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Figure 9. Backup Screen
In the Content Gauges for your computer's disk drives, the categories of files that would
be included in the backup if you click Start Backup are shown where a:
• Light blue background in the Content Gauge for your computer's hard drive
identifies the original files that are available for backup
• Gray background in the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive identifies the
potential backup copies of the original files
• Dark blue background identifies categories of files that have been backed up
In the Content Gauge for your My Passport drive, the Additional Files category includes
all of the files shown in the used space portion of your drive properties. This space is not
available for backups.
In the Content Gauges and the Detailed View content box:
This file category
Documents
Mail
Music
Movies
Pictures
Other
Includes files with these extensions
.doc, .txt, .htm, .html, .ppt, .xls, .xml, and other document
extensions
.mail, .msg, .pst., and other mail extensions
.mp3, .wav, .wma, and other music extensions
.avi, .mov, .mp4, and other movie extensions
.gif, .jpg, .png, and other picture extensions
Others that do not belong in the five main categories
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