SanDisk Image Vault Quick Start Guide
Introduction
With the strong growth in digital camera and digital video recorder usage, preventing data loss of those precious memories has become crucial. The SanDisk® ImageVault™ software is an easy way to store and protect your valuable photo and video files from any computer onto your SanDisk ImageVault USB flash drive. The SanDisk ImageVault software is designed for users who care about their photos and videos (or any data files) and take the important step to prevent data loss due to computer crashes, theft, viruses or any other unpredictable mishap. The SanDisk ImageVault application’s easy-to-use interface makes saving, protecting and restoring valuable data (photos and videos, as well as documents, presentations, music files, etc.) a simple task.
SanDisk® ImageVault™ Software Key Features
One-touch backup button
Backup your critical files anytime with a simple and convenient touch of a button from your SanDisk ImageVault USB flash drive. (Note: The backup button works only with computers running Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, and Windows® 7).
Incremental Backup
Unlike traditional backup software, the SanDisk ImageVault software provides you with an option to store only new and modified files, thus reducing system overhead.
Versioning
Define the number of versions you want to keep, preserving multiple iterations of a file for later use. At any moment, you can travel back in time to access a file’s previous version. You’ll never lose any data, even if a file was inadvertently modified or erased.
Automatic Backup, Live Backup
Leverage the SanDisk ImageVault application’s continuous data protection (CDP) technology to automatically detect changes to files and back them up onto the storage device without user intervention. You never need to worry about manually backing up data or scheduling it; the SanDisk ImageVault software will take care of it for you 24/7.
Custom Configuration
Filter by file extension, date or size. With numerous configuration options, the SanDisk ImageVault software provides a flexible tool that allows you to easily choose the data you wish to backup.
Cross-Platform Support
Your data is seamlessly available whether you are using a Mac or a PC. The SanDisk ImageVault delivers the same powerful backup features and ease-of-use on both platforms for a consistent experience.
Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows® XP (Service Pack 2 is recommended)
- Windows Vista®
- Windows® 7
- Mac OS® X v10.5+
Supported Internet Browsers:
- Windows® Internet Explorer (v5.0 and higher)
- Mozilla® Firefox® (v1.0 and higher)
Required Hardware:
- Available USB port
- SanDisk ImageVault USB flash drive
Set-up
After connecting your SanDisk® ImageVault™ USB flash drive, you may be prompted to “Open file or folder”. (Some computers may require you to open the computer directory to locate connected drive.) In the opened drive folder (Fig. 1), double-click the SanDiskImageVault.exe (executable) file to run the SanDisk® ImageVault™ software.
Getting Started
To get started, select your preferred language from the drop-down menu (Fig. 2). The SanDisk® ImageVault™ software is available in 19 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Russian, Czech, Polish, Turkish, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Arabic.
Read the End-User License Agreement (EULA) and accept the terms by checking the box at the bottom of the screen. Click on Next to continue.
Set-up Your ImageVault™ Profile
To begin, give your ImageVault™ backup a profile name (Fig. 3). For added protection of your valuable data, the SanDisk® ImageVault™ software offers password protection and encryption security as an option. Your files and folders will automatically be encrypted with 128-bit AES encryption as they are backed-up onto your SanDisk ImageVault USB flash drive. Create a password, along with a hint to help remind you of your password.
The SanDisk ImageVault Manager will be installed on to your computer, and it will allow you to backup your photos and videos easier! SanDisk ImageVault Manager will run in the background to ensure automatic and continuous backups from your computer to your connected SanDisk ImageVault USB flash drive.
Note: The SanDisk® ImageVault™ Manager is independent from the SanDisk ImageVault application.
Click on Launch Backup to start your first backup. Depending on the number of photos and videos, and its total size, your initial backup will take longer to complete.
Customize Your ImageVault™ Backup
You can customize your backup by selecting specific photo and video files. Or, you can decide to only backup photos and videos from specific folders (i.e., vacations, weddings, birthdays, kids, personal, etc.)
Settings
To open the Settings screen, click Settings from the menu bar (Fig. 4).
File Selection
This screen displays the folder tree of your computer, allowing you to select the files and folders you want to backup onto your SanDisk® ImageVault™ USB flash drive (Fig. 5). By default, the SanDisk ImageVault software will backup all photo and video files from your “My Documents” or “Documents” folder and from your computer Desktop. (Note: You can also choose to backup other file formats such as text documents, presentations, and music.) The memory indicator near the bottom of the screen will help you determine whether enough space is available to complete your selected backup.
Backup Settings
This screen provides the control settings for your backups (Fig. 6).
Main Options
Start backup automatically launches the SanDisk ImageVault Manager software every time you connect the SanDisk ImageVault USB flash drive to your computer and performs a back-up.
Live Backup enables the SanDisk ImageVault application to continuously detect changes made to files and automatically backs them up onto your SanDisk ImageVault USB flash drive without any user intervention.
Number of versions to keep allows you to keep multiple versions of the same file, which can be easily restored to the computer.
Backup Manager
Backup Manager allows you to set your main or default backup profile, and it will launch each time you connect your SanDisk ImageVault USB flash drive to a computer.
Filter by date
Backup files from the last instructs the SanDisk ImageVault software to backup files created or modified within a period of time (i.e., 1 day, 3 months).
Backup files starting instructs the SanDisk ImageVault application to backup files created or modified from a specific date.
No date filters will allow the SanDisk ImageVault software to backup everything.
Filter by size
Filter by size allow you to determine the size limit on the files you wish to backup.
Note: The SanDisk® ImageVault™ application includes a bonus offer to open a 2GB online account so you can store and access your secure files and folders online.
Main Screen
Manage Your Files
The main interface of the SanDisk® ImageVault™ software allows you to view, open, edit and restore your backed up files at any time.
Start with the commands found at the top menu bar:
- Files allow you to switch to another backup profile or exit the application.
- Settings allow you to change your application settings for local and online backup.
- Help provides you online access to support, FAQ and demos.
On-screen action icons (Fig. 7):
- Backup will manually launch a backup session.
- Restore will restore your backed up files to any desired location.
Summary tab
The Event Log helps you manage your backup, by listing each event that took place during your backup (Fig. 8). The event log will also warn you when an error has occurred, when the device is full, etc. You can clear all logged events, or export them into a .txt file.
View tab
View specific files and folders backed up on your SanDisk ImageVault USB flash drive in this tab (Fig. 9).
Note: You can always access your backed up data manually from your connected SanDisk ImageVault USB flash drive by going to the “My Backup” folder, if the profile is not encrypted.
Versioning
Backed-up files with more than one version will appear with a sign. Click the sign to access the different versions of the file (Fig. 10).
Note: Older versions of a file are only accessible by restoring them first within the respective application (i.e., Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel, Microsoft® PowerPoint, etc.).
Restoring Files & Folders
The SanDisk® ImageVault™ software simplifies the restoration of your files or folders to any computer. To restore, follow these easy steps:
- Click the Restore button (Fig. 11)
- Select the files or folders you want to restore (Fig. 12)
- Choose where you want to restore the selected files or folders
Note: If you restore a file or folder to its original location, it will replace the existing copy on your computer.
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