MozyPro for Windows Quick Start Guide

Published: 2012-12-05

Contents
Getting Started with MozyPro...........................................................................................3 Downloading and Installing MozyPro................................................................................4 Understanding Backup Sets..............................................................................................8
Selecting Backup Sets..................................................................................................................................9

Starting a Backup ...........................................................................................................10 Using the Status Window................................................................................................11

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MozyPro for Windows Quick Start Guide

Getting Started with MozyPro

MozyPro is an online backup service with an easy to use interface so you can start backing up your data today. MozyPro uses client software that you install on your machine. The client software communicates with the backup servers located in secure sites around the globe. To start backing up now, just install the MozyPro software. Your first backup starts automatically. Here are a few tasks to help get you started: Downloading and Installing MozyPro on page 4 Using the Status Window on page 11 Starting a Backup on page 10 Understanding Backup Sets on page 8 To learn about more advanced features, see the MozyPro User Guide available at http://docs.mozy.com.

Downloading and Installing MozyPro

1. In your browser's address bar, type http://mozy.com/downloads/mozyprosetup.exe, then press Enter. 2. Depending on your browser's configuration, do one of the following to start the installation: Internet Explorer
Option Run Save Action Click this option to start the install program. If the Run option is not available, click Save to save the file on your computer. You need to note the location where you saved the file. You might want to save the file to your Desktop so you can easily find it. After the file is saved to your computer, do one of the following: If the Download Complete dialog displays, click Run to start. Using Windows Explorer, browse to the location of the file and double-click it (mozyprosetup.exe) to start.

Firefox
Option Automatic Download Action If Firefox automatically downloads and saves the file, do the following in Firefox: 1. 2. 3. Click Tools > Downloads to open the Downloads window. Double-click the file name (mozyprosetup.exe) to start. If prompted with a security question about wanting to run this file, click Run.

Save

If prompted, click Save and select a location. You need to note the location where you saved the file. You might want to save the file to your Desktop so you can easily find it. After the file has downloaded, do the following in Firefox: 1. 2. 3. Use Windows Explorer to browse to the location where you saved the file. Double-click the file name (mozyprosetup.exe) to start the installation program. If prompted with a security question about wanting to run this file, click Run.

Google Chrome
Option Save Action 1. 2. 3. Click Save at the bottom of the browser. Click Show all downloads, then click the file name (mozyprosetup.exe). If prompted with a security question about wanting to run this file, click Run.

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3. Click Install to start copying the MozyPro program files.

Figure 1: Welcome screen 4. Sign in to your MozyPro account. License Key: Type or copy the license key that you received in the email. If you do not have a license key, contact your administrator. Email Address: Type the email address used to set up your account.

5. Click Next and enter the password for this account. 6. Click Next to scan for files to back up.

Figure 2: Selecting Files Summary 7. (Conditional) If you have a space limitation, you can get more storage or deselect files until you are back under your limit. If you need more precision in selecting files, you can click Settings on the next window. If the selected files exceed your limit and you continue, MozyPro backs up your files until your limit is reached. Any additional files are not backed up. 8. Click Next.

Figure 3: Setup Complete Screen

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9. Click Finish. Congratulations! MozyPro is installed, and your first backup is now starting. Here a some important things to know about your backup: Your first backup might take a while depending on the amount of data and the speed of your Internet connection. You can continue to use your computer while your backup is running. Subsequent backups happen automatically. Backups cannot happen unless your computer is turned on and connected to the internet. You do not have to be logged in, but your computer cannot be in sleep or hibernation mode.

Understanding Backup Sets

Backup sets let you easily select files to back up according to file type in specified directories. Each time a new file of a type you have selected for backup is saved to your computer, MozyPro automatically selects that file for all subsequent backups. For example, selecting the Word Processing Documents backup set automatically backs up all Microsoft Word, OpenOffice.org, WordPerfect, Adobe Acrobat, and text files on your computer under the My Documents and Desktop folders. All subsequent files saved to your computer in these folders with the same file extensions are automatically added to your backups. By default, backup sets that have no files that meet the backup set criteria are not listed as available backup sets. Figure 4: Backup Sets

When you click the name of a backup set, a list of the files included in the backup set is displayed in the right pane. File names for encrypted files are displayed in a different color than the rest of the files. Note: If you are using Mozy 2xProtect, you cannot back up any files that are locally EFS encrypted. Before you run your first local backup with MozyPro, you must first exclude any EFS encrypted files. This table describes the behavior of the backup set selector.
Checkbox Description New files matching this backup set will not be backed up. However, the backup set displays files that are being backed up because they match the rules of a different backup set or they were explicitly selected.

All of these files will be backed up, and new files in this set will not be backed up. When you select the checkbox for a backup set, all the existing files are selected for backup. Deselecting the checkbox deselects all files in the backup set.

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Selecting Backup Sets

1. Right-click the MozyPro icon in your system tray, then select Settings. 2. Select More Settings, then click Backup Sets. 3. From the Backup Set list in the left pane, select the check box next to the set you want included in your back up. Select the name of the set to view its list of files in the right pane. 4. Deselect the check box next to any unwanted files in the file list. 5. When you have finished changing settings, click OK. Your settings are saved and the Settings window closes. Note: You do not need to be logged in to Windows to back up. However, your computer must be turned on, not in sleep or hibernation mode, and must be connected to the Internet.

Starting a Backup
Your backups are scheduled to start automatically, but you can start a backup at any time using the Status window. 1. In your system tray, double-click the MozyPro icon to open the Status window.

Figure 5: Start Backup 2. Click the Start Backup button. Your backup starts and the progress of your backup is displayed.

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Using the Status Window

The MozyPro Status window lets you view the status of a current backup, start a backup manually, and launch the MozyPro Settings window. To access the Status Window: 1. Right-click the MozyPro icon in your system tray, then select Status.

Figure 6: Client Status Window 2. From the Status window, you can select any of the following options:
Start Backup Settings Restore Files Starts a backup. Opens the Settings window. Opens your online account with MozyPro to start a file restoration. Opens the MozyPro help. Change Opens the Settings window at the Scheduling tab.

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