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BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING FILES

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4. Enter the following information to create a USB backup job:

Job Name Enter a Job Name for your backup.

Direction Indicate the direction of your backup from the drop-down

nu. Options include:

• U

SB to NAS: Backs up the data on your USB device to

the My Cloud device.

• N

AS to USB: Backs up the data on your My Cloud

device to a USB device.

Source Folder Click Browse, a

nd select the folder you'd like to back

up, then click OK.

Destination Folder Click Browse, a

nd select the destination folder for your

backup, then click OK.

Backup Type Indicate the type of backup you’d like to perform.

• Co

py: Copies files from the source to the destination.

• Sy

nchronize: Copies files from the source to the

destination. This option will overwrite duplicate files.

•

Incremental: Creates up to 10 copies of the

incremental source file changes to the destination.

Auto Start When

nnected

This option automatically starts the job when the device is

connected. Click the toggle button to turn the option on or

off.

5. Click Create.

6. In the USB Backup Jobs area, click the Sta

rt Backup icon to begin your backup.

The progress of the backup appears in the USB Backup Jobs area.

Creating Front USB Port Backups with the USB Copy Button

Use the following steps to create a backup job and copy the contents of a USB drive to your

My Cloud device.

1. Insert your USB device into the front USB port (port 1

) of your device.

2. Press the USB Copy button above the USB port for

approximately 5 seconds. This

creates a backup job for your USB device.

3. On the Navigation bar, click Backups to display the Backups screen.

4. Click USB Ba

ckups, if not already selected.

5. In the USB Backup Jobs area, the backup job for your device displays (USB_Port_1).

6. Click the Start Backup button to copy the cont

ents of the USB device to your 

My Cloud device. The progress of the backup appears in the USB Backup Jobs area

Once copied, you can access your backed up content in the Public > USB

Import

folder.