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| Déjà Dup focuses on ease of use and recovering from personal, accidental data loss. If you need a full system backup or an archival program, you may prefer other backup apps. | Déjà Dup focuses on ease of use and recovering from personal, accidental data loss. If you need a full system backup or an archival program, you may prefer other backup apps. | ||
| - | You will need a USB external drive formatted for FAT32. Insert external USB drive and confirm that it mounts automatically. Open Files from the dock to see if the USB drive is mounted. | + | **Requirements:** |
| + | You will need a USB external drive formatted for FAT32. I recommend an small USB stick that can be left plugged into the laptop, like this [[https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-MUF-128AB-AM-Plus-128GB/dp/B07D7PDLXC/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=100g+usb+sticks&qid=1634741176&sr=8-4|one]]. | ||
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| + | Plugin the external USB drive into your laptop. Confirm that the drive mounts automatically. Open the Files application from the dock to see if the USB drive is mounted. | ||
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| - | In the next screen, you can choose your storage location. You can also select a Network Server or Local folder. The local folder can be used to backup to a USB drive. You can also name the backup folder. Press the Forward button to proceed. | + | In the next screen, you can choose your storage location. Select your USB drive as the destination for the backups. You can also name the backup folder. Press the Forward button to proceed. |
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| - | Next, you can encrypt your backups with a password or allow restoring without a password. Chose which option you would like and select the Forward button. **Please remember encryption password if you choose encryption because you won't be able to restore without it.** | + | Next, you can encrypt your backups with a password or allow restoring without a password. Chose which option you would like and select the Forward button. **Please remember the encryption password if you choose encryption because you won't be able to restore without it.** |
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| + | **Remember** you will need to have the USB drive connected to the system to be able to backup to it. | ||