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

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    (HD) ASICS OW DOES LICKFREE WORK HAT GETS BACKED UP Clickfree backs up content Does Clickfree back up all of my conten What content categories does Clickfree back up? HAT DO NEED BEFORE START ACKING UP MY CONTENT OW DO START USING MY –...
  • Page 3 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide (HD) ESTORING MY CONTENT ’ HAT IF MY COMPUTER S INTERNAL HARD DRIVE STOPS WORKING MY CONTENT TO A NEW COMPUTER HAT DO NEED BEFORE CAN USE W DO GET MY CONTENT BACK What gets restored, and to where?
  • Page 4 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide (HD) DVANCED TOPICS HAT IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE USER ON MY COMPUTER HAT IF HAVE MORE THAN ONE COMPUTER How is backup different when I have mo HAT IF USE MORE THAN ONE EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE How do I make multiple backups? ‘...
  • Page 5 Main Features ASICS OW DOES LICKFREE WORK HAT GETS BACKED UP Clickfree backs up content Does Clickfree back up all of my conten What content categories does Clickfree back up? HAT DO NEED BEFORE START ACKING UP MY CONTENT OW DO...
  • Page 6 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ESTORING MY CONTENT ’ HAT IF MY COMPUTER S INTERNAL HARD DRIVE STOPS WORKING MY CONTENT TO A NEW COMPUTER HAT DO NEED BEFORE CAN USE W DO GET MY CONTENT BACK What gets restored, and to where?
  • Page 7 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide DVANCED TOPICS OW DO IMPORT MUSIC FROM MY I HAT IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE USER ON MY COMPUTER HAT IF HAVE MORE THAN ONE COMPUTER How is backup different when I have more than one computer? ‘...

  • Page 8: Using The Clickfree Transformer Se

    As a result, this document has two divisions, one for using your Transformer SE with an external hard drive (starting with “Introducing Clickfree Transformer SE (HD)” on page 10) and the other for using it with an iPod/iPhone (starting with “Introducing Clickfree...
  • Page 9 Clickfree Transformer SE 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. Any other data stored on your external hard drive is left untouched and is never erased.

  • Page 10: Introducing Clickfree Transformer Se (Hd)

    No hardware configuration or software installation is required. The backup procedure begins once Transformer SE has been attached to your computer and to a suitable external hard drive.
  • Page 11 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide How it backs up • The first time you connect a Clickfree Backup Drive to your computer it searches for, finds, backs up and organizes all of your important content • Each subsequent time you connect Clickfree to your computer, it just does an update: •...

  • Page 12: Basics (Hd)

    Clickfree back up?” on page 13. 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 13: 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 18 without making any changes. HAT DO...

  • Page 14: Backing Up My Content (Hd)

    Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation. LICKFREE RANSFORMER Transformer SE to your computer by plugging it in to a USB port and frequently has a symbol window to appear. You may have to wait up to a full minute for Clickfree Transformer SE.

  • Page 15: Ero Effort Backup Really

    For details, see “What gets backed up?” on page 12. • If you want to make changes to how backup is done, click I Change how Clickfree does backups?” on page 18. Clickfree displays some screens to show progress: Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation.

  • Page 16: What If Clickfree Doesnt Start Up Automatically

    Transformer SE: • If you are connecting the Transformer SE to a USB hub, the hub may not provide enough power for an external hard drive. Try connecting to a USB port on the computer itself, or use a power supply with your external hard drive.

  • Page 17: What If The Vista Autoplay Window Appears

    To fix this problem, follow these steps. You only need to do this once, not every time you use Clickfree. ♦ To turn on Autorun: With the Transformer SE connected to your computer, and the hard drive connected to the Transformer SE: 1. Click the...

  • Page 18: How Doi Change How Clickfree Does Ba Ckups

    Note: Changes you make to how Clickfree does backups are “sticky”: they are stored and applied again to later backups on this computer, unless you modify them or apply factory settings – see “What are ‘factory settings’ and how do I use them?”...

  • Page 19: Choosing Categories Of Content To Be Backed Up - Required

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide Manage Settings and PCs 3. Now click Change Backup Settings 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.

  • Page 20: Choosing Locations To Search For Conten T - Required

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide 5. When you are finished choosing content categories, click Next >. Note: You must choose at least one file type or category – you cannot leave all file types and categories unchecked. HOOSING LOCATIONS TO SEARCH FOR CONTENT 6.
  • Page 21 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide Each folder with a • You can now choose the individual folders you want to be searched by adding and removing checkmarks in the checkboxes. For example, to search only the folder with the Help and Manual projects, uncheck the Documents •...

  • Page 22: Choosing Complete Folders To Be Backed Up - Optional

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide HOOSING COMPLETE FOLDERS TO BE BACKED UP 8. Choose complete folders to be backed up in addition to categories and locations. The folders you choose here are completely copied -, all of their files are backed up regardless of file type.
  • Page 23 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: 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.
  • Page 24 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide Clickfree backs up your content If there is enough space on your external hard drive, and complete folders you chose to your external hard drive: At the end of the backup, a Backup Summary this time (...

  • Page 25: What If There Is Not Enough Space On My External Hard Disk

    For example, you might want to reduce the number of file categories being backed up. See “How do I Change how Clickfree does backups?” on page 18 for details. As an alternative, if you have backups from an old computer that you don’t need to keep any more, you could remove the old computer.

  • Page 26: Restoring My Content (Hd)

    Sometimes, also, you may delete content by mistake. When these things happen, other computer users may lose valuable, sometimes irreplaceable, data. But if you lose content you’ll be really happy that you bought and used Clickfree. Your backed-up content is safe on your working computer again.

  • Page 27: What Gets Restored, And To Where

    “How do I change how Clickfree restores content?” on page 32. 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 28 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide Because you have backed-up content on your external hard drive, the countdown screen now shows buttons at the bottom to allow you to 7. Before the countdown gets to zero, click appears. 8. Before you click...
  • Page 29 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide 10. Select the name of the computer whose content you want to restore. Warning: If you choose up on a different computer, you may inadvertently overwrite files that by chance have the same name on both computers. Be very careful before proceeding with restore under these conditions.
  • Page 30 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide 13. Since you are letting Next > Clickfree confirms how many files will be restored, and where they are going to be restored to. 14. Now just click Start Restore Clickfree restores your content, it shows you what is happening and how far it has gotten in the process.
  • Page 31 Clickfree asks if you want to replace the existing file with the one 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 32: How Do Ichange How Clickfree Restores Content

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide 17. When all of your content has been restored, has replaced files on your computer, gives you a chance to undo the restore. If you want to undo, see “How do I undo a restore?” on page 39.

  • Page 33: Restoring Content

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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 27. Restore Summary 2.

  • Page 34: Choosing Categories Of Content To Be Restored

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide HOOSING CATEGORIES OF CONTENT TO BE RESTORED 6. Note that all of the categories that contain files (with the number of files in parentheses after the category name) have checkboxes that you can check off in the Select Category column.
  • Page 35 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide • If you want to restore your files to a location where they will not overwrite existing files on your hard drive, click 9. Click Next > 10. Assuming that there is enough space on your C: drive (as shown here), click To choose another drive or folder to restore to, see “How do I choose another drive...
  • 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: H O W Do Irestore From Multiple Com Puters ? And How Can Iundo A Restore

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide If two files have the same size (KB) and same date modified, it is likely to be safe to skip. If you skip any files, completed with exceptions” on page 38. When all of your content has been restored, if it has replaced files on your computer, gives you a chance to undo the restore.

  • Page 38: Restore Completed With Exceptions

    Be very careful before proceeding with such a restore. 2. Continue with restore as described in “How do I let Clickfree restore decide what to restore and where?” on page 27, or “How do I change how Clickfree restores content?”...

  • Page 39: How Do Iundo A Restore

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide • Click the link to see what files were not restored: OW DO 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 40: How Do Ifind Files That Were Restored

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide OW DO FIND FILES THAT WERE RESTORED Clickfree restored your files to a folder that was not their original location, 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 (Hd)

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide Browsing, Searching & Viewing my files (HD) 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, or view photos: Before the countdown gets to zero, click displayed.

  • Page 42: How Do Iview And Use Photos

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ♦ To browse and search for files, or view photos: 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 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ♦ To use a photo as wallpaper: 1. Click the photo. Make sure that only one photo is selected. 2. Click Wallpaper . The chosen photo becomes your computer Wallpaper: ♦ To print photos: 1. Select the photos.
  • Page 44 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ♦ To share photos: 1. Select the photos. 2. Click Share Photos 3. Click facebook myspace.com ♦ To email photos: 1. Select the photos. 2. Click Email If you use Outlook blank message with the photos included as attachments.

  • Page 45: How Do Ibrowse My Backed - Up Files

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide OW DO BROWSE MY BACKED ♦ To browse for files that you have backed up: Expand and collapse the folders on the left side of the screen: • Click the + • Click ‘+’ to the left of a collapsed folder to expand it •...
  • Page 46 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ♦ To search for files: 1. Use the combination of the file(s) you want to find: 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 47: What Can Ido With Files From Browse , Search And View Photos

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide 2. Click Search Files that match all of your search factors are displayed. For information about what you can do with the files that are displayed, see “What can I do with files from browse, search and view photos” on page 47.
  • Page 48 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide • Delete selected files from the backup optionally exclude them from all later backups: • Print this picture same Print Style print only one photo. Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation. Browsing, Searching & Viewing my files (HD) –...

  • Page 49: Advanced Topics (Hd)

    OW IS BACKUP DIFFERENT WHEN It makes no difference at all - just plug the Transformer SE in to each computer to back it Each time you back up a computer for the first time, its name is added to the drop down list of computers that you see on the screens.
  • Page 50 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ♦ To find the name of a computer: 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of “How do I start using my Clickfree Transformer SE?” on page 2. When you see the countdown, click All of the computers that shown at the left side of the screen, with the computer name underneath.

  • Page 51: What If Iuse More Than One External Hard Drive

    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 the external hard drive.

  • Page 52: How Do I Make Multiple Backups

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide OW DO MAKE MULTIPLE BACKUPS If you want to keep multiple backups of a computer, use multiple external hard drives for that computer. But unless you want to keep multiple backups of a computer you are needlessly duplicating your content if you use more that one external hard drive to back up one computer.

  • Page 53: What Are The Clickfree Tools And How Do Iuse Them

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide HAT ARE THE LICKFREE Several tools are available for working with Clickfree: • Master Reset and erases any changes you have made to the backup settings. • Software Update • Language – changes the language used in the ♦...

  • Page 54: Master Reset

    However, your external hard drive can still be used for new backups. Clickfree never erases anything other than the backups it has performed. Any other data stored on your external hard drive is left untouched and is never erased.

  • Page 55: Updating Clickfree Software

    Automatically check for software updates Update Clickfree checks for available updates. Clickfree Transformer SE and your computer is up to date, Clickfree shows you what progress is being made in Advanced topics (HD) is checked on the Tools...

  • Page 56: Interface Language

    2. When the software update is complete, you need to unplug the Transformer SE and plug it in again for the update to take effect. NTERFACE LANGUAGE ♦ To choose which language is used in the When you start Clickfree, it automatically uses the language that Windows is set for.

  • Page 57: Reminders

    Clickfree Transformer SE and an external hard drive are You have exceeded the number of days set in the backup Clickfree Transformer SE is not attached to your computer...
  • Page 58 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ♦ To set the number of days before 1. Look for the Clickfree and right-click it to show a menu: Click Set Reminder Enter the number of days after which you want to be reminded to back up, and click ♦...

  • Page 59: How Doi Add /Remove /Edit Filetypes

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ♦ To stop getting reminders: 1. Right-click the Clickfree Click Uninstall. The icon disappears, and reminders are permanently disabled. If you want to see reminders in the future, you can install them again. OW DO...
  • Page 60 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation.
  • Page 61 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ♦ To remove a file type: 1. Click a file type in 2. Click The file type is removed from Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation. Custom Extensions , and click Custom Extensions Advanced topics (HD)

  • Page 62: How Do Ichoose Individual File Types For Backup

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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 63: Can Iexclude A File From Backup

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ♦ To select one or more file types in a category: 1. Click the + to the left of the checkbox. This expands the category list to show the file types that make up that category, and changes the + to a -: 2.

  • Page 64: How Do Ichoose Individual Files For Restore

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide OW DO CHOOSE INDIVIDUAL FILES FOR RESTORE On the Restore Summary files you want to restore. You can also: • Select backed-up files within a category • Browse through folders that contain backup files •...
  • Page 65 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ♦ To select files by browsing: 1. Click the Browse Files 2. Select the files to be restored, and click You are returned to the selections. 3. If you are finished selecting files, click ♦ To select files by searching: 1.
  • Page 66 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide 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 67: How Do Ichoose Another Drive And / Or Folder To Restore To

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide 3. Click Search Files that match all of your search criteria are displayed. 4. Select the files to be restored, and click You are returned to the selections. 5. If you are finished selecting files, click...
  • Page 68 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 69: Delayed Write Failed , Or Unsafe Removal Of Device

    ELAYED WRITE FAILED Note: Sometimes when you unplug the Transformer SE 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 70: Introducing Clickfree Transformer Se (Ipod)

    Transformer SE. The Transformer SE 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 71 • Each subsequent time you connect the iPod and Transformer SE to your computer, it just does an update: • Any new files since your last backup are added to the backup •...

  • Page 72: Basics (Ipod)

    Clickfree back up?” on page 73. 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 73: 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 79 without making any changes. HAT DO...

  • Page 74: Backing Up My Content (Ipod)

    Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation. LICKFREE RANSFORMER Transformer SE to your computer by plugging it in to a USB port and frequently has a symbol window to appear. You may have to wait up to a full minute for Clickfree Transformer SE.

  • Page 75: Zero Effort Backup Really

    For details, see “What gets backed up?” on page 72. • If you want to make changes to how backup is done, click I change how Clickfree does backups” on page 79 Clickfree displays some screens to show progress: Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation.
  • Page 76 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 79. •...
  • Page 77 The numbers shown relate to backups on the When you see the Transformer SE and your iPod and store them in a safe place. Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation. screen shows you how many files in each category were...

  • Page 78: What If Clickfree Doesnt Start Up Automatically

    There could be a couple of reasons why Clickfree Transformer SE: • 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 79: 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 80 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 Transformer SE?” on page 74. 2. Before the countdown reaches zero, click Manage Settings and PCs 3.

  • Page 81: Choosing Categories Of Content To Be Backed Up - Required

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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 82 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 83: Choosing Complete Folders To Be Copied - Optional

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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 84 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 85 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 86: What If There Is Not Enough Space On My I Pod

    Note: The numbers shown relate to backups on the When you see the Backup Summary/Complete Transformer SE and your iPod and store them in a safe place. 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.
  • Page 87 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide • Click one of the categories (for example, Text Documents) , then a. Use the Search the left of the file name. b. Click Next Repeat these actions until the 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.

  • Page 88: Restoring My Content (Ipod)

    In addition you need the Transformer SE 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 89: What Gets Restored, And To Where

    “How do I change how Clickfree restores content?” on page 94. 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 90 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 91 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 92 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 93 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 94: How Do Ichange How Clickfree Restores Content

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide 14. If you want to undo, see “How can I undo a restore?” on page 101. Warning: There is no way to undo after you close this dialog. 15. If you do not want to undo the restore, click...

  • Page 95: Restoring Content

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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 89. Restore From screen appears: 2.

  • Page 96: Choosing Categories Of Content To Be Restored

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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 97: Choosing Where To Restore Content To

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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 98 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 99 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 100: What About Exceptions During Restore

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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 101.

  • Page 101: How Can Iundo A Restore

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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 102 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 103: How Do Ifind Files That Were Restored

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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 104: Browsing, Searching & Viewing My Files (Ipod)

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide Browsing, searching & viewing my files (iPod) 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 105: How Do Ibrowse My Backed Up Files

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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 106: How Do Isearch For My Backed Up Files

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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 107: What Can Ido With Files From Browse And Search

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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 108 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 109 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 (iPod)

  • Page 110: Advanced Topics (Ipod)

    IMPORT MUSIC FROM MY I You can use Clickfree 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of “How do I start using my Clickfree Transformer SE?” on page 2. When you see the countdown screen, click reaches zero: 3. Select the music to be copied by checking and unchecking a combination of the...

  • Page 111: What If There Is More Than One User On My Computer

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide HAT IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE USER ON MY COMPUTER This matters only if each user has a separate user login name for the computer. If every user logs in with the same user name, all of their content is backed up and restored at the same time regardless of who is logged in.

  • Page 112: What If Ihave More Than One Computer

    , and Options ♦ To find the name of a computer: 1. Follow steps 1 to 6 of “How do I start using my Clickfree Transformer SE?” on page 2. When you see the countdown screen, click zero: All of the computers that side of the screen, with the computer name underneath.
  • Page 113 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 114: What Are Factory Settings And How Do Iuse Them

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ‘ HAT ARE FACTORY SETTINGS When you reset your Transformer SE to factory settings, for the selected computer: • Custom extensions are removed • File search locations and file-type selections are ‘forgotten’ • Files you have asked to be excluded from future backups are once again eligible...

  • Page 115: 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 Transformer SE?” on page 2. When you see the countdown screen, click zero: 3. Click the...

  • Page 116: 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 117: 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 118 Update Clickfree checks for a Clickfree Transformer SE and your computer is up to date, Clickfree shows you what progress is being made in Clickfree Transformer SE from your computer and not to turn off Advanced topics (iPod) vailable updates.

  • Page 119: Interface Language

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide 2. To see details of enhancements and fixes included in this update, click 3. When the software update is complete, unplug the plug it in again for the update to take effect. NTERFACE LANGUAGE ♦ To choose which language is used in the...

  • Page 120: Backup Assistant

    Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation. window, click Install Backup Assistant is installed in the bottom right corner of your computer Transformer SE and your iPod are attached to your Transformer SE and your iPod are not attached to your Advanced topics (iPod)
  • Page 121 Clickfree does backups?” on page 79, if you have chosen file types and locations, or as described in “How do I start using my Clickfree Transformer SE?” on page 74 if you have not chosen file types and locations. Copyright © 2009 Storage Appliance Corporation.
  • Page 122 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ♦ To set the number of days before 1. Click the Clickfree show the Backup Assistant: 2. In the Set Reminder 3. Click Each time you start your computer, and have not backed up within the reminder...

  • Page 123: How Doi Add /Remove /Edit Filetypes

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide OW DO EMOVE In addition to allowing you to choose to back up pre-defined file types w defined categories, Clickfree add file types that are not included in the pre-defined categories. You can add, remove, and change file types using the ♦...
  • Page 124 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ♦ To remove a file type: 1. Click a file type in 2. Click The file type is removed from ♦ To change a file type: 1. Click a file type in 2. Type the new extension for the file type, and click...

  • Page 125: How Do Ichoose Individual File Types For Backup

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide OW DO CHOOSE INDIVIDUAL FILE TYPES FOR BACKUP You already saw how to choose file categories for backup in “Choosing categories of content to be backed You can also expand each category and select or unselect individual file types that make up that category.

  • Page 126: How Do Ichoose Individual Files For Restore

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide OW DO CHOOSE INDIVIDUAL FILES FOR RESTORE On the Restore From you want to restore. You can also: • Select backed-up files within a category • Browse through folders that contain backup files • Search for backed-up files by file type, file d Files selected by each of these m ♦...
  • Page 127 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide ♦ To select files by browsing: 1. Click Advanced then click the expand the view. 2. Select the files to be restored, and click You are returned to the selectio 3. If you are finished selecting files, click ♦...
  • Page 128 Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide 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 129: How Do Ichoose Another Drive And / Or Folder To Restore To

    Clickfree Transformer SE User Guide 3. Click Search Files that match all of your search criteria are displayed. Select the files to be restored, and click You are returned to the selections. 5. If you are finished selecting files, click...
  • Page 130 Clickfree Transformer SE 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 131: Delayed Write Failed Or Unsafe Removal Of Device

    ELAYED WRITE FAILED Note: Sometimes when you unplug the Transformer SE 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 132: Legal Stuff

    Clickfree Transformer SE 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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