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5 Select Edit, and then Paste from the window’s menu bar. Turning off/disconnecting the drive Turning off/disconnecting the drive To avoid losing or corrupting data stored on the external hard drive, be sure to follow the instructions in this section when you want to turn off the drive or disconnect it from your computer. Do not turn off or remove the external storage device while it is writing or reading media. . Never turn off or disconnect an external storage device during data read/write. Doing so can cause data loss. If the external hard drive is connected to your computer with an eSATA cable, always shut down the computer before turning off or disconnecting the drive. Failure to do so may cause data corruption or loss. The procedure for turning off/disconnecting the drive varies depending upon the type of connection (USB or eSATA) you are using. If you are using a USB connection To turn off/disconnect the drive if you are using a USB connection: 1 Wait until all read/write activity stops (the power/drive in-use light will stop flashing). 2 Close all drive-related applications (for example, the Backup Software Control Pad and the Drive Monitor/Disk Properties window) by following these steps: a Click the Close (X) button to close each window. b Right-click each drive application icon in the Notification Area/System tray of your Windows® desktop and select Exit. 3 Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Notification Area/System tray of your Windows® desktop. (Sample Image) The Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Notification Area/System tray Turning off/disconnecting the drive Turning off/disconnecting the drive 5 Select Toshiba HDD and then click OK. A message displays indicating it is safe to remove the device from your computer. 6 Turn off the drive and/or disconnect the USB cable connecting the drive to your computer. NOTE The procedure for safely removing a hardware device may vary depending on your computer's operating system. Refer to the documentation provided with your operating system if the above procedure is not applicable to your system. NOTE When you shut down your computer, the drive unmounts from the system automatically. You do not need to manually unmount it. Simply wait until the computer shuts down before disconnecting the cable. NOTE If you have installed the Drive Monitor application, you can also safely remove the drive from your system by right-clicking on the Drive Monitor icon in the Notification Area/System tray of your Windows® desktop and selecting Eject. For information on installing the Drive Monitor, see “Checking used/free disk space and drive properties” on page 18. If you are using an eSATA connection To turn off/disconnect the drive if you are using an eSATA connection: 1 Wait until all read/write activity stops (the power/drive in-use light will stop flashing). 2 Close all open applications. 3 Shut down your computer. 4 Turn off the drive by pressing the power button on the back of the drive. 5 Disconnect the eSATA cable. Checking used/free disk space and drive properties Checking used/free disk space and drive properties Installing the Drive Monitor To install the Drive Monitor: 1 Make sure the drive is connected to the computer with a USB cable (not an eSATA cable). 2 Click Drive Monitor in the Toshiba Drive Setup window. NOTE If the Toshiba Drive Setup window is not displayed, do the following: 1. Make sure the drive is connected to the computer with a USB cable (not an eSATA cable). 2. In My Computer or Computer, right-click the Virtual CD ( ) icon and select Open. 3. Double-click the Install Drive Monitor ( ) icon. For more information on the Virtual CD, see “Drive partitions” on page 14. 3 Click Install. The application is extracted from the drive's Virtual CD partition and installed in the Toshiba HDD partition. After installing the Drive Monitor, you can switch to an eSATA connection if you wish. Viewing drive information To view drive information, do one of the following: . Click the Drive Monitor icon in the Notification Area/System tray of your Windows® desktop. (Sample Image) The Drive Monitor icon in the Notification Area/System tray Using the Toshiba Backup software Using the Toshiba Backup software . Point to the Drive Monitor icon in the Notification Area/System tray of your Windows® desktop. A pop-up window displays drive information. Using the Toshiba Backup software With the included Toshiba Backup software, you can easily back up, or make copies of, your electronic files. You can choose to back up: . your entire computer (includes your computer's startup disk and all attached internal and external storage devices), or . all files of a certain type (for example, your music files), or all files in a specific folder or set of folders. You can specify that the backup task is executed immediately, or schedule it to occur at a later time or repeatedly at certain intervals. The software also enables you to restore your backup copies to the ori...

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