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Using your M2 Portable Series
Now that you h ave successfully installed your new M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive, you copy or move files or whole
folders from your new M2 Portable Series to your computer and vice-versa.
Removable Disk Method
For the purposes of this manual, we will make a copy of the Temp folder on the C drive of your computer and
copy it to the M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive.
Copying / Moving Files
Getting to the Windows Explorer
User Manual
M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive
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It is important to understand the difference between Copy and Move.
Copy :
is to make a duplicate folder or file and store it so that you have two copies.
Move :
is to take a folder or file from one location and put it into another.
WHEN YOU MOVE A FOLDER OR FILE, YOU NO LONGER HAVE A BACKUP COPY.
Copy and paste files from the computer to the M2 Portable Series External Hard Drive (Removable Disk Method).
From the Windows Desktop click:
Start Programs Accessories Windows Explorer
From the Windows Explorer, you will see various drive letters; A, C, your C drive is your local Hard Drive.
The M2 Portable Series Drive will most likely be the E drive however, it could be any drive letter.
For the purposes of this manual, we will assume that the M2 Portable Series drive is the E drive.
As well, for practice copying folders and files, we will copy the Temp folder onto the M2 Portable Series drive.