Acomdata HD320UHE5 User manual

PushButton
Backup
USER'S GUIDE
Includes instructions
for Sync and other
Redemption functions.
TM

Before reading this guide, set up
your PushButton-equipped Drive
according to the instructions in the
Hard Drive User’s Guide.
Please read this guide carefully;
it contains important information
that will help you create the backup
strategy that best suits your needs.
Important

2 Important
Introduction
7 About PushButton™ Backup
7 PushButton Backup
7 PushButton Backup and Redemption
8 PushButton Drive Usage Options
9 How does PushButton Backup work?
9 PushButton Backup Operations
10 Backup
12 Duplicate
13 Synchronization (Sync)
Using PushButton™ Backup & Redemption
17 Installing Redemption
17 Installing Redemption on Windows
17 System Requirements
17 Installing Redemption
19 Installing Redemption on a Mac
19 System Requirements
19 Installing Redemption
Contents

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21 Setting Up PushButton Backup
22 What type of operation do you want to launch via the
PushButton?
22 Setting up a Backup Store
27 Setting up a Duplicate Store
30 Setting up a Sync Store
Using Redemption's Other Functions
35 Archive Files
35 About Archive Files
35 How to run an Archive Files operation
38 Preparing for Disaster
38 How to prepare your computer for Disaster Recovery:
40 Restore
40 About the Restore Operations
41 Using Full Restore
43 Using File Restore
45 Using Find Files
50 Tools
50 PushButton Manager
50 Repair Catalog
50 How to repair a Catalog File
52 Manage Stores
52 How to Use Manage Stores

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53 How to create a new Store:
53 Selectors
53 How to create a Selector
55 Frequently Asked Questions
57 Notes

Introduction

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PushButton Backup
PushButton Backup is a faster, easier way to run routine data
backups. Rather than having to launch a backup utility and set
cumbersome parameters every time you want to backup your
files, all you need to do is press the PushButton on your Drive.
Not only does PushButton Backup make backups simpler and
more convenient, but since you’re backing up your data to a
high-performance hard drive—as opposed to say, tape or opti-
cal media—backups are also much faster.
PushButton Backup and Redemption
Your PushButton Drive came bundled with the Redemption data
backup and restore application. Redemption is the software that
runs the backups initiated via the PushButton. While PushButton
Backup will most likely suffice for your routine backup needs,
Redemption also offers a host of other powerful tools to help
you manage the data on your PushButton Drive. These features
are explained on the following pages.
About PushButton™ Backup

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PushButton Drive Usage Options
You can use your PushButton Drive in the following ways:
• As a dedicated backup device:
Combining high-speed data transfers, huge storage capaci-
ties, proven reliability, and low cost-per-gigabyte of storage,
PushButton Drives are ideal for the dedicated backup or dupli-
cation of your computer's startup disk or other hard drive.
• As a synchronized, working hard drive:
Sync allows you to use your PushButton Drive to keep a syn-
chronized duplicate of files on your computer or other hard
drive. This means you can work on the same files on multiple
computers without the hassle of manually tracking changes to
your files or tediously copying new or modified files between
drives. (More on the Sync function below.)
• As a combination backup device and working hard drive:
Unlike some backup utilities that reserve a hard drive's entire
capacity solely for backups, Redemption uses only as much
space as needed to store the backed-up data. The remain-
ing space can be used for general-purpose, data storage and
retrieval. Keep in mind that the amount of space taken up by
your backups will likely increase with every backup session, leav-
ing less and less capacity for your working files. However, unless
you routinely backup extremely large files, this will probably
not be an issue for quite some time.

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How does PushButton Backup work?
After Redemption is installed, the very first time you press
the PushButton on the Drive, Redemption will launch the
PushButton Backup Wizard. The wizard will guide you through a
few simple steps to set up a customized backup strategy.
Once the setup is complete, any time you want to backup your
data, simply press the PushButton. Redemption will launch,
automatically run the backup, and then close.
PushButton Backup Operations
There are three types of backup operations available with
PushButton Backup:
• Backup;
• Duplicate;
• Synchronization (Sync).
Each operation can be customized to best suit your needs.
When you setup PushButton Backup, you specify which
one of the three backup operations you want to launch via
the PushButton. All other Redemption functions can still be
accessed via the Redemption user interface.
To help you decide which operation to choose, we offer in-
depth descriptions below.

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Backup
The Backup operation is best suited for those who want to back-
up their entire startup disk. As well as backing up files, Backup
can also save other types of data, including user settings, appli-
cations and their settings, and the operating system and its
settings (including the registry). This information is required if
you need to perform disaster recovery on a computer that has
become unresponsive.
Backup Stores
The Backup process “packages” backed up files into a Backup
Store. The files in a Backup Store are saved in a proprietary for-
mat (complete with encryption, and compression, if specified by
the user). Files in a Backup Store can only be accessed through
the Redemption user interface; however, accessing backed up
files is only necessary if you need to restore files to the source
volume.
Catalog Files
Redemption keeps track of files in a Backup Store using a special
type of index called a Catalog File. Like the Backup Store itself,
the Catalog File is maintained by Redemption; the user does not
generally need to be concerned with the Catalog File, except in
the rare instance that a Catalog File needs to be rebuilt.