Removing all files from SimpleSave drive and starting over?

[rickluc]

Thanks

[rickluc]

Since I copied the folder from my computer and pasted onto my external drive, if I change some wording in the original folder on my computer, when I click on folder to copy to paste onto external drive, will it copy the whole folder to the external drive or just the changes? Thanks

[TheOldMan]

If the  information on the hosting computer is changed but only a few items are changed and then that folder is copied and pasted again to the external drive again, is that the question?  I actually have not tried that particular process.  I do know that if pictures are copied over in that manner, it will ask whether the user wants to copy or replace.  I do not actually know about files or documents.  Will it make any difference?  Give it a try on a few examples of what you are asking and then report back on what actually happens.

[rickluc]

Yhanks let you know later

[rickluc]

Yes it will copy and replace file on the external drive!!! Thanks

[TheOldMan]

Great, so it is still a useful drive!!

[rickluc]

Yes thanks for help

[Photoray002]

Hello everyone,

I Just wanted to add, If drag and drop works then all is well.

If you want the SimpleSave UI working again, you will have to re-download it and place it into the SimpleSave drive to replace the corrupted exe files. Also remove any instance of the SimpleSave install on the PC you used before.

HP does not have that download anymore, but there was a guy on here who posted a link to his Google Drive folder that has a copy (assuming you have the older style external drive (md1000h) with a 3.5 inch drive.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B85kzRiDSR_rYmtpTHpyZ1Jsa28/view

Save the files to your external drive and run the exe.

NOTE: running the SimpleSave exe to automatically backup files will encrypt those files. If the CD emulator hardware built into the external drive case ever fails, you will not be able to access those files.

NOTE 2: SimpleSave software has been reported by others not to work on Windows 8.1 or 10.

Personally, I would not mess with using the SimpleSave software since I do not like the proprietary encryption method.

Microsoft Synctoy in my opinion is more reliable and does not create proprietary files.

Those drives are long in the tooth now also. Many users had previously reported failures with those drives, so I wouldnt rely on it with important backups.  Just my 2 cents.