Lexar ECHO BACKUP User manual

Echo Backup Software
Quick Start Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
Whether you’re a business professional on the road, a student doing homework at a friend’s
house, or someone simply using a laptop in a café, it’s important to ensure the files on your
netbook or notebook are protected. Lexar®Echo portable backup drives provide a convenient
way to automatically back up your files on the go.
Thanks to Lexar Echo backup software functionality and its extremely easy-to-use interface,
saving and protecting valuable data (documents, presentations, photos, audio, video files, etc.)
is no longer a tedious task. Restoring data is just a click away.
Lexar Echo Backup Software Key Features
Incremental Backup
Unlike traditional backup software, Lexar Echo backup software provides you with an option to
store only new and modified files, thus reducing system overhead.
Versioning
Define the number of versions you want to keep, preserving multiple iterations of a file for later
use. At any moment, you can travel back in time to access a file’s previous version, and you’ll be
prevented from losing any data, even if a file was inadvertently modified or erased.
Live Backup
Leverage continuous data protection (CDP) technology to automatically detect changes to files
and back them up onto the storage device without user intervention. You won’t need to worry
about manually backing up data or scheduling it; Echo backup software will take care of it for
you 24/7.
Custom Configuration
Filter by file extension, date, or size. With numerous configuration options, Echo backup
software provides a flexible tool that allows you to easily choose the data you wish to backup.
Cross-Platform Support
Your data is seamlessly available whether you are using a Mac®or a PC system. Echo backup
software delivers the same powerful backup features and ease of use on both platforms for a
consistent experience.
System Requirements
Operating Systems:
•Windows®XP (Service Pack 2 is recommended)
•WindowsVista®
•Windows7
•MacOSX10.5.x
•MacOSX10.6.x
Internet Browser Software:
•InternetExplorer®(version5.0andhigher)orMozilla®Firefox®version1.0andhigher
Hardware:
•AvailableUSBport
•Echobackupdrive
Lexar Echo Backup Software Quick Start Guide 1

CREATE A BACKUP PLAN
1 Select your language and accept the license agreement
1. Selectyourlanguage.LexarEchobackupsoftwareisavailablein18languages(English,
French,German,Italian,Spanish,Portuguese,Swedish,Danish,Norwegian,Dutch,Russian,
Czech, Polish, Turkish, Korean, Japanese, Traditional, and Simplified Chinese).
2. ReadtheEndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA)andacceptbyclickingonthe“Yes,Ihave
readandIaccepttheEULA”checkbox(seeFigure1).Clickthe“Next”buttontocontinue.
2 Create a new backup plan
Figure 1
Figure 2
Lexar Echo Backup Software Quick Start Guide 2

1. Select encrypted or non-encrypted for your backup plan. An encrypted plan provides
automatic128-bitAESencryptionofdataasitisbeingbackedup.
2. Enter a profile name. For an encrypted plan, enter and confirm the password. Enter a hint to
help with remembering the password.
3. ClickthecheckboxtoinstallBackupManagertoenableautomaticandcontinuousbackups
whenever the Echo drive is connected to the computer.
4. Clickthe“Next”buttontocontinue.
NOTE: The first backup plan created is the default profile. This can be changed by going to
BackupManagerunderDriveBackupSettings(seeFigure5)andselectinganotherprole
using the drop-down menu. You can select one default profile for every computer you back up,
allowing simple automated backup of multiple computers with the same Echo drive.
BackupManagercanbeuninstalledatanytimethroughtheWindowsStartMenu
(Programs>LexarEchoBackupManager>Uninstall).OnMaccomputers,useSpotlighttolocate
“LexarEchoBackupManager”,thenclickon“RevealinFinder”anddeletethelesyousee.
3Select files to backup
Bydefault,alltextdocuments,spreadsheets,presentations,andphotosfromthe“My
Documents”or“Documents”folderareselectedforbackup.Ifnochangesareneeded,click
“Apply”tostarttherstbackup.
To change the file selections, use the following options:
File Selection:
Select the folders and file types to backup (see Figure 3).
Backup Settings:
Provides granular control on the backup plan (see Figure 4).
Figure 3
Lexar Echo Backup Software Quick Start Guide 3

Main Options
 - Startbackupautomatically—Backupstartswhenthesoftwareruns
- Live backup—Detect and automatically back up file changes without any user intervention
 - Numberofversionstokeep—Selectthenumberofversionsofthesameletobackup
Backup Manager
- Default profile—Assign a default profile. This is the backup that will be launched
automatically each time the Echo drive is connected to the computer.
Filter By Date
Echo backup software offers two different types of date filters.
 - Backuplesfromthelast—Backuplescreatedormodiedintheselectedperiodoftime
 - Backuplesstartingfrom—Backuplescreatedormodiedstartingfromthe
selected date
Filter By Size
 - Backuplessmallerthan—Setthesizelimitofthelestobackup
Figure 5
Figure 4
Lexar Echo Backup Software Quick Start Guide 4

NOTE: Lexar Echo backup software includes an option to back up data online. The Echo
backupdrivecomeswithafree,2GBaccountofferedbyDmaileronline.
Tolearnmoreabouttheonlinebackup,click“LearnMore”(seeFigure5).
4 Start first backup
Click“Next”tostarttherstbackup.Thefollowingscreenappearsshowingthebackup
progress(seeFigure6):
MANAGE THE BACKUP
The Lexar Echo backup software main interface (see Figure 7) provides options to view,
open, edit, and restore files that are backed up.
NOTE: The files can also be accessed manually from the root of the Echo drive in the
“MyBackupfolder”ifyourproleisnotencrypted.
Figure 6
Figure 7
Lexar Echo Backup Software Quick Start Guide 5

1Main toolbar
These commands are available through the main toolbar.
• Files
oSwitch to another backup profile
oExit the application
• Settings
oAccess local backup settings
oAccess online backup settings
• Help
oAccess online support, FAQ and demos
oSearch for software update
• Backupbutton-Manuallystartthebackup
• Restorebutton-Restorethebackeduplestothedesignatedlocation
2 Event log
TheEventLogisfoundintheSummarytab(seeFigure8).Itlogseveryeventthatoccurred
during the backup process.
oClear button—Clear the event log
oExport button—Export and save the event log to a *.txt file
3 File versioning
Toviewthelesthatarebackedup,clicktheViewFilestab.A“+”signappearsbeforethele
nameifmorethanoneversionofthesamelehasbeenbackedup(seeFigure9).Clickthe“+”
signtoviewthedifferentversionsofthele(seeFigure10).
Figure 8
Figure 9
Lexar Echo Backup Software Quick Start Guide 6

NOTE: To access a previous version of a file it must first be restored from the application.
4Restore files
To restore a file or folder, follow these steps:
1. Clickthe“ViewFiles”tab.
2. Select the file or folder you want to restore. The selected file or folder will be highlighted.
3. Click the Restore button.
4. Selectthelocationtowheretheleorfolderistoberestored(seeFigure11).
5. ClickOK.
NOTE:Iftheleorfolderisrestoredtoitsoriginallocation,itwillreplacethecopyon
the computer.
Figure 11
Figure 10
Lexar Echo Backup Software Quick Start Guide 7

CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have questions, we are here to help
Please send us your questions at [e-mail]
Getting more information
Product information: www.lexar.com/echo
Customer support and warranty information: www.lexar.com/support
Lexar Media, Inc.
47300BaysideParkway
Fremont,CA94538
Tel:(510)413-1275
Email: [e-mail]
URL: www.lexar.com
7a.m.to5p.m.PST,MondaythroughFriday
Lexar Echo Backup Software Quick Start Guide 8