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MAXTOR SHARED STORAGE II MACINTOSH INSTALLATION
Editing Backup Settings
Set Day and Time
Choose a time for your backup by clicking the arrow buttons
or typing. Then choose day(s) by clicking them.
Enable Scheduled Backups
This turns scheduled backups on or off.
You may also control this setting using the Scheduled Backup
button in the main EasyManage screen.
Back Up Now
After you've selected the folders to back up, the day and the
time, you can back up your folders immediately by clicking
Back Up Now.
Historical Versions
When you back up your files, you have the option to store pre-
vious, or “historical,” versions of each file. You can then
restore any historical version based on the date when it was
backed up.
1. Click the drop menu.
2. Choose the number of historical versions from the menu.
By default, 5 historical versions of each file are stored.
Delete History
This deletes all but the most current historical version of
each backed-up file, creating extra space on your Shared
Storage Drive.
1. Click Delete History. The deletion begins.
2. When finished, the message “Delete history” will display.
Delete Unused
This deletes all backed-up files from your Shared Storage
Drive that no longer exist on your Macintosh, creating extra
space on your Shared Storage drive.
1. Click Delete Unused. The deletion begins.
2. When finished, the message “Delete Unused has
completed” will be displayed.
Advanced Settings
To open, click Tab Advanced. The following options are
displayed:
Wake My Macintosh if it is Asleep
Select this option to automatically wake up your Macintosh,
so the backup can take place. If you do not select this option,
you will need to manually wake up your Macintosh before
backup can start. This option is enabled by default.
Start My Macintosh if it is Not Running
Select this option to automatically start your Macintosh, so
that backup can take place.
This requires that the “automatically log in…” option is
selected for your Mac OS X user account.
If you currently log in manually and would like to switch to
automatic login:
1. Go to the Apple Menu and choose System Preferences.
2. Click Accounts.
3. Click the lock at the bottom of the window.
4. Type your password and click OK.
5. Select your user account.
6. Click Login Options.
7. Click Automatically log in as.
8. Choose your user name from the drop-down list.
9. Type your password and click OK.
10. Click Login.
11. The browser then launches to the Maxtor Shared Storage
Drive – home page.
Shut Down My Macintosh when Backup is Finished
This option is only available if the Start My Macintosh if it is
Not Running is checked. When selected, your Macintosh will
shutdown after a scheduled backup has completed.