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Installing ODB Basic on Mac OS X
Posted: December 12, 2009 (02:40) under FAQ, Featured Articles, Installing ODB, Mac OS X

Installing ODB Basic on Mac OS X PC is a snap.

First, download the latest version of ODB Basic from our site, HERE.

Hint: you can enlarge any image displayed in this post by clicking on it.

Next, all the instructions for installing ODB Advanced on your Mac-based machine are fairly straightforward. You can read more about it after the jump, below.

The file, acb-mac.zip should automatically open with StuffIt Expander.

Once opened, the installation program will launch.

Click continue to start the installation process.

Save your work and be sure your computer is plugged into the outlet and/or it has ample battery life to complete the installation. If you have less than 30 minutes of battery life, we recommend that you not install the software until your computer is plugged in.

You’ll have to agree to our software license agreement in order to continue with the installation of this software.

Once you’ve agreed to the licensing terms of the software, choose where you’d like to install the software and click continue.

The installation requires approx. 20MB of free space on your computer. Staging of files before they’re sent over the internet also takes space, we recommend that you have at least 100MB of space free on your hard drive to proceed with the installation.

To commence the installation the software, you’ll need to enter an administrative username and password for the computer in question.

After entering the password, the installation will run.

… and should complete successfully.

After the install completes, an icon will be installed on your desktop and the program should launch.

Next, the Trial Registration wizard will pop up. If you are already a user of our service and have been assigned a backup server, you can enter it here. In most cases, the address which is already filled in is true and correct. Hit the ‘next’ button.

If you’re already a user of the service, you can click the ‘Already a user?’ button. If not, proceed with entering your vitals and keep note of the password as this is your default encrypting key. You can change your password as much as you like but IF YOU LOSE YOUR DEFAULT ENCRYPTING KEY, you will not be able to restore your backups.

For already existent users of the system, you will be asked to provide your current username and password.

Advanced options will allow you to change proxy settings, backup server, connection type and interface language.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, new users can enter their credentials as outlined above.

… then you’re off to the races. You can select what files you want backed up.

If you don’t see what you’re looking for, click the Advanced button for more granular control of what you want backed up.

Next step, choose when you’d like to run the backup – what days, what time and how long you’d like to run the backup for.

As the last step, decide if you would like to use the default encrypting key (your initial password) or if you’d like to specify one. Be sure to keep this key on file as it will be required to recover your files.

After entering all the specifications for the backup, you will be presented with the main ODB Basic user interface.

Click on the Backup button and you’ll be able to start the backup immediately. If your backup is large and you’d prefer to have this run as scheduled and in the background, youc an skip this set.

The backup speed depends on your network connection. A large initial backup can take days to complete. After this, incremental backups should take much less time. In most cases just a few hours.

After the initial backup completes, you’ll have the option to view the backup log. Failing that, a backup summary will be emailed to you.

Congratulations!. You’re set up. You can now close the ODB Basic program and rest assured that your critical files are being backed up.

Don’t forget to save your settings to the backup server. The server controls all backups so this is important.

You’re done. If you have any questions, feel free to post them here or ask our Technical Support group.

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