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User Manual
Backup Utility
for MiniStation
MiniStation
www.buffalotech.com v 2.0
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MiniStation Utility Installation Install the Backup Utility by running the EasySetup Wizard from the MiniStation CD (This is done by inserting the MiniStation CD into a Windows System). If it doesn’t start automatically, open My Computer and browse your CD drive. Double-click on the Setup.exe fi le to open the installation program. Click on the Backup Software Installation button. An installer dialog box will appear. Press the Start button to continue the installation process. Press th
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MiniStation Disk Backup The Disk Backup Utility main screen will appear. The Disk Backup Utility will start every time you restart your PC. It will run out of the system tray and can be accessed by double clicking on its icon in the system tray. Backup Destination - Press the Change button in the Backup Destination box to set the save location. This is where the Backup Utility will copy the backup data to. Select the disk you would like to backup too. The MiniStation will have a small
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MiniStation Disk Backup Schedule is an optional setting that can be used to make the backups occur on a regular basis. Press the Change button inside the Schedule box to set up the schedule. Schedule has four options. Unless you choose Do not schedule backup, you’ll need to enter a time for the backup. Use the pull down menus to select the appropriate settings and press the OK button. 4
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MiniStation Disk Backup The Add option allows you to specify a folder on your system to backup. Press the Add button. The Add dialog will open. Press the Browse button. This opens the system drives. Select a folder on a drive that you would like to backup. Press the OK button when fi nished. 5
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MiniStation Disk Backup Other options: Compressed Backup - This option compresses the backup into a compressible archive. This saves space on the destination disk (MiniStation). Its drawbacks are that it takes longer, and the data will have to be uncompressed before it is restored. Non-Compressed Backup - This option copies the fi les directly into their destination directory. It will take up more space on the MiniStation than a compressed backup but it will not have to compress and uncom
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MiniStation Disk Backup Delete - The delete button removes one of the backup entries. Click on the item that no longer requires backing up and press the Delete button. This will remove it from the backup utility. Apply - The apply button saves the changes for permanent use. If a schedule was set, then the schedule will be saved as well. The backup will run as scheduled. Press the Apply button to save the settings. NOTE: If the Apply button is not pressed, then all of the confi gurati
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MiniStation Disk Backup Restore Backup File - Restore Backup File button brings up the wizard to restore your backup. Press the button if a restore is desired. Press the ‘+’ icon to expand the backup selections. If more then one backup has occurred, then multiple fi le lists will appear. In this case, select the proper list and press the ‘+’ button. Once expanded, click on the proper date. This date represents when the backup occurred. It is represented in YEAR / MONTH / DAY followed
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MiniStation Disk Backup Advanced Options - There are advanced options available from the pull-down menu: Settings - The settings pull down menu references the same settings from the buttons discussed on earlier pages. However, the option ‘Delete All Backup Objects’ provides the ability to delete all of the folders specifi ed for backup. This will remove all of the entries from the white fi eld. This is an alternative to selecting each entry individually and pressing the Delete button. T
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MiniStation Disk Backup Advanced Users - Advanced users can browse the data on the USB disk. Folders that start with ‘Backup...’ contain compressed archives. Other folders contain uncompressed archives. NOTE: If the saved archives are modifi ed, it may result in improper behavior in the Backup Utility’s Restore File Wizard. However, the data can always be restored manually be copying or moving the archived backup’s data to the proper destination. The compression format used is ZIP. Thus
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MiniStation Utility Uninstallation Uninstalling Utility – To uninstall the Disk Backup Utility, click on the Uninstaller program in the Disk Backup Utility program group folder. The Uninstaller dialog box will appear. Press the Start button to begin the uninstallation process. Another Uninstaller dialog box will appear. Press the Finish button to fi nish the process. 11
