User Manual
M3 Station Series External Hard Drive
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Removable Disk Method
From the Windows Desktop click:
Copying / Moving Files
It is important to understand the difference between Copy and Move.
Copy :
is to make a duplicate folder or file and store it so that you have two copies.
Move :
is to take a folder or file from one location and put it into another.
WHEN YOU MOVE A FOLDER OR FILE, YOU NO LONGER HAVE A BACKUP COPY.
Copy and paste files from the computer to the M3 Station Series External Hard Drive (Removable Disk Method).
Start Programs Accessories Windows Explorer
Getting to the Windows Explorer
Using your M3 Station Series
Now that you have successfully installed your new M3 Station Series External Hard Drive,
you copy or move files or whole folders from your new M3 Station Series to your computer and vice-versa.
For the purposes of this manual, we will make a copy of the Temp folder on the C drive of your computer and
copy it to the M3 Station Series External Hard Drive.
From the Windows Explorer, you will see various drive letters; A, C, your C drive is your local Hard Drive.
The M3 Station Series Drive will most likely be the E drive however, it could be any drive letter.
For the purposes of this manual, we will assume that the M3 Station Series drive is the E drive.
As well, for practice copying folders and files, we will copy the Temp folder onto the M3 Station Series drive.
