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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 21
Backup source content
gauge
The content gauge for the selected backup source device shows
all of the files that are available for a category-type backup against
a blue background in six categories where:
This file category Includes files with these extensions
Documents .doc, .txt, .htm, .html, .ppt, .xls, .xml, and
other document extensions
Mail .mail, .msg, .pst., and other mail
extensions
Music .mp3, .wav, .wma, and other music
extensions
Movies .avi, .mov, .mp4, and other movie
extensions
Pictures .gif, .jpg, .png, and other picture
extensions
Other Others that do not b elong in the five main
categories
For a complete list of all included file extensions, search for answer
ID 3644 in the WD Knowledge Base at http://support.wd.com.
Note that:
• The System category, shown against a dark gray background,
includes all of your operating system files that are not available
for a category-type backup, including: system files, program
files, applications, working files like .tmp and .log files, and any
files that are stored in a Temp folder.
When you select and run a file-type backup, the name of the
System category changes to Excluded and it then includes all
of the files that were not included in your file backup.
• The Retrieved category, also shown against a dark gray
background, includes the files that you have retrieved from a
prior backup. They, too, are not available for a category-type
backup.
• The Additional Files category on the content gauge for your
backup target device shows the system files and hidden files
that your operating system put there whe n you installed the
device.
• Because they change so frequently, Outlook .pst files are only
backed up once every 24 hours for a continuous backup. This
exclusion does not apply to other mail application files. For a
scheduled backup, Outlook .pst files are backed up according
to the schedule.
• Hovering the pointer over a category displays the number of
files in the category.
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Table 1. Home Tab Functional Description (Continued)
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