MY BOOK STUDIO
USER MANUAL
BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER FILES – 18
2. In the backup files content box:
• Select the check boxes for the categories of files that you want to include in the
backup
• Clear the check boxes for the categories of files that yo u want to exclude from the
backup
3. Click Apply to refresh the Content Gauge for your My Book drive.
4. Click Start Backup to back up the selected categories of files.
Changing the Backup Software Settings
To optimize your backups, you can:
• Specify the number of backup versions to keep for each file
• Pause backups until your computer is idle
To configure these backup options:
1. Click the Settings tab to display the WD SmartWare Settings screen (see Figure 7).
2. Click Set Up Software to display the Software Settings screen (see Figure 8 on
page 19).
3. See:
• “Specifying the Number of Backup Versions” on page 19
• “Pausing Backups Until Your Computer is Idle” on page 20
Figure 7. WD SmartWare Settings Screen