Specifying A Different Retrieve Folder - Western Digital My Book WDBAAF0010HBK User Manual

To customize your WD SmartWare software settings for the best possible performance
with your drive, on the Software Settings screen (see Figure 12 on page 20):
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 options that whenever
you reconnect your WD SmartWare
drive to your computer:
• Display the WD SmartWare Home
screen
• Check for software updates

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 My Documents 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 12 on page 20), 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 . . .
File History, "Specifying the Number of
Backup Versions" on page 20.
Backup Speed, "Pausing Backups Until Your
Computer is Idle" on page 21.
Retrieve Folder, "Specifying a Different Retrieve
Folder" on page 35.
Preferences, "Setting the Preferences
Options" on page 36.
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