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BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 17
6. If you clicked Stop Backup at step 4, the Stop backup? confirmation prompt
reminds you that the WD SmartWare software runs your backup job in the
background so you can continue using you computer for other things during the
backup.
To continue, click either:
• Continue Backup to disregard your request and resume the backup
• Stop Backup to follow through with your request and stop the backup
Advanced Backup Capabilities
The advanced backup capabilities include:
• Selecting specific categories of files to back up
• Changing the backup software settings:
- Choosing the number of backup versions to keep
- Pausing the backup until your computer is idle

Selecting Specific Categories of Files to Back Up

To back up specific categories of files:
1. On the Backup screen (see Figure 6 on page 15), select Detailed View to open the
backup files content box:
Important: Appearance of a Caution message indicating that your drive is full
means that there is not enough free space on the drive to complete
the backup.
The best long-term solution would be to relegate the drive to long-
term archive storage and:
a. Click the Home tab to display the Home screen.
b. Click the WDStore link in the WD Online box to view the
Western Digital Online Store website.
c. Click External Hard Drives and select the best drive to suit
your future requirem ents.