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WD SMARTWARE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW – 25
Retrieve Tab Displays

Three WD SmartWare software Retrieve tab displays guide you through the tasks for

finding backup files and copying them to the selected backup source device:

• Selecting the backup volume to retrieve from

• Selecting the destination for retrieved files

• Selecting the files to retrieve from the selected backup target device

See Figure 10 and Table 3 on page 26 for a brief functional description of the Retrieve

tab displays.

Backup schedule
reminder but ton
Not shown in Figure 9 on page 23:
For scheduled backups, clicking the button displays a status
dialog that:
• Shows the date and time of y our next scheduled backup, the
last backup that might have been missed, and the last
completed backup
• Provides a Backup Now button for bypassing the schedule and
running the backup now
Backup source content
gauge
Same as the content gauge for the backup source device on the
Home tab display. (See “Backup source content gauge” on
page 19.)
Backup target content
gauge
Same as the content gauge for the backup target device on the
Home tab display. (See “Backup target content gau ge” on
page 20.)
Category/File Backup
toggle button
Switches the backup mode between categories and files:
• Category mode—Backs up files according to their categories,
as shown in the content gauges.
The button name is Switch to File Backup when the backup
mode is category.
• File mode—Backs up files according to their folder structure on
the selected backup source drive.
The button name is Switch to Category Backup when the
backup mode is file.
Enable/Disable Backup
toggle button
Starts and stops the backup.
Set Backup Frequency
button
Opens the Set Backup Frequency dialog for selecting either
continuous or scheduled backups. A continuous backup r uns all
the time. A scheduled backup runs only on specified days at
specified times.
Table 2. Backup Tab Functional Description (Continued)
Display Component Description