Paraben Photo Backup STICK User manual

Paraben’s Photo Backup Stick
V4.0
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User Manual

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Contents
About Paraben’s Photo Backup Stick for Computers ......................................................3
What’s New? ...................................................................................................................4
Getting Started ................................................................................................................5
Backing Up Phones & Tablets - Using the Windows App................................................8
Application User Interface ............................................................................................. 10
Scan for Photos............................................................................................................. 12
Photo & Video Types..................................................................................................... 14
Remove Duplicates ....................................................................................................... 15
Copying Your Backup to Another Location.................................................................... 17
Organize Backups ......................................................................................................... 19
Viewing Photos.............................................................................................................. 19
Deleting Backups .......................................................................................................... 22
Troubleshooting............................................................................................................. 24
Restoring Your Photo Backup Stick .............................................................................. 26
How Many Photos/Videos Can I Backup?..................................................................... 27

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About Paraben’s Photo Backup Stick
The Photo Backup Stick is an easy-to-use picture and video backup tool for Windows &
Mac computers. This special USB drive has backup software that makes it easy to back
up photos and videos from computers and drives & devices attached to the computer.
There are no monthly cloud storage fees.
With the Photo Backup Stick, you have a physical device with a copy of your precious
photos and videos.
Please Note: To extend the life of flash drives, please follow these tips
1. When removing the drive, go to the system try icon to “Safely Remove Hardware”
2. Avoid electrostatic discharge. Static shocks can cause irreversible damage or loss
3. Replace the cap when not in use to prevent dirt and debris from damaging ports
4. Do not keep drives plugged into computers indefinitely
Website
https://photobackupstick.com
Phone Support
801-930-5821
Email Support
[e-mail]

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What’s New?
•Updated the Windows App:
oAdded a Photo Viewer to make viewing photos easier.
oImproved the interface to make scanning for photos in different locations
easier.
•Updated the Apple Mac App:
oAdded a Photo Viewer to make viewing photos easier.
oAdded “Remove Duplicates” button under “Options”.
oAdded “Copy Backup to Computer or Drive” button under “Options”.
oImproved the interface to make scanning for photos in different locations
easier.

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Getting Started
We made the Photo Backup Stick the easiest tool for creating photo backups for
Windows & Mac computers, Apple iPhones, iPads, & iPod Touch, and Android Phones
& Tablets.
Backing Up from Windows Computers
To quickly backup all photos stored on your computer, plug the Photo Backup Stick into
a USB port on your computer.
Run the PhotoBackupStartup.exe app found on your Photo Backup Stick USB drive.
You will see the Start Page:
To start your backup of just the photos in your Pictures folder on your Windows
computer, click the Start Backup button.

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Next, choose where to back up from:
•Backup from my Pictures folder – backs up from the Pictures folder for the
current user (note: if you are backing up videos, they will be backed up from the
Videos folder).
•Backup from my C: Drive – If you are unsure where your photos are stored, you
can choose to backup all photos on your entire C: drive.
•Backup from other locations – You can specify other drives or folders to scan.
Click the Start Backup button to begin your photo backup.
Note: You can connect phones and tablets to your PC to back them up using the
Windows app. For instructions, see the “Backing Up Androids – Using the Windows
App” or “Backing Up iPhones/iPads/iPods – Using the Windows App” sections of the
help file.
You will see the progress of the backup.

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After the backup is complete, click the Close button.
On the complete screen, you can choose to view the backed-up photos, go to the Start
Page, or Exit the program.
That’s it. Your files are backed up to the “Backup” folder on your Photo Backup Stick
Universal drive.

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Backing Up Phones & Tablets - Using the Windows App
You can back up Apple and Android phones or tablets using the Windows app. Start by
plugging your device into your PC.
Note: If you haven’t connected your Android to your computer to transfer data before,
you may need to select “Media device (MTP) in the notifications. Also, you will need to
trust the computer on Apple devices.
Next, run the Photo Backup Stick Windows app:
On the next screen, check the box next to your connected device. Note: You can back
up your PC and other devices connected to your computer at the same time.
If you want to backup videos, check the box next to “Check here to back up videos”.

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After checking the box for your connected device, click the Start Backup button to
begin your photo backup.
You will see the progress of the backup.

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Application User Interface
Start Page Buttons
The Start Page has six buttons
Start Backup – Starts your photo backup according to the selected options
Photo Viewer – Displays your backed-up photos
Options – Allows you to select where to scan for photos and what file types to scan for
Help – Opens this help file
About – Tells you the version number, copyright info, and support info for the Photo
Backup Stick
– Opens the backup folder on your Photo Backup Stick USB drive
Note: This button will not be active until you have done a backup