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Online Storage:
StorageSync
Part A: Backup Your Profile
1: How to download and install StorageSync?
Where to download StorageSync?
You may download StorageSync from your e-Storage account. Please follow the steps below to download StorageSync installer.
Step 1: At the URL address of your browser type http://storage.netmyne.com
Step 2: Login to your e-Storage by entering your login name and password.
Figure A.1 Login page of e-Storage
Step 3: Go to Backup
Click the Backup on the top panel and the page below will be displayed. Click to download as provided by the big arrow.
Click here to download Figure A.2 e-Storage Homepage
Figure A.3 StorageSync Download Page
Step 4: Download in progress
We suggest to save your file on your Desktop for easier searching purpose (figure A.4).
Click Save button to continue.
Figure A.4 Save As Dialog box
Figure A.5 Download Progress
How to install StorageSync?
Once the download is complete, you may locate the installation file saved on the Desktop and run the installer.
Step 1:
Step 2: When the installation start, screen above will pop up on your monitor screen. Click Next to proceed.
Please locate this file on the directory where you saved it, double-click on it, and the installation will start.
Figure A.6 StorageSync Setup Screen 1
Step 3: Please keep the default setting (Do not change the directory as per figure A.7). Click Next to proceed.
With this option on, StorageSync will start during Windows start
Figure A.7 StorageSync Setup Screen 2
Step 4: Click Install to begin the installation (Refer back to figure A.8). The installation will take several minutes to complete. Once the installation in progress, you will see the following figure.
Figure A.9 StorageSync Setup Screen 4
Figure A.10 StorageSync Setup completion Screen
With this option on, StorageSync will start
after click the Finish button
On this step, the installation is completed. Click finish button (figure A.10) to exit from the installation wizard.
2: How to create the profiles for the user's 'backup profile'?
It is important for you to perform the backup for your StorageSync profile(s) as in the event of Hard Disk Drive failure. It will save your tremendous work before you can restore your file back to the new Hard Disk Drive.
Create a profile to backup your StorageSync Profiles
Before you create any other profiles, you should create the profile to backup the folders where the profile files are stored.
You may locate this icon on your Desktop to run StorageSync
Step 2: Let's name this profile as “Profile Backup”. Click OK to proceed.
Tips
Why we need to backup StorageSync's Profile? In the event of files corruption or hard disk failure, your local Profiles might be lost. Without the profiles, you cannot proceed to restore the files and document from online server back to the computer. Therefore, backing up your profiles allow you to restore the profile to StorageSync while neccessary.
Figure A.12 Add New Profile
Figure A.13 Profile Creted
The new profile “Profile Backup” is created. Lets proceed to select the local folder (the folder of file and subfolders to be back up) and Remote folder (The folder on the e-Storage when file and subfolders backed up will be stored).
Step 3: Click Browse button under Local Folder, and a dialog box above will pop up. Navigate to this directory: C:/Program Files/StorageSync
Select the folder called profiles as your source file. Click OK to proceed.
Figure A.14 Browse for Folder
Step 4: Click Browse button under Remote folder (Figure A.15) and the login screen will pop up again to prompt you enter your e-Storage login.
Step 5: Enter your login details, to access the e-Storage. Check on the 'Save Password' so the schedule backup will work properly.
Figure A.15 StorageSync
C:/Program Files/StorageSy nc/Prof iles
Figure A.16 StorageSync – e-Storage Login
Step 6: Navigate into the Private folder, and click on the “Create New Folder” icon to create a new folder to store your StorageSync profile's folder (Figure A.17).
Step 7: Enter the folder name as “My StorageSync Profile”. We recommend that you follow the standard name on this manual so we can help to resolve your problems faster should you encounter one.
Step 8: Click OK to create “My StorageSync Profile” folder.
Figure A.17 e-Storage Browser
Figure A.18 Create New Folder
“My StorageSync Profile” folder has been created as shown above.
Figure A.19 e-Storage Browser
Please verify the below:
Profile name: Profile Backup
Local Folder: C:/Program Files/StorageSync/profiles Remote Folder: /Private/My StorageSync Profile
The next step is – Setup the schedule backup for your StorageSync Profile.
Figure A.20 Check the Settings
How to schedule backup the 'backup profile'?
Schedule Backup for your StorageSync Profile
Select the profile “Profile Backup” on your left and go to Schedule tab. Make sure the option Active has been selected. Select the method from the drop-down menu for the backup. Once the method has been selected, remember hit Save button to save the setting.
Figure A.21 Schedule a Backup
C:/Program Files/StorageSy nc/Prof iles /Priv ate/My StorageSy nc Prof ile
3: How to run the backup manually?
Backup Your StorageSync Profile
Step 1: Select the profile “Profile Backup” and click the Run button on the corner right (figure A.22).
Figure A.22 Run a manual backup
Step 2: Figure A.23 is the Pre-Run screen of StorageSync after verified the source folder. Check the item(s) to be backed up and hit Proceed button.
Step 3: Backup is in the progress. Please wait for several minutes.
The dialog box below provides the report page after completion of the backup. If all files are successfully backed up, 0 error will be display. Click Close to close the dialog box.
You may login to your e-Storage now to check the existence of the backup profiles.
Figure A.24 Backup Transfer Progress
Figure A.25 Summary Report
The profile folder of StorageSync has been backed up to e-Storage.
Figure A.26 e-Storage
Part B: Restore your profiles in the events of Hard Disk Drive Failure
If you intend to restore your backed up files after a Hard Disk Drive failure or to restore your files to a new computer, you will find it very helpful to follow the guide step by step.
1: How to download and install StorageSync?
Where to download StorageSync?
Download StorageSync from your e-Storage account. Please follow the steps below to download StorageSync installer.
Step 1: At the URL address of your browser type http://storage.netmyne.com
Step 2: Login to your e-Storage by entering your login name and password.
Figure B.1 e-Storage Login Page
Step 3: Locate Backup as show in the red rectangle
Click the Backup on the top panel and the page below will be displayed. Click to download as pointed by the big arrow.
Figure B.2 e-Storage Homepage
Step 4: Download in progress
We suggest to save your file on your Desktop for easier searching purpose.
Click Save button to continue.
Please wait for the download complete. The download progress will take several minutes.
Figure B.4 Save the StorageSync installer
Figure B.5 download Progress
How to install StorageSync?
Step 1: Download StorageSync installer from your e-Storage account (refer back to Part A). Run the installer and a dialog box as below will pop up as figure B.6.
Step 2: Click Next to proceed.
Figure B.6 StorageSync Setup Screen 1
Step 3: Please use the default setting (Do not change the directory). Click Next to proceed.
Step 4: Click Install to begin the installation. The installation will take several minutes to complete.
Once the installation in progress, you will see the following figure.
With this option on, StorageSync will start during Windows start
Figure B.7 StorageSync Setup Screen 2
Figure B.8 StorageSync Setup Screen 3
With this option on, StorageSync will start
after click the Finish button
Figure B.9 StorageSync Setup Screen 4
2: How to create the 'Restore Profile' to get back all your 'Backed up' profiles?
Create Profile to restore the previous StorageSync Profile
Step 1: Click New button to create new profile. It is advisable to use the standard profile name to restore the StorageSync Profile. We'll use “Restore Profile” as the profile name here. After clicking the New button, the dialog box will pop up to allow you enter the profile name.
Step 2: Hit OK button to proceed.
You may locate this icon on your Desktop to run StorageSync
Figure B.11 Create Profile to Restore StorageSync Profile
Figure B.12 Create Profile
New profile created!
One left click on this icon.
Switch the direction from remote server to local
(pointing upward)
Figure B.13 Profile created
Step 3: Change the direction of the green arrow between the icon computer (local) and the globe (remote server) pointing upward will do (Figure B.14). This will restore your profiles from e-Storage to your StorageSync Profiles folder.
Step 4: Click the Browse button under Local folder, and a dialog box as below will show. Go to this directory:
C:/Program Files/StorageSync
Select folder with name “profiles” as the restore destination. Hit OK to proceed.
Step 5: After the restore destination selected, now you will have to select source directory from your remote server. Click the Browse button under remote Folder and the login screen will pop up. Login with your e-Storage username and password, as shown in the next figure.
Figure B.15 Select Restore Destination
Step 6: Click OK to proceed.
Figure B.16 StorageSync – e-Storage Login
Please compare the settings of StorageSync on your computer with the information below:
Profile name: Restore Profile
Local Folder: C:/Program Files/StorageSync/profiles Remote Folder: /Private/My StorageSync Profile
If the StorageSync settings are exactly the same as above, you have completed the setting to restore the StorageSync Profiles.
This is why user are recommended to follow the default setting on this manual. If you are not following the standard on this manual, you might be confused by the folders names used. It is always advisable to follow the default setting names.
Figure B.18 Check your StorageSync Settings
3: How to restore and rebuild the profile?
How to Restore the Backup Profile
Step 1: Hit the Run button now to restore the StorageSync Profile.
Figure B.19 Profile Restoration
Step 2: After clicking Run button, the dialog box above will be displayed. Click Proceed to continue the restore process.
Figure B.20 Restoration Pre-Run
Step 3: The restore progress will take several minutes to complete.
Figure B.21 Restoration in Progress
You will find all the previous profiles are back on your StorageSync! You have completed the profile restoring steps.
Figure B.23 StorageSync
Delete Profile – Restore Profile
Step 1: Select “Restore Profile” from the list, and hit the delete button. A notification message will pop up as below:
Figure B.24 Delete Profile
Figure B.25 Confirmation of Delete
The profile “Restore Profile” deleted from the list.
Figure B.26 Profile Deleted
4: How to restore all backed up file and folders?
Restoring your Backup Files and Documents from Remote Server
The profile “My Backup” was use as the profile to back up the files in 'My Documents' folder. We are going to use this profile as the example for this manual. Select “My Backup”.
Step 1: Please notice the icon on the top (highlighted with the red rectangle). Move your mouse cursor over, left click on it. You should able to notice the green arrow switching the direction from Local (PC)-to-Remote (Globe) to Remote (Globe)-to-Local (PC) as show in figure B.28.
Figure B.27 Documents Restoration
Step 2: Change the arrow direction as same as below (Remote server to local computer). Hit Run button to proceed.
Make sure the arrow is on
“Remote Server to local computer” direction
Figure B.28 Change the direction of Sync
Step 3: After clicking on Run button, a Pre-Run dialog box will pop up as above.
Verify the files to be restored to the PC and hit Proceed to continue.
Figure B.29 Restoration Pre-Run Screen
A progress status dialog box (figure B.30) will be displayed. This process will take severals minutes (depending on the file size and the speed of the connection).
Once the restoration completed, a summary report will be displayed as below:
Step 4: If the process completed successfully, “0 Errors” will be stated on the screen. Click Close button. Files and folders restoration completed!
Figure B.31 Summary Report
5: How to turn settings back to original back up state?
Step 1: Go back to StorageSync and select “My Backup” profile. and switch the arrow direction as shown in the following figure.
Step 2: After the arrow direction changed, click the Save button to save the profile.
You have completed the profiles and documents restoration. Congratulation!
Click here to switch the arrow direction back to “Local computer to
Remote Server” mode (As per display).
Note: If you do not switch back the direction arrow to “Local Computer to Remote Server” the next time you run this profile, the StorageSync will download the file from remote server again and this might overwrite your existing one. If you have multiple profiles, you can go back to page 36 and repeat the steps to restore the folders and files associated to that profile
Figure B.32 Turn Back Settings
