Organizing Files Using Categories And Folders - Maxtor Fusion User Manual

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Organizing Files Using Categories and Folders

You can organize your library using categories and folders.
The categories are Pictures , Music ,
and are accessed by clicking the links in the upper left part
of the screen. These categories cannot be changed but you
can create your own folders (and sub-folders) within a
Category to refine the organization of your library.
The predefined Category folders are provided to help you get
started and are not limited to a single type of file. Feel free to
mix and blend of pictures, music, video or documents in a
single folder or sub-folder. This can be very useful for
events, such as vacations, that have a mixture of file types
associated with them.
In general, if you're working on the PC on the same LAN
as your Maxtor Fusion, you can perform many of the file
organization tasks using the file management application
running on that PC (for example, Windows Explorer on
Windows and Finder on the Mac). For example, you could
create new folders, import files, rename files, and move/
copy files using your desktop file management application
instead of the Maxtor Fusion web interface. The EXPLORE
icon on the desktop (set up at installation time) open a file
manager and automatically navigates to your HOME
directory on the Maxtor Fusion drive on the LAN. You can
switch back and forth between these two interfaces as
often as you like – the web interface will always remain up
to date with the changes you make using the other interface.
NOTE: If you have a lot of folders to set up and files to
import, the EXPLORE interface is often the most
efficient to use.
NOTE: In the procedures for organizing files, we will
focus on using the web interface and only mention
special considerations that apply to the desktop file
manager interface.
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Creating Folders
To create a new folder using the web interface:
Video , and Documents ,
1.
Select the Category (Pictures, Music, etc.) in which the
new folder will be created. If the new folder is to be a
sub-folder of another folder, navigate to the parent
folder and double-click on it to select that sub-folder.
2.
Click the Organize icon (file folder icon) near the top of
the interface.
3.
In the Create field, type the name of the folder you want
to create and click the arrow icon to its right to create the
folder. Your new folder appears in the left-hand column
with the other folders.
NOTE: If you are using the EXPLORE desktop file
management application (only available to PCs on the
same LAN as your Maxtor Fusion) instead of the web
interface, copying a folder (and its sub-folders) creates
the folders as well as copying its contents.
Moving and Copying Files and Folders
To move or copy one or more files or folders:
1.
Select the Category and then the items you want to move
or copy. You can use standard multiple-selection
techniques to select any items that are visible without
changing folders or categories.
2.
Click the Organize icon (file folder icon) near the top of
the interface.
3.
Select the destination Category and folder:
a.
In the Move field, click the blue down-arrow to expand
b.
Click a destination Category (e.g., Pictures, Music, etc.)
c.
Select the destination folder (make sure it is
the drop-down menu.
from the top of the drop-down menu.
highlighted). If the destination folder is the child of
another folder, use the expansion icon at the left of
the folder to open the child folder(s) for selection.