Use the following instructions to use your CD-RW drive as a backup drive for the Iomega® QuikSync 3 software.
STEP ONE - Prepare a CD-RW disc for the backup
Note: You will need a blank CD-RW disc for backup.
- Insert the blank CD into your CD-RW drive.
- Use your CD-RW software to format a blank CD-RW disc.
Note: For more information on preparing your CD-RW disc for data, please refer to the documentation that came with your CD-RW drive.
STEP TWO - Select your CD-RW drive as the backup drive in the Iomega QuikSync 3 software
- Click the Start button, select Programs, Iomega QuikSync 3 and then Iomega QuikSync 3.
- Click the General tab.
- Click the On button.
- Click the CD-RW drive icon to select that drive as the backup drive.
- Click the Add/Remove button.
- Select the folder(s) you wish to backup.
- Click the Add button for each folder or file.
- When you have selected all the folders you wish to back up, click the OK button.

- Click the Scheduling tab and choose one of the three scheduling options.
- Copy my files every time I save to my source folder(s)
- Check source folder(s) for changes every: (By time)
- Check source folder(s) for changes every: (by day-of-the-week)
- Fill in the scheduling option that best suits your needs.
- Click the OK button to accept the settings.

The Iomega QuikSync 3 software is now prepared to backup to your CD-RW disc.