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  • Page 1 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide for Microsoft Windows users...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Definitions ASICS OW DOES LICKFREE WORK HAT GETS BACKED UP Clickfree backs up content Does Clickfree back up all of my content every time? What content categories does Clickfree back up? HAT DO NEED BEFORE START ACKING UP MY CONTENT...
  • Page 3 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide HAT DO NEED BEFORE CAN USE OW DO GET MY CONTENT BACK What gets restored, and to where? OW DO LICKFREE RESTORE DECIDE WHAT TO RESTORE AND WHERE OW DO CHANGE HOW LICKFREE RESTORES CONTENT Restoring content Choosing the computer to restore from –...
  • Page 4 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide Updating Clickfree software Interface language ACKUP REMINDER AND SCHEDULED BACKUPS Backup Assistant The Clickfree tray icon OW DO EMOVE DIT FILETYPES OW DO CHOOSE INDIVIDUAL FILE TYPES FOR BACKUP EXCLUDE A FILE FROM BACKUP OW DO...

  • Page 5: Introducing Clickfree Ipod Transformer

    Transformer. The iPod Transformer uses free space on your iPod or iPhone to store your backed-up files. This makes it a very convenient way to carry files with you – for example, to and from work or school.

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    • Each subsequent time you connect the iPod and iPod Transformer to your computer, it just does an update: • Any new files since your last backup are added to the backup •...
  • Page 7 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide Important: Clickfree never erases or replaces content on your computer’s hard drive, unless you ask it to replace a file during restore. Clickfree never erases anything other than the backups it has performed. The music on your iPod is left untouched and is never erased.

  • Page 8: Basics

    Clickfree back up?” on page 9. Most likely, this means that it will back up everything that matters to you right out of the box without you having to do anything but plug it in.

  • Page 9: Does Clickfree Back Up All Of My Content Every Time

    Financial – such as those from QuickBooks and tax programs Want to know more? You can look at the details by following the steps in “How do I change how Clickfree does backups” on page 15 without making any changes. HAT DO...

  • Page 10: Backing Up My Content

    The first time you attach screen telling you that your computer has found new hardware. The messages may mention ClickFree, Disk drive, and/or CD-ROM drive. You don’t need to do anything about these messages. Most likely you will not see them when you attach next time.

  • Page 11: Zero Effort Backup - Really

    For details, see “What gets backed up?” on page 8. • If you want to make changes to how backup is done, click I change how Clickfree does backups” on page 15 Clickfree displays some screens to show progress: Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation.
  • Page 12 The categories that are included and excluded in this first backup are ‘sticky’ – that is, they are used for future backups unless you change the way that backups – see “How do I change how Clickfree does backups? On page 15. •...
  • Page 13 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide Clickfree displays some screens to show progress: Backup Summary backed up this time ( column). The Space Used backups take up on your iPod. Note: The numbers shown relate to backups on the When you see the Transformer and your iPod and store them in a safe place.

  • Page 14: What If Clickfree Doesnt Start Up Automatically

    There could be a couple of reasons why Clickfree iPod Transformer: • If you see a message telling you that ”Clickfree™ Backup cannot start because you do not have the required permissions. Please re-login to this computer as the Administrator.”: 1. Log out.

  • Page 15: What If The Vista Autoplay Window Appears

    In Windows Vista, if the AutoPlay window appears: 1. Check Always do this for software and games 2. Click Start ClickFree Backup You only need to do this once, not every time you use Clickfree. OW DO CHANGE HOW You can change: •...
  • Page 16 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide ♦ To review or change what gets backed up: 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of the procedure “How do I start using my Clickfree iPod Transformer?” on page 10. 2. Before the countdown reaches zero, click Manage Settings and PCs 3.

  • Page 17: Choosing Categories Of Content To Be Backed Up - Required

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide HOOSING CATEGORIES OF CONTENT TO BE BACKED UP 4. All of the categories are selected by default. Choose the categories of content to be backed up, for example, Text Documents, Photos, and Videos. • To include a category, for example, Photos, in the backup, make sure that the box to the left of the category name is checked it.
  • Page 18 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide ♦ To look only in certain folders: • Choose Search selected folders only from My Documents • To search the entire checked • To see details of a folder under checkbox. This expands and changes the + to a -. Click the – when you want to collapse the folder again.

  • Page 19: Choosing Complete Folders To Be Copied - Optional

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide 7. When you have made your choices, click HOOSING COMPLETE FOLDERS TO BE COPIED 8. Choose complete folders to be copied in addition to categories and locations. The folders you choose here are copied, except that files whose file types were unchecked in “Choosing categories of content to be backed up –...
  • Page 20 Close to go to the backup right away without waiting for the rest of the countdown. Clickfree searches for content to back up Before actually backing up any content, chosen categories of content: Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation.
  • Page 21 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide It adds up the sizes of all of the content it finds, then adds the sizes of the files in the complete folders you also chose. At the bottom of the the total size of the files to be backed up and the amount of free space on your iPod.
  • Page 22 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide At the end of the backup, a Backup Summary/Complete backed up this time ( Space Used column shows the amount of space that files from all backups take up on your iPod. Note: The numbers shown relate to backups on the...

  • Page 23: What If There Is Not Enough Space On My I Pod

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide HAT IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SPACE ON MY I While Clickfree is searching for content to back up, it adds up the amount of disk space needed and compares that with the free space on your iPod. If there is not enough free space for your content, the You need to reduce the total space requirements of the backup.
  • Page 24 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide 12. Click Start Backup As an alternative, if you have backups from an old computer or user that you don’t need to keep any more, you could remove the old computer or user. For details, see “To remove a computer”...

  • Page 25: Restoring My Content

    In addition you need the iPod Transformer and the iPod you used to back up your content. Of course, you can ‘restore’ your content to any computer that meets the system requirements (see “What do I need before I start?”...

  • Page 26: What Gets Restored, And To Where

    “How do I change how Clickfree restores content?” on page 31. OW DO LICKFREE RESTORE DECIDE WHAT TO RESTORE AND WHERE You can allow Clickfree to make the decisions about what to restore and to where, but you need to confirm what Clickfree plans to do. ♦ To let...
  • Page 27 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide Because you have backed-up content on your iPod, the countdown screen now shows buttons at the bottom to allow you to 6. Before the countdown gets to zero, click appears. 7. Before you click Next...
  • Page 28 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide 8. To restore content from another computer: a. Click the arrow at the right of the The drop-down list contains the names of all of the computers that have been backed up on your iPod.
  • Page 29 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide 10. Since you are letting Next > Clickfree confirms how many files will be restored, and where they are going to be restored to. 11. Now just click Restore Clickfree restores your content, it shows you what is happening and how far it has gotten in the process: Copyright ©...
  • Page 30 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide 12. Before it overwrites an existing file on your computer with one of the same name from the backed-up files, from the backup: 13. You can choose to: • Not replace this one file – click •...

  • Page 31: How Do Ichange How Clickfree Restores Content

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide 14. If you want to undo, see “How can I undo a restore?” on page 38. Warning: There is no way to undo after you close this dialog. 15. If you do not want to undo the restore, click...

  • Page 32: Restoring Content

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide ESTORING CONTENT ♦ To change how Clickfree restores content: 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of the previous section “How do I let Clickfree restore decide what to restore and where?” on page 26. Restore From screen appears: 2.

  • Page 33: Choosing Categories Of Content To Be Restored

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide 5. What you do next depends on whether you want to restore all or only some of your files. • If you want to restore only some of your files, continue with step 6. •...

  • Page 34: Choosing Where To Restore Content To

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide HOOSING WHERE TO RESTORE CONTENT TO 8. What you do next depends on whether you want to restore your content to its original locations or to somewhere else. • If you want to restore your content to its original locations, leave to their original location Next>.
  • Page 35 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide 9. Click Next > 10. Assuming that there is enough space on the drive you chose (as shown here), click Next> A summary screen shows you how many files will be restored and where they will be restored to.
  • Page 36 Clickfree asks if you want to replace the existing file with the same- Keep Both. . Clickfree, without asking you , renames the remaining backed-up Skip Do this for all duplicate files skips all remaining same-name files without asking you.

  • Page 37: What About Exceptions During Restore

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide When all of your content has been restored, if it has replaced files on your computer, gives you a chance to undo the restore. 13. If you want to undo, see “How can I undo a restore?” on page 38.

  • Page 38: How Can Iundo A Restore

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide • Click the link to see what files were not restored: OW CAN UNDO A RESTORE Whenever you restore files to their original locations, the restore, in case you have mistakenly overwritten a file. ♦ To undo the effects of a restore: 1.
  • Page 39 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide 2. Click Start The restored files are replaced on your computer by the files that were there before the restore. 3. To see a list of the files that were replaced, click Note: The backed-up content is still safe on your iPod.

  • Page 40: How Do Ifind Files That Were Restored

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide OW DO FIND FILES THAT WERE RESTORED Clickfree restored your files to a folder that was not their original location, it puts an icon on your desktop so that you can quickly and easily get to the restored content: ♦...

  • Page 41: Browsing, Searching & Viewing My Files

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide Browsing, searching & viewing my files From the Backup Summary • Browse your backup(s) for files • Search your backup(s) for files • View backed-up files TARTING FROM THE ♦ To browse and search for files: Before the countdown gets to zero, click displayed.

  • Page 42: How Do Ibrowse My Backed - Up Files

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide ♦ To browse and search for files: 1. In the Current PC box for/browse for/view. 2. Do one of the following: • Click the name of a category , and follow ”How do I search for my backed-up files”...

  • Page 43: How Do Isearch For My Backed Up Files

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide OW DO SEARCH FOR MY BACKED If you clicked the Search Files You can enter search factors to find the files you want. If you clicked a category name, the category, regardless of ♦ To search for files: 1.

  • Page 44: What Can Ido With Files From Browse And Search

    Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide Type whatever you can remember of the file names you want to find, and substitute: • ? for one character, meaning that character can be anything at all • * for any number of characters, meaning these characters can be anything at...
  • Page 45 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide ♦ To work with the file(s) you have selected: 1. Right-click the file (or one of the files) to bring up a menu. Note: There is a similar The right-click menu options you see depend on which screen you are looking at, and may vary with file type.
  • Page 46 Clickfree iPod Transformer User Guide a. To exclude the file(s) from future backups, check the checkbox. b. Click Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation. Browsing, searching & viewing my files...

  • Page 47: Advanced Topics

    OW DO IMPORT MUSIC FROM MY I You can use Clickfree 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of “How do I start using my Clickfree iPod Transformer?” on page 10. 2. When you see the countdown screen, click reaches zero: 3.

  • Page 48: What If There Is More Than One User On My Computer

    49. OW IS BACKUP DIFFERENT WHEN It makes no difference at all - just plug your iPod and iPod Transformer in to each computer to back it up. Each time you back up a computer for the first time, its name is added to the drop down...
  • Page 49 Clickfree Transformer User Guide ♦ To find the name of a computer: 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of “How do I start using my Clickfree iPod Transformer?” on page 10. 2. When you see the countdown screen, click zero: All of the computers that side of the screen, with the computer name underneath.

  • Page 50: What Are Factory Settings And How Do Iuse Them

    1. Click the computer you want to remove. 2. Click Remove PC 3. If you really want to remove the computer from Clickfree, check the checkbox and click Remove Warning: Once you have removed a computer from that computer’s content from your iPod.

  • Page 51: What Are The Clickfree Tools And How Do Iuse Them

    • Clickfree Backup Assistant scheduled backup automatically ♦ To use these tools: 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of “How do I start using my Clickfree iPod Transformer?” on page 10. 2. When you see the countdown screen, click zero: Copyright ©...

  • Page 52: Delete Clickfree Data

    Delete Clickfree Data content. However, your iPod can still be used for new backups. Clickfree never erases anything other than the backups it has performed. The music on your iPod is left untouched and is never erased. If you want to remove only the content that was backed up from one computer, see “To remove a computer”...

  • Page 53: Updating Clickfree Software

    2. If you really want to remove all backed-up content from your iPod, check the checkbox and click Warning: Once you have deleted your Clickfree data there is no way to recover any backed-up content from your iPod. Clickfree may take several minutes to erase all of the content, depending on the amount of content backed up on your iPod.
  • Page 54 Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation. Update Clickfree checks for available updates. Clickfree Transformer and your computer is up to date, click Clickfree shows you what progress is being made in Clickfree iPod Transformer from your computer and not to turn off Advanced topics...

  • Page 55: Interface Language

    NTERFACE LANGUAGE ♦ To choose which language is used in the When you start Clickfree, it automatically uses the language that Windows is set for. If you want to change the language that language box and choose the language you prefer.

  • Page 56: Backup Assistant

    Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation. window, click Install Backup Assistant is installed in the bottom right corner of your computer iPod Transformer and your iPod are attached to your iPod Transformer and your iPod are not attached to your Advanced topics...
  • Page 57 3. Check Enable Schedule 4. Click 5. Ensure that your iPod Transformer and iPod are connected to your computer at the time and on the days that unattended backup is to take place. Note: Backup will run as scheduled using the backup settings you set in “How do I change how Clickfree does backups?”...

  • Page 58: How Doi Add /Remove /Edit Filetypes

    Clickfree Transformer User Guide 3. Click Each time you start your computer, and have not backed up within the reminder period, you will see a reminder of how long it has been since you last backed up your files: ♦ To temporarily disable reminders: Set the number of days to ♦...
  • Page 59 Clickfree Transformer User Guide ♦ To add a file type: 1. Click Add File Type 2. Type the extension for the new file type, and click The new file type is added to ♦ To remove a file type: 1. Click a file type in 2.

  • Page 60: How Do Ichoose Individual File Types For Backup

    Clickfree Transformer User Guide ♦ To change a file type: 1. Click a file type in 2. Type the new extension for the file type, and click The file type in Custom Extensions 3. When you are finished working with custom extensions, click with choosing locations to be searched.

  • Page 61: Can Iexclude A File From Backup

    Clickfree Transformer User Guide 2. You can now choose the individual types of file you want to include in the backup by adding and removing checkmarks in the checkboxes. You collapse the category again by clicking the - . 3. If you need to back up file types that are not in any category, see “How do I Add/Remove/Edit filetypes?”...
  • Page 62 Clickfree Transformer User Guide ♦ To select files within a category: 1. Click Advanced then click the category name. All files in that category are shown in the 2. Select the files to be restored, and click You are returned to the selections.
  • Page 63 Clickfree Transformer User Guide ♦ To select files by searching: 1. Click Advanced then click the 2. Select the combination of files you want to restore: These selections are combined so that only files that match all of them are found – in this case only files in the category Photos, and created/last changed within the last year, and with names starting with ‘inuk’.

  • Page 64: How Do Ichoose Another Drive And / Or Folder To Restore To

    Clickfree Transformer User Guide • For example, assume that the File Type and File Date selections would include them: • To find all files whose names begin with ‘08Dec’, type ‘08Dec*’ – this will find 08Dec_LetterToMary.doc, but not 2008DecemberExpenses.xls •...
  • Page 65 Clickfree Transformer User Guide ♦ To select another drive and/or folder to restore to: 1. Select the drive to restore to. The folder that will be used is shown below the drives. 2. To change the folder, click As usual, click + to expand a folder, - to collapse the folder again.

  • Page 66: Delayed Write Failed Or Unsafe Removal Of Device

    ELAYED WRITE FAILED Note: Sometimes when you unplug the iPod Transformer you will see a window that tells you that there was a delayed write failure: This is nothing to be concerned about – the message can safely be closed and ignored.

  • Page 67: Legal Stuff

    Clickfree Transformer User Guide Legal stuff Clickfree and the Clickfree Appliance Corporation. Other product names used in this guide are recognized as trademarks or registered trademarks of their owners. The information contained in this guide is provided by Storage Appliance Corporation and while we...

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