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Memeo
AutoBackup User Guide
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About Memeo
AutoBackup Version 2
Memeo AutoBackup
protects your valuable and sentimental documents. With Memeo AutoBackup,
you can choose what files and folders to back up. You can store
different types of files in different places (destinations), and you
can back up one file in several places for added convenience and
protection.
You
can preserve your files in various locations according to their
value and purpose, much the way you would do for your belongings:
valuable items in a safety deposit box; photo albums, books, and CDs
on bookshelves; and rarely-used stuff in boxes in your garage or
attic. With Memeo AutoBackup,
you can choose to back up items to any folder on any computer on
your network, an external hard drive, a removable storage device, or
a server on the Internet.
Whenever you create or save changes to
a file, Memeo AutoBackup
automatically backs it up. Memeo AutoBackup
keeps as
many versions of the file as you choose, so you can revert to a
previous version of the file or see how a file has changed over
time.
Memeo AutoBackup
can encrypt your files, so no one else can read them without your
permission. Note that encrypted backups are password protected. In
order to decrypt the encrypted backups, you will need to use Memeo AutoBackup’s Restore
Application or OneClick Restore
feature in case you want to restore all your backed up files quickly
on a system that does not have Memeo AutoBackup installed.
You can choose not to encrypt the files if you want them to be
accessible without having to use the Memeo AutoBackup
Restore feature.
When you first configure
Memeo
AutoBackup, all the
files you specified are backed up. After that, Memeo AutoBackup
backs up your files only when they change or when new files that fit
your backup plans are created.
If
the backup destination is unavailable (for instance, if you have
removed a USB drive you are backing up to), Memeo AutoBackup
keeps a list of files that are pending backup, and Memeo AutoBackup
backs them up as soon as the destination becomes available.
Memeo AutoBackup
is intended to preserve copies of documents you keep on
your computer. If you delete a document, it will eventually be
deleted from the backup as space is needed. However, you can also
use Memeo
AutoBackup to archive documents you plan
to delete from your computer; just follow the instructions
here.
You can also use Memeo AutoBackup to quickly and
easily upload your favorite photos to Shutterfly online photo
service. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to automatically share
your priceless photos online. You can also make high-quality prints
and buy photo-related gifts.
What’s New
in AutoBackup 2
Improved
User Interface
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Even easier to
set up: We made easy
set-up even easier, with preconfigured settings to back up files
from the most common places
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Fewer steps to
get things done: We’ve
looked at every task and made sure each can be accomplished in the
fewest steps possible
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Easier to browse
and search for files to restore: The restore wizard has been rewritten
from the ground up to make it easier and faster to find and restore
backed up files
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Easier to
reactivate a previous backup plan: We have improved the process for
reactivating (referred to as "reattaching" in Version 1) a previous
backup plan
Improved Backup
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Password-encrypted backup plans:
Secure backups now let you specify a password to protect your backup
files
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Faster
performance
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Easiest way to migrate your files to a new computer
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Better handling
for errors
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Support for
“long” paths: Some
files could not be backed up by AutoBackup version 1 because the
files’ paths were too long for Windows. AutoBackup 2 can back
up files even when they exceed the Windows path length limit
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Backup rules
allow path exceptions:
You can now specify exceptions to a folder you select for backup.
For example, “C:\stuff” but not “C:\stuff\old”
Improved Restore
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Memeo OneClick
Restore gets your files back in just a couple of clicks:
The all-new Memeo
OneClick Restore lets you restore files in the simplest and quickest
way—in just a couple clicks. It detects all the backups that were
made using AutoBackup and can restore those backed up files either
back to their original location or to a specified location. This
way, if your computer crashes, you can easily recover all your
latest files.
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Normal restore
has faster searching and browsing: The regular Restore feature has been
improved to make searching and browsing backed up files faster.
Other
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“Backup Jobs” in
v1 are now called “Backup Plans” in v2
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Backups to FTP
servers are no longer supported: Memeo Internet Disk is the perfect way
to protect your most critical files by backing them up to our
world-class datacenter. Note that
Memeo AutoBackup v2 will
still continue to support backups to FTP destination if (a) user had
a FTP backup in Memeo AutoBackup v1, (b) upgraded to AutoBackup v2.
However, users will still not be able to create a new backup to FTP
destination in Memeo AutoBackup v2.
About Memeo AutoBackup Backup Plans
When you create a “backup plan,” you
specify what documents are backed up (“backup items”) and where they
are backed up (“backup destinations”).
In
the following examples, the “backup items” are shown in red, and the “backup destinations”
are shown in
blue.
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Backup Plan #1: Back up all the files in your
My Documents folder, all your financial files,
and
all your
Microsoft Office Excel files (no matter where they are on your
computer) to your external hard
drive.
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Backup Plan #2: Back up all your financial files and
very important documents
to Memeo Internet Disk, an online storage site for added
protection.
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Backup Plan #3: Use
Memeo AutoBackup with your Apple
iPod. With Memeo, you can catch up with your latest emails,
review your notes, check the calendar, look up contacts, read
news, and have you latest files wherever you go.
You
don't have to choose one of these options: Memeo AutoBackup
can do them all and more. And, once you set up your backup plans,
you never have to think about backing up again. Your files are
always backed up!
Click here for a step-by-step tutorial for each of
these examples.
About Backup
Destinations
You
can choose from among many different types of backup destinations.
For information on about
what you see when you look inside a backup destination folder after
you have backed up some files, see "Secure vs. accessible backups."
Note: In Memeo AutoBackup
v2, FTP servers are no longer supported as a backup destination.
Note that Memeo AutoBackup v2 will
still continue to support backups to FTP destination if (a) user had
a FTP backup in Memeo AutoBackup v1, (b) upgraded to AutoBackup v2.
However, users will still not be able to create a new backup to FTP
destination in Memeo AutoBackup v2.
You can also upload photos to Shutterfly online photo service , using
a photo-sharing plan.
Memeo Internet
Disk
For step-by-step
information about backing up to Memeo Internet Disk, click here.
Memeo Internet Disk
is an optional service provided by Memeo for users of Memeo AutoBackup.
Offering industry-leading data security and accessibility, Memeo Internet Disk allows you to save your most important
files to a secure, private storage area that you can access from any
computer that is connected to the Internet.
You
can sign up for a Memeo Internet Disk account when you are setting up your
backup plan in Memeo AutoBackup;
just choose Memeo Internet Disk as your Backup Destination and click
the Sign up now link. When you fill in the online
registration form, your account is created and ready to use
immediately.
After a 30-day free trial with
500 MB of storage,
Memeo
Internet Disk charges a small monthly or annual fee
based on the amount of storage space you purchase. Visit
http://www.memeo.com/MemeoInternetDisk.htm
for pricing information.
To
access your backed-up files using a Web browser, go to http://memeo.memeo.com/ and enter
the user name and password you created when signing up for Memeo
Internet Disk. (You can find them on the confirmation e-mail sent to
you after you signed up.)
Memeo AutoBackup
will perform backups only when your computer is connected to the
Internet. If you are not connected, Memeo AutoBackup
saves a list of all the files that have changed and will back them
up when you reconnect.
Network Places
For step-by-step information
about backing up to a Network Place, click here.
You
can back up to a folder on a computer you are connected to over a
network. You can use a folder on any computer
that you can see when you click My Network Places in Windows.
Note: The other computer must be on your LAN
or WAN network, not on the Internet. You must have read/write access
to the designated folder, as well as an account on the networked
computer. (If you can access the folder from My Network Places
within Windows, you will be able to back up to it.)
Memeo AutoBackup
will perform backups only when your computer is connected to the
designated computer. If you are not connected, Memeo AutoBackup
saves a list of all the files that have changed and will back them
up when you reconnect.
Hard Disk
For step-by-step information about
backing up to a hard disk, click here.
You
can back up to any folder on your computer or on an external hard
disk connected to your computer.
For example, you
could back up items on your C drive to a folder on your D drive.
Removable
Storage Device
For step-by-step
information about backing up to a removable storage device, click
here.
You
can back up to any type of storage device that you can plug in to
your computer using a USB or FireWire connection.
Memeo AutoBackup
will perform backups only when the device is plugged in to the
computer. If the device is not plugged in, Memeo AutoBackup
saves a list of all the files that have changed and will back them
up the next time you plug it in.
iPod
For step-by-step information about
backing up to your iPod, click here.
With Memeo AutoBackup
you
can use your iPod as a storage device and back up not only user data
but also Outlook e-mails, calendar, notes, contacts, etc.
There are three types of information
that Memeo AutoBackup
can copy to your iPod for viewing on the iPod itself:
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Microsoft Outlook
email, calendar items, contacts, notes, and tasks
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RSS news feeds
(RSS feeds are small text messages
that usually contain news or "breaking" information.)
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Your most recent photos from any
folder on your PC (only for photo-capable iPods)
All
other files you select are copied to your iPod as if it were an
external hard disk. You can view and use them on your PC when your
iPod is plugged into it.
Important: To copy files to your iPod, you will
need to enable your iPod for hard disk use
from within iTunes.
Memeo AutoBackup
will copy information to your iPod only when the iPod is plugged in
to the computer. If the iPod is not plugged in, Memeo AutoBackup
saves a list of all the files that have changed and will copy them
to your iPod the next time you plug it in.
Where are my files
on my iPod?
Outlook Files
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Email
Extras>Notes>Memeo-Email
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Notes
Extras>Notes>Memeo-Notes
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Calendar items
Extras>Calendar>All
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Tasks
Extras>Calendar>To Do
Note: Only the previous 7 days of email are
copied to your iPod.
RSS News Feeds
Extras>Notes>Memeo-RSS News.
My Recent Pictures
Photos/Photo Library (photo-capable
iPods only)
All other files
All
other files you select are backed up to your iPod as if it were an
external hard disk. To view them, you must plug your iPod into a PC
and then open the iPod in a Windows Explorer window. Double-click My
Computer, double-click your iPod in the Devices with Removable
Storage list, and open the Memeo folder to see your files.
About sharing photos on
Shutterfly.com
Shutterfly online photo service is an optional service
provided by Shutterfly.com. Upload photos to Shutterfly to print,
share, and preserve your most precious photos.
You can sign up for a free Shutterfly account when you
are setting up your photo sharing job in Memeo AutoBackup. When you
fill in the online registration form, your free account is created
and ready to use immediately.
When you choose to share photos, only .jpg files will
be uploaded to Shutterfly. All other files are ignored.
The album name on Shutterfly is the same as the
sharing job name. All photos in all folders designated for a single
sharing job are uploaded to one album. So, if you want to have
photos placed in several different albums, each album must have its
own sharing job in Memeo AutoBackup.
E very time you add a photo to a designated folder, it
is automatically uploaded to your album and available for viewing
online.
TIP: You might want to create special
folders just for photos you want to upload to Shutterfly for
printing and sharing. To copy a photo from another folder into your
special upload folder, press the CTRL key while dragging the photo
to the new folder; this moves a copy into the upload folder and
keeps the original in its original folder.
To access your photos online using a Web browser, go
to http://www.shutterfly.com/and
enter the user name and password you created when signing up for
your Shutterfly account. (You can find your user name on the
confirmation e-mail sent to you after you signed up.)
To manage your online albums, log on to your account
on shutterfly.com and follow Shutterfly's instructions for viewing,
sharing, and ordering prints from your photos.
Memeo AutoBackup uploads your photos
to Shutterfly only when your computer is connected to the Internet.
If you are not connected, Memeo AutoBackup saves a
list of all the photos that have been added or changed and will
upload them when you reconnect.
Downloading Memeo AutoBackup
To download
Memeo AutoBackup, go to
http://www.memeo.com/download-backup.htm.
Note: If you
already have a serial number, you will need to download the FREE
TRIAL of
Memeo AutoBackup and
then use your (old) serial number to register the downloaded copy of
Memeo AutoBackup.
Installing Memeo AutoBackup
Important: You must have Administrator privileges
on the computer on which you are installing Memeo AutoBackup.
Only user accounts with Administrator privileges can use Memeo AutoBackup.
To learn more about Administrator privileges, refer to Windows Help.
If you are the only user on your computer, you probably already have
Administrator privileges.
You
can install Memeo AutoBackup
on a computer running the following operating systems:
To
install Memeo AutoBackup:
1. Insert your
Memeo AutoBackup CD.
OR,
download Memeo AutoBackup from the Internet.
2.
Double-click the Memeo AutoBackup
installer icon. Wait while the installer starts.
3. When you see the installer welcome
screen, click Next.
4. Read the End User License Agreement,
and if you accept the terms, click I accept the
terms of the license agreement and then click Next. Note that you have the option to print the
End User License Agreement.
5. After the Memeo AutoBackup
software is installed, click Finish.
In
most cases, installation takes less than a minute. When installation
is complete, you will see the Memeo AutoBackup
Configuration Wizard.
You
are now ready to configure Memeo AutoBackup
to start protecting your data.
Note: If Memeo AutoBackup
needs to install the .NET Framework on your machine, installation
could take longer than 1 minute and you may need to reboot your
machine before configuring Memeo AutoBackup.
The installer will guide you through the process of downloading and
installing the latest version of .NET Framework from Microsoft.
Purchasing and registering
Memeo AutoBackup
For each computer
on which you install Memeo AutoBackup,
you need a unique product key.
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If you are using
a free trial of Memeo AutoBackup,
in the main Memeo AutoBackup
window you will see
the number of days left on your free trial and a link for
purchasing Memeo AutoBackup.
When you click the BUY NOW link, you will make your purchase
online using a credit card. After you complete the
purchase wizard, your copy of Memeo AutoBackup
will be registered.
You will also be sent a product key (also known as a "PID") via
email.
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If you purchased
Memeo
AutoBackup in a
box, your product keys are on a sticker on the CD case.
If you ever need to
re-enter your product key, open the Memeo AutoBackup
application, choose
Register from the
Help menu, and type your product key. If you lose your
product key, send an email to support@memeo.com and we will
email your registration number to the email address you gave us when
you registered your product.
If you need to use
the Memeo OneClick Restore feature* to restore secure files that you
backed up, you will need to enter the password. Note that all secure
backup jobs require a password. If you had a secure backup plan in a
version before Memeo AutoBackup
Version 2 that did not require a password, then when you upgrade to
Version 2, your backup plan will be “paused” (see image below) until
a password is assigned.
*It is
strongly recommended that you use the Memeo OneClick Restore only in
emergency situations. We advise you to install
Memeo AutoBackup, reactivate
the old backup plan, and then use the Restore Wizard to restore the
files.
To assign a
password, click on the icon (or text) for the applicable backup plan
on the main application screen. A pop-up dialog box will appear
prompting for a new password.
Because Memeo
cannot retrieve user passwords assigned to secure backups, please
store your password somewhere safe in case you need to retrieve it
later.
Configuring Memeo AutoBackup
The
Memeo
AutoBackup
Configuration Wizard walks you through the steps of selecting a
backup destination, configuring it, and selecting the files to be
backed up.
Selecting and Configuring a Backup
Destination
Use
the Select a Destination screen to specify choose the type of backup destination
you want to configure.
Note: If you just installed
Memeo
AutoBackup, the
Select a Destination screen appears after you click Next in the Welcome screen of the
Memeo
AutoBackup
Configuration Wizard. To configure Memeo AutoBackup
at any other time, launch the Memeo AutoBackup
application and click Create Backup Plan.
1. Select one of the following options:
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Memeo Internet Disk:
Backs up your documents to the Memeo Internet Disk online storage service.
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Network Places:
Backs up to another computer on your local network.
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Hard Disk: Backs up your documents to an internal
or external hard disk on your computer.
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A Removable Device: Backs up to a removable storage
device.
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iPod Device:
Backs up your documents and email, calendar, notes, contacts, and
tasks to an iPod.
2. Follow the appropriate steps below to
configure the type of backup destination you have chosen.
Backing
Up to a Memeo Internet Disk online storage server
Click here for more information
about Memeo Internet Disk.
Note: You must be connected to the Internet
when setting up a backup plan with Memeo Internet Disk as the destination.
1. In the Select a Destination screen
of the Memeo AutoBackup
Configuration wizard, select Memeo Internet Disk
from the Destination list.
Note: To access the Select a Destination
screen, click Create a Backup Plan from the main Memeo
AutoBackup screen and then click Next to continue.
2. Type your User Name and Password for
your Memeo Internet Disk
account.
Note: If you don't have a Memeo Internet Disk account, click the link on the screen
to sign up for an account. You will be able to use your new account
immediately. After signing up, return to this screen in
Memeo
AutoBackup and enter
in the user name and password you created when signing up.
3. Type the name of the folder on
Memeo
Internet Disk to be
used for backups.
Note: This folder name is entirely up to
you. The name "Memeo" is suggested by default. You will see this
folder name if you
access your files from the Internet.
4. Designate the number of additional
versions of each file Memeo AutoBackup
should save.
Note: The more versions you specify, the
faster the storage space will fill up.
5. Specify whether you want a
Secure backup by checking the box.
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If you choose Secure, no one can see the contents of your
files. They are protected from “prying eyes” with strong (128-bit)
encryption. You must use the Memeo AutoBackup
Restore or OneClick Restore feature to restore the files if you want
to work with them again.
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If you choose not
to secure the backup, you can see the contents of your files just as
if you had simply copied the files to the backup location. Anyone
else who gains access to the backup location can also see them. To
restore the files, you can use the Memeo AutoBackup
OneClick Restore feature or simply copy them from the backup
location to the location you want to work with them.
6. Click Next.
7. Continue with the steps under “Selecting Files to Back Up.”
Backing Up
to a Network Place
Follow these directions to back up to a
folder on a computer you are connected to over a network. Click here for more information about
backing up to a Network Place.
Important: Create a new folder on the networked
computer to contain the backups, before continuing with these steps.
You can name the folder anything you want. You will select this
folder in step 3 below. Avoid backing up to the computer's C
drive, as you could lose your backup if the computer has a
catastrophic crash.
1. In the Select a Destination screen
of the Memeo AutoBackup
Configuration wizard, select Network Places as the
Destination.
Note: To access this screen, click Create
Backup Plan from the main Memeo AutoBackup
screen, and then click Next to continue.
2. Click the blue underlined text that
says Click here to select a backup folder.
The folder section browser appears.
Note: It may take a moment for Memeo
AutoBackup to scan your network.
3. Select a computer in the list, and then
navigate to the backup folder you created.
4. To designate the number of
additional versions of each file Memeo AutoBackup
should save, check the box under the Optional heading and
then enter the number in the available text box.
5. Designate the number of additional
versions of each file Memeo AutoBackup
should save.
Note: The more versions you specify, the
faster the storage space will fill up.
6. Specify whether you want a
Secure backup by checking the box.
·
If you choose Secure, no one can see the contents of your
files. They are protected from “prying eyes” with strong (128-bit)
encryption. You must use the Memeo AutoBackup
Restore or OneClick Restore feature to restore the files if you want
to work with them again.
·
If you choose not
to secure the backup, you can see the contents of your files just as
if you had simply copied the files to the backup location. Anyone
else who gains access to the backup location can also see them. To
restore the files, you can use the Memeo AutoBackup
OneClick Restore feature or simply copy them from the backup
location to the location you want to work with them.
7. Click Next.
8. Continue with the steps under “Selecting Files to Back Up.”
Follow these directions to back up to a
folder on your own computer.
Important: Create a new folder on your hard disk
to contain the backups, before continuing with these steps. You can
name the folder anything you want. You will select this folder in
step 3 below. Don’t back up to your C drive, as you could
lose your backup if your computer has a catastrophic crash. We
highly recommend signing up for a
Memeo Internet Disk account to protect your
pictures and other irreplaceable files in case your hard drive
fails.
1. In the Select a Destination screen
of the Memeo AutoBackup
Configuration wizard, select Hard Disk as the Destination.
Note: To access this screen, click Create
Backup Plan from the main Memeo AutoBackup
screen, and then click Next to continue.
2. Click the blue underlined text that
says Click here to select a backup folder.
The folder section browser appears.
3. Select a folder in the list.
4. To designate the number of additional
versions of each file Memeo AutoBackup
should save, check the box under the Optional heading and
then enter the number in the available text box. Note that the
number must be greater than or equal to 1 (one).
Note: The more versions you specify, the
faster the storage space will fill up.
5. Specify whether you want a
Secure backup by checking the box.
·
If you choose Secure, no one can see the contents of your
files. They are protected from “prying eyes” with strong (128-bit)
encryption. You must use the Memeo AutoBackup
Restore or OneClick Restore feature to restore the files if you want
to work with them again.
·
If you choose not
to secure the backup, you can see the contents of your files just as
if you had simply copied the files to the backup location. Anyone
else who gains access to the backup location can also see them. To
restore the files, you can use the Memeo AutoBackup
OneClick Restore feature or simply copy them from the backup
location to the location you want to work with them.
6. Click Next.
7. Continue with the steps under “Selecting Files to Back Up.”
Backing Up to a
Removable Storage Device
Click here for more
information about backing up to a removable storage device.
Important: Always use the "Safely Remove
Hardware" icon in
the Windows system tray (on the taskbar, next to the clock) before
unplugging your storage device. Otherwise, you could corrupt the
storage device and lose your files. By using the "Safely Remove
Hardware" icon, you allow Windows to close any files that are still
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