Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product C2N 2.5 Clickfree
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C2N Home Backup User Guide for Apple Mac users.
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Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Introducing the Clickfree C2N Contents I NTRODUCING THE C LICKFREE C2N ................................................................. 5 How it works ...............................................................
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Introducing the Clickfree C2N How is backup dif ferent when I have more than one computer? ........................................................ 20 Removing a User ................................................
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Introducing the Clickfree C2N Introducing the Clickfree C2N H OW IT WORKS There are two m odels of C2N: the C2 N 2.5” Porta ble Automatic Backup and the C2N 3.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Introducing the Clickfree C2N The only exception to this is if you pr evious ly used yo ur C2N with a non-Ma c computer and saved files on it outside of C lickfree b a ckups. Because you will need to reformat the exte rnal hard disk for use with th e Mac, al l data on the disk will be lost.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Introducing the Clickfree C2N F EA TURES • Customizable backup options for custom f ile types and full folder backup; remembers each user’s customized settings • .
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Backing Up Backing Up If you have not yet backed up a computer onto the C2N, follow the instructions below. If you have previously backed up a computer onto the C2N, use the BackupLink utility – see page 12 . B ACKING UP A COMP UTER THE FIRST TIME I F YOU ARE USING THE C2N 2.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Backing Up Unless you stop the countdown by clicking a button, at the end of the countdown period Clickfree starts the backup. • If you want to let Clickfree decide what needs to be backed up from where, you don’t need to do anything further.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Backing Up I F YOU ARE USING THE C2N 3.5” D ESKTOP A UTOMA TIC B ACKUP 1. Make sure that your computer is switch ed on and has finished starting up. 2. Connect one end of the C2N power adapter to a wall outlet or power bar and the othe r end to the C2N.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Backing Up 7. During the backup, Clickfree displays a progress window. When you see the Backup Su mmary window after the backup is complete, simply click Close .
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Backing Up U SING THE B ACKUP L INK UTILITY After the first backup on a computer, the Clic kfree BackupLink utility is installed. You will see an icon in the menu bar. We will refe rence this icon throughout this manual.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Restoring Content Restoring Content You can restore your content to any computer that meet s 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.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Restoring Content Click the arrow at the right of the Please select the User yo u would like to restore box and select the name of the user whose conten t yo u want to restore to this computer: 5. Click Start Restore . Your content has not been deleted from your Clic kfree backup: it is sti ll safe on the C2N.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Restoring Content • If two files have the same size (KB) and same date modified, it is likely to be safe to skip. Your conten t has not be en deleted from your Clickfree backup: it is still safe on the C2N.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Brow sing or Searching for Backed Up Files Browsing or Searching for Backed Up Files 1. Click the icon in the menu bar and choose BackupLink Status.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions W HA T IF C LICKFREE DOESN ’ T ST ART UP AUTOMA TICALL Y ? If Clickfree does not run when you plug in the C2N: • If you connected the C2N to a USB hub, the hub may not provide enough power for a C2N.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Frequently Asked Questions B ACKUP L INK TROUB LESHOOTING • If a backup is currently running on any of the connected computers, it says “Backing up” and all the Backup Now buttons are disabled until the backup is complete.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Frequently Asked Questions However: • Although a scheduled backup will wake yo ur computer from sleep mode, it will not run if the computer is hibernating. • If your C2N uses password protection, the sc hed uled backup is delayed until you enter the password.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Frequently Asked Questions W HA T IF I HA VE MORE THAN ONE COMPUT ER ? C2N can backup as many computers as you like: you are limited only by the amount of space on your C2N. Clickfree creates a unique identifier for each computer and user that it is used with, regardless of the computer’s and user’s names.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Frequently Asked Questions W HA T IF I USE MORE THAN ONE C2N? If you are backing up multiple computers and run out of space, you can use multiple C2Ns. However, each must be used for the same comp uter(s) and user(s) each time (i.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Frequently Asked Questions H OW DO I ENA BLE P ASSWORD PROTECTION ? 1. On the More Tools window, click Enable Pass word . 2. Type your password in both the New Password and Retype Password fields. Clickfree imposes no restrict ions on the pass word, and tr eats upper-case and lo wer- case le tters as id entical.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Frequently Asked Questions U PDA TING C LICKFREE SOFTW A RE From time to time Clickfree software is upgr aded to provide new or enhanced features. Clickfree automatically looks for updates when it is connected to your computer and you have a connection to the Internet.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Frequently Asked Questions H OW DO I IMPORT MUSIC FROM MY I P OD TO MY COMPUTER ? You can use your C2N to copy music from your iPod/iPhone to your computer. 1. Click the icon in the menu bar and choose BackupLink Status.
Clickfree C2N Home Backup (Mac) Frequently Asked Questions Copyright © 2010 Storage Appliance Corporation. 25 H OW DO I BACK UP ONT O CD S OR DVD S ? 1. Double-click the icon on the desktop to op en the BackupLink Status window (or click once on the icon in the system tray).
An important point after buying a device Clickfree C2N 2.5 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Clickfree C2N 2.5 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Clickfree C2N 2.5 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Clickfree C2N 2.5 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Clickfree C2N 2.5 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Clickfree C2N 2.5, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Clickfree C2N 2.5.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Clickfree C2N 2.5. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Clickfree C2N 2.5 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
