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4. On the Automatic Backup Schedule screen, select the option for the automatic
backup schedule that you want:
Selecting . . . Configures automatic backups . . .
Hourly Every hour, on the hour, 24 hours/day, 7 days/
week.
Daily Once a day, on the days of the week you select,
at the hour or half-hour you specify.
For a daily backup:
1. Select or clear the Days check boxes to
specify the days of the week you want to
run your backup.
2. Use the "At" selection box to specify the
time of day that you want to run your
backup.
Monthly Once a month on the day you select, at the
hour or half-hour you specify.
For a monthly backup:
1. Select or clear the Weeks check boxes to
specify which occurrences of the day that
you want to run your backup—First, Second,
Third, Fourth, or Last.
2. Select or clear the Days check boxes to
specify the days of the week that you want
to run your backup.
3. Use the "At" selection box to specify the
time of day that you want to run your
backup.
5. Click OK to save and implement your change to the backup schedule and close
the Automatic Backup Schedule screen.
6. After changing the backup schedule:
IF you want to . . .
THEN click . . .
Accept the default Include Files setting, Start Backup to save and launch your backup
plan and close the Setup Complete dialog.
Skip to Step 10.
Change the Include Files setting, Edit Files to display the Select files to back up
screen and proceed to Step 7.
7. On the Select Files to Back Up screen:
a. Click to select the device that has the files and folders you want to back up:
▪ My Computer
▪ Dropbox
Note: If the files and folders you want to back up are in a Dropbox account and you have
not configured the account for access by the WD Backup software see
Configuring Your Cloud Service Account
b. In the file structure view of the selected device, click the selectors to open
the listings and select the check box for each file and folder that you want to
Backing Up Files
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