Maxtor FireWire 800 User's Guide download pdf (Page 19)

Installing Your Drive 17

3. Click EasyScript.

The ‘Welcome to EasyScript’ window will appear.

4. Click Next.

The Backup media page will appear.

5. Select File backup set (hard disk) and click Next.

The Backup frequency page appears asking you:

‘How often do you want to back up?’

6. Choose either Every day or Once a week.

If you chose the once a week backup option, choose the

Day also.

7. Click Next.

The EasyScript backup strategy window appears.

8. Choose a start time for your backups.

9. Click Create.

A window appears asking you: ‘What do you want to name

your backup set?’

10. Type in a memorable name, like System Backup, and click New.

The Choose a Folder window will now appear.

11. Select the drive you plan to back up to (your Maxtor OneTouch

II drive) and click Save.

A window will appear: ‘EasyScript has created and scheduled a

script.’

At this point, you can click Open Script to view your script and

make changes, or you can simply click Done to ﬁnish. You’ll

learn how to make basic changes to your script later in this

chapter.

12. Click Done.

You now have a ﬁnished a script that will automatically backup your

entire computer at the time and date you speciﬁed. All you have to

do is leave your computer and your Maxtor OneTouch II drive on.

We highly recommend that you run your backup manually the ﬁrst

time to make sure that it backs up everything you need. You’ll learn

how to do this in the following section.

Doing Your First Backup

1. Open Retrospect Express (if not already open).

The Retrospect Express Directory window will open.

2. Click the Run drop-down menu at the top of the screen and

select EasyScript Backup.

The EasyScript Backup window will appear.

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Maxtor FireWire 800 User's Guide Page 19