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 The best and most reliable option is to backup your file to a USB attached drive. You will need a dedicated USB drive for this. Get one that is the same size as your VortexBox drive or at least as big as your current data set.  The best and most reliable option is to backup your file to a USB attached drive. You will need a dedicated USB drive for this. Get one that is the same size as your VortexBox drive or at least as big as your current data set. 
  
-Step 1 - Start by attached your USB driver to your VortexBox and going to the backup icon in the web GUI.+**Step 1** - Start by attached your USB driver to your VortexBox and going to the backup icon in the web GUI.
  
-Step 2 - You will be give an option to format your drive. ​This will erase everything on your drive.+**Step 2** - You will be give an option to format your drive. ​__This ​will erase everything on your drive__.
  
-Step 3 - Press the backup button to backup all your file. This can take quite a long time if you have a lot of files. Once it's complete you can disconnect your backup drive from your VortexBox.+**Step 3** - Press the backup button to backup all your file. This can take quite a long time if you have a lot of files. Once it's complete you can disconnect your backup drive from your VortexBox.
  
 In the future you can add more files to your backup. It will only add the new files and will be much faster. In the future you can add more files to your backup. It will only add the new files and will be much faster.
  
- +== View your files on ==
  
backing_the_data_on_your_vortexbox.txt · Last modified: 2015/02/04 18:06 by andrew