My Documents folder is a special Windows folder and is the only folder you cannot
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select for backup by right-clicking it on your desktop.
The Folders Recommended for Backup window provides a list of the folders most
often selected for backup. Once you've backed up a folder on the list, it no longer
appears when the list is next displayed. The Folders Recommended for Backup
window first appears in the Setup Wizard when you initially set up your Mirra PC
software (see
Tasks menu on the Backup & Restore screen.
To select folders for backup from the Folders Recommended for Backup window,
Step 1:
Mirra Manual for Windows
Setup Wizard
). Thereafter, it can be accessed from the Backup
Click the Backup & Restore tab.
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