Finding Files to Back Up
The WD SmartWare™ software Backup screen categorizes all the files on your computer’s main hard drive and summarizes the information visually in the content gauges. The first time the Backup screen appears, WD SmartWare searches your computer for all the available files to back up.
WD SmartWare starts searching for and categorizing the files on your computer to prepare them for backup. Note that clicking Start Backup during this time starts backing up files immediately while WD SmartWare continues to find and categorize files in the background.
To start a backup:
To skip backup and continue to drive settings:
Click Skip Backup to skip backup file selection and continue to the Drive Settings screen.
Two content gauges are displayed on the Backup screen.
Note: WD SmartWare does not back up system files, software applications, or temporary working files, for example, temporary (.tmp) or log (.log) files.
The following swatches identify the various content gauge colors and how they represent the files on your computer and your WD drive.
Unused or free drive space | ||
Available, but excluded from backup | ||
Not yet backed up or new content | ||
Backed up and retrieved content | ||
Content ready for backup or retrieve | ||
If you have more than one WD drive attached to your computer that you want to back up files to, you can select the additional WD drives from the Home tab of the application.
To select another WD backup drive: