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Clickfree and the Clickfree logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Storage Appliance Corporation. Other product names used in this guide are recognized as trademarks or registered trademarks of their owners. The information contained in this guide is provided by Storage Appliance Corporation and while we try to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliabilit
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Introducing the Clickfree C6 Contents INTRODUCING THE CLICKFREE C6 ................................................................... 5 How it works .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Definitions .................................................................................................................................................. 6 What gets ba
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Introducing the Clickfree C6 Do my files need password protection? .............................................................................................. 22 How do I enable password protection? ............................................................................................... 22 Can I change or remove the password? ............................................................................................. 22 What if I forget my password? ....
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Introducing the Clickfree C6 Introducing the Clickfree C6 HOW IT WORKS The Clickfree C6 backup drive is the easiest way to protect the data on your computers, with no effort at all, by automatically searching for and backing up onto its built-in hard disk all the content stored on each computer. No hardware configuration or software installation is required. The Clickfree C6 is the only external hard-drive in the Clickfree product lineup that backs up the comp
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Introducing the Clickfree C6 DEFINITIONS Backup and Restore A backup is a copy of data on your computer. Backups can be used to restore data after loss of or damage to your computer’s hard disk, to restore files that have been accidentally deleted or corrupted, or to move or copy data from one computer to another. Making a backup of your content only copies it from your computer to your C6, and does not delete it from the computer’s hard disk. Similarly, when
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Introducing the Clickfree C6 FEATURES •••• Customizable backup options to exclude folders; remembers your customized settings for each computer you use it with. •• Multi-computer backup -- can hold the backups for as many computers as you like, •• limited only by the available space on the C6. •• Multi-version backup – the first backup is a full backup, while each subsequent •• backup is incremental (i.e. only new/modified files will be backed up). – you can
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Backing Up Backing Up Even though Clickfree backs up your operating system and software applications, it is safe to continue working while the backup is running. However, keep in mind that the “snapshot” is created when backup starts and it can take some time to complete, so any files modified during the backup will not be included and you will need to run an incremental backup afterwards. 1. Make sure that your computer is switched on and has finished starting
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Backing Up 5. During the backup, Clickfree displays a progress window. When you see the Backup Summary window after the backup is complete, simply click Close. You’re done! 6. Disconnect the C6 and keep it in a safe place. Repeat these steps for each computer you want to back up. Set up an automatic backup schedule so you don’t have to worry about a thing. See “How to schedule automatic backups” on page 19 Copyright © 2011 Storage Appliance Corporation. 9
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Restoring Content Restoring Content You can restore your content to any computer that meets the system requirements (see “What do I need before I start?” on page 7), not just to the computer the content was backed up from. To restore files from more than one computer, simply repeat the restore process and choose a different computer each time. WHAT GETS RESTORED, AND TO WHERE? The Restore function only restores your content (data you created). If you need to
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Restoring Content 5. Click Start Restore. During a Restore, your content will be copied from the C6 to the computer and will not be deleted from your Clickfree backup: it is still safe on the C6. RESTORE -- CHANGE HOW CLICKFREE RESTORES CONTENT By making choices at several steps in the restore process you can control which content is restored and where it is restored to. You can also restore from an older backup instead of the most recent. 1. Follow steps 1-3 f
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Restoring Content Details link at the bottom left. Click the link to see a list of the files that were not restored. Your content will not be deleted from your Clickfree backup: it is still safe on the C6. HOW DO I FIND FILES THAT WERE RESTORED? If Clickfree restored your files to a folder that was not their original location, Clickfree puts an icon on your Restore Summary page so that you can quickly and easily get to the restored content: Double-click the i
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Viewing Backed Up Files Viewing Backed Up Files BROWSING OR SEARCHING FOR FILES 1. Connect the C6 to your computer and wait for the Welcome window to appear. 2. Before the countdown gets to zero, click Viewer. The EASY Viewer window is displayed. 3. Do one of the following: •••• To view the files on the backup, click the Browse Files tab, then expand and collapse the folders on the left side of the window. Double-click a file to open it with the program that
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Using EASY Fix to Recover from a Hardware Failure Using EASY Fix to Recover from a Hardware Failure EASY Fix is a suite of tools that allow you to perform: •••• Emergency Backup/Recovery - Recover personal files even after Windows has crashed and will not restart. •••• Repair/Reset – Easily repair your computer including your Windows operating system and software programs from a previous backup, without affecting your personal files. •••• Reimage - In the
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Using EASY Fix to Recover from a Hardware Failure The Repair button appears at the bottom of the window only if a full backup for this computer exists on your C6. DOING AN EMERGENCY BACKUP/ RECOVERY Unless you have very recently done a normal backup onto the C6, we suggest that you perform an Emergency Backup/Recovery before performing a Repair or Re-Image to ensure that you have a current copy of all personal content on the computer. Unlike a regular b
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Using EASY Fix to Recover from a Hardware Failure •••• If a previous full computer backup is available, you can click Start Repair (or click Advanced for more options). •••• If no full computer backups are available on the C6, click Close Clickfree and unplug the C6. Your computer will restart. If you are later successful in repairing your computer by other means, you can use the normal Restore (as described on page 10) to restore your content. REPAIRING Y
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Advanced Topics Advanced Topics HOW TO SCHEDULE AUTOMATIC BACKUPS The Clickfree scheduler runs a backup automatically as long as the C6 is connected to the computer. The default scheduler interval is once a day. If you want to change it: 1. Connect the C6 to your computer and wait for the Welcome window to appear. 2. Before the countdown gets to zero, click Options. 3. Click the Scheduler tab. The backup schedule for this computer is shown. 4. Choose the
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Clickfree C6 Easy Imaging Advanced Topics exclude. Any changes you make to how Clickfree does backups are used for subsequent backups on this computer unless you modify them or revert to factory settings. 1. Connect the C6 to your computer and wait for the Welcome window to appear. 2. Before the countdown gets to zero, click Options. The Manage Settings and PCs window is displayed. 3. In the left side of the window, click on the computer that you want to change settings for, the
