BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES
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MY CLOUD USER MANUAL
Using Windows 7 Backup and Restore
If you choose not to use WD SmartWare software for backing up files to the My Cloud
device, you can use Windows 7 Backup and Restore or Windows 8 File History.
Note: The My Cloud device does not support Windows Vista Backup and Restore.
Use
WD SmartWare software for backing up files to the
My Cloud device.
The Windows Backup features of Windows 7 (Professional and Ultimate versions) enable
you to back up media files, documents, email, and other personal files to your My Cloud
device. If you lose files or your system crashes, you can easily restore the files to your PC.
For more information on Windows Backup, consult Microsoft's documentation.
1. Click
> Control Panel > System and Security
.
2. Click
Backup and Restore
.
3. Click
Set up Backup
and follow the steps in the wizard.
4. When prompted to select where you want to save your backup, click
Save
on a
network
.
5. Click the
Browse
button and select the My Cloud device as the backup destination.
6. Select a share where you want the backup to be created and click
OK
.
7. Enter the username and password for the My Cloud device. (See “Creating a User” on
page 42.)
8. Make sure the backup destination is correct and click
Next
.
9. When prompted for the content you want to back up, select
Let Windows choose
or
select desired content and then click the
Next
button.
10. On the Review your backup settings page, click
Save settings and run backup.
Using Windows 8 File History
Windows 8 File History automatically backs up media files, documents, email, and other
personal files to your My Cloud device. If you lose files or your system crashes, you can
easily restore the files to your Windows computer. For more information on Windows 8 File
History, consult Microsoft's documentation.
1. In the task bar, click the File Explorer icon
.
2. Click
Computer
.
3. In the Ribbon (top of page) click
Computer > Open Control Panel.
4. Click
System and Security
and then
File History
.
5. On the File History page, ensure that
File History
is
On
.
6. In the left panel, select
Select Drive
. File History detects your My Cloud device and lists
it in the
Select a File History drive
list.
7. Click
Add Network Location
. A Select Folder pop-up displays your My Cloud device’s
name.
8. Double-click the device name.
9. Select a share.
10. Click
Select Folder
and then
OK
.
11. Click
Turn On
.
