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Using Iomega QuikSync(PC Only)
Iomega QuikSync enables you to easily backup your
important files to CD-RW discs using you Iomega ZipCD™
drive. Every time you save a file to a designated folder,
QuikSync transparently copies that file to your QuikSync
backup disc. The backup copy is saved to the disk at
the same time the original file is saved. Plus, you
can use QuikSync with Iomega Zip®, Jaz®, and
Clik!™ drives too.
QuikSync
Enables You to:
Automatically back up your data files to any Iomega
drive. Save revisions of your work. (QuikSync can save
a new numbered version of your document every time
it changes.) Open your backup files directly from your Iomega
disc - no need for complicated restores from compressed
files.
IMPORTANT! QuikSync is a simple backup program that will create backups
of the files on your hard drive. If you make changes
to the files on your QuikSync disc, the changes will
not be saved to your hard drive. If the revisions function
is not turned on (see details below), QuikSync may
replace files that you have modified on your QuikSync
disk with older files from your hard drive.
Starting
QuikSync for the First Time
To open QuikSync, click the Start button located
on the left side of the taskbar, select Programs,
select the QuikSync folder, then click
on the QuikSync program icon.
The QuikSync Setup Wizard screen appears.
In the QuikSync Setup Wizard you can select the folder
want to backup and your destination backup disc. You
can also enable revisions. QuikSync will only backup
one folder.
IMPORTANT! If you
select a ZipCD™ drive as your QuikSync disc, make
sure that your system has UDF (Universal Disk Format)
software (such as Adaptec DirectCD™ that is included
with ZipCD drive) installed and running.
IMPORTANT! In
order to use a ZipCD disc as your QuikSync disc, you
must use a CD-RW disc.
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Changing
Your Settings
QuikSync will automatically backup your files, once
you have completed the QuikSync Setup Wizard. You do
not need to run QuikSync again unless you wish to change
your settings.
To change your settings, open QuikSync in the same
manner as described in the section on starting QuikSync for the first time. You will only see the QuikSync Setup
Wizard the first time QuikSync is opened. The next time
QuikSync is opened, you will see a simple two-tabbed
control panel.
General
The General tab contains the very basic functions of
QuikSync. In this screen, you can turn QuikSync on and
off, select the folder to backup, and select the disc
where you want your documents copied.
QuikSync
The QuikSync setting will allow you to turn QuikSync
on and off. QuikSync is on by default. In the On
position, QuikSync will scan a specified folder for
updated files and copy them to the Iomega drive you
selected.
Source
The Source setting allows you to choose the folder
that you wish to backup.
Destination
The Destination setting allows you to select the Iomega
drive to which you want your files backed up.
Advanced Settings
On the Advanced settings tab, you can turn the revisions
function on and off, change the amount of time between
updates, and tell the computer to warn you if the QuikSync disc is not present in the selected drive.
Revisions
The default setting is "Don't save revisions of
my files." In this setting, the computer will replace
your backed up files with their newest versions. If
you select "Save revisions of my files," the
computer will add a numbered file to the target disc
every time the document changes. For example, if you
save a document titled My File.doc to the source folder,
QuikSync will create a file titled My File (1).doc on
your QuikSync disc. Next time you modify My File.doc,
QuikSync will save it as My File (2).doc on your QuikSync
disc.
Time Settings
The default time setting for QuikSync is 15 minutes.
This means that every fifteen minutes QuikSync will
scan the selected files for changes and copy any files
that have been changed to your QuikSync disc.
Warnings
Warnings are on by default. QuikSync will warn you
when your QuikSync disc is not inserted only when this
option is on. You will receive warnings at the intervals
you set in the Time Settings selector until you
insert your QuikSync disc. If warnings are turned off
and your QuikSync disk is not inserted, QuikSync will
suspend backups without warning until you insert
the QuikSync disc.
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QuikSync
and Disc Usage
If you selected a ZipCD™ drive as the destination
for your backups, make sure that your system has UDF
(Universal Disk Format) software (such as Adaptec DirectCD™,
which is included with the ZipCD drive) installed and
running. In order to use a ZipCD disc as your QuikSync
disc, you must use a CD-RW disc.
QuikSync will notify you when your QuikSync disc is
full and ask you for a new disc. This will automatically
change your QuikSync settings so that it is not necessary
to run the QuikSync program. When your disc is full,
you will want to date the full QuikSync disc. Insert
a new disc for QuikSync to use and click OK in
the dialog box.
WARNING!
QuikSync does not remember the current revision numbering
across discs. For example, if the file My File.doc was
up to revision five (My File (5).doc) when your disc
was filled, QuikSync will save the next revision to
your new disc as My File (1).doc. It is very important
that you date your QuikSync discs so that you can find
revisions by date.
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Restoring
Your Files
Because QuikSync does not compress your files, there
is no complicated retrieval process. Simply double click
on the files stored on your backup disc to open them
or copy the files back to your hard drive (using Windows
Explorer).
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