Using Your Drive; Using Retrospect Express - Maxtor Personal Storage 5000DV User Manual

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Using Your Drive

Once installed, you can use your new Maxtor Personal
Storage 5000 drive in the same way you use the other drives
on your computer. Some of the basic ways you can use your
new drive are:
• Move or copy files or folders from your other drives, CD-
ROMs, or other storage devices.
• Within virtually any application, save files to and open files
from the new drive.
• Store video files, games, spreadsheets, and other commonly
used files.
• Store copies of important files from your desktop or laptop
computer.
This chapter offers additional suggestions on how to use your
new drive.

Using Retrospect Express

Your Maxtor Personal Storage 5000 drive includes a full copy
of the Dantz Retrospect Express software. The Retrospect
Express software includes many powerful and convenient
features. In addition to enabling the Maxtor OneTouch
feature, you can:
• Automatically make copies of your most important files.
• Make copies of your data onto other popular storage devices,
including CD-R, DVD-R, and selected tape drives.
• Recover lost work easily – restore a single file or the
contents of an entire drive in one easy step.
• Save time and minimize storage space needs by copying only
new and changed files using IncrementalPLUS technology.
If you installed your drive with the Maxtor OneTouch feature,
the Retrospect Express software is already installed. A complete
electronic guide to this software is located on your Maxtor
Installation CD.
Retrospect Express backup files may be limited to 4GB.
Refer to "My Retrospect® backup files seem to be limited
to 4GB" on page 32 of the Troubleshooting and FAQs
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