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Transcend® Elite™

(Version 1.0)

Congratulations on purchasing one of Transcend’s
world-renowned storage products. Your Transcend

Software

storage device comes with Transcend Elite™ – a very
useful software application that can help you increase
work productivity by keeping important files organized,
protected and up-to-date. The Elite software pack
includes Backup, Restore, Backup Management,
Encryption and PC-Lock features.

Contents

Contents

ContentsContents

Hardware Requirements.................................................................. 3

Supported Operating Systems......................................................... 3

Getting Started ................................................................................ 4

Backing up Data .............................................................................. 5

Create a Backup Task ............................................................................ 5

Run a Backup Task................................................................................. 9

One Touch Backup ............................................................................... 11

Restoring Data .............................................................................. 12

Restore Files from a Backup Task ........................................................ 12

Data Encryption............................................................................. 16

Protecting Files & Folders .................................................................... 16

Decrypting Your Data........................................................................... 17

Backup Management..................................................................... 18

Bookmark Sync ............................................................................. 20

Copy to Storage Device.................................................................. 20

Copy to Computer .......................................................................... 21

Settings ......................................................................................... 22

Closing the Program...................................................................... 24

Helpful Tips ................................................................................... 25

FAQ............................................................................................... 26

More Help...................................................................................... 27

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Hardware Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Hardware RequirementsHardware Requirements

1. Transcend StoreJet® Portable Hard Drive / JetFlash® USB Flash Drive /
Portable Solid State Drive(SSD).

2. Desktop or Notebook computer with an available USB port

Supported Operating Systems

Supported Operating Systems

Supported Operating SystemsSupported Operating Systems

Elite supports the following operating systems:

• Windows® XP

• Windows Vista®

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Windows® 7

NOTE: You must have Administrator privileges to run Elite

in Windows 7 and Vista.

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Getting Start

Getting Started

Getting StartGetting Start

You do not have to install any software on your computer to run Elite. You can
start Elite manually by navigating to your StoreJet® Portable Hard Drive /
JetFlash® drive / Portable Solid State Drive (SSD) in the Windows Explorer (“My
Computer”) and double-clicking on “TSelite.exe” to begin.

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Backing up Data

Backing up Data

Backing up DataBacking up Data

Create a Backup Task

1. Double-click the Elite icon ( ) in the Windows System Tray

2. Select “Backup” from the Main Menu.

3. The Backup Task window will appear. Click the “New Task” button.

4. Enter a name for the Backup Task and a description of what the task does,
then select additional backup options (if desired) and click “Next.”

Example:

Task Name: “Photos”
Description: “Update the Windows Photos folder with the latest photos on my StoreJet”

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Additional Options:

• Backup and Compress – Click this box to save space on the destination drive.

• Data Encryption with Password – Adds password security to your compressed files.

• Real-time Backup – This powerful function will continuously monitor the folder(s) you

specify in the Backup Task, and incrementally backup the contents of the folder(s)
whenever changes are made. For example, if you save a new file to the folder specified
in this Backup Task, Elite will automatically add the new file to its ongoing backup of the
folder. Similarly, any existing files in that folder that you re-save or modify in any way will
also be automatically updated within the backup (date and time of update will be
indicated at the end of each file name). NOTE: Real-time backup starts functioning

immediately after you finish creating the backup task; “Backup Now” and “One
Touch backup” are not necessary while Real-time Backup is enabled.

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be required to decrypt and decompress your
backed up files. Do not forget your password.

5. Select the files you want to backup. Use the column on the left to browse for

folders, and select specific files in the window on the right. Check-marking a
folder in the left hand column will automatically mark all of the files and
subfolders contained within that folder. Click the “Next” button to continue.

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6. Select a destination folder for your backed-up files and click “Next.”
Remove previous files from this Backup Task:

To save space on your destination disk, you can choose to remove/overwrite the previous
backups of your files each time you run the Backup Task.

NOTE: If you choose “Remove previous files from this Backup

Task” you will only be able to restore files from the most
recent backup. Older backup points will be unavailable.

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7. In this step, you are given the option to set a reoccurring schedule for your
Backup Task, which is useful to make sure your data is always synchronized
and up-to-date. Choose one of the available backup frequency options and
click “Done.”

Backup Scheduling Options:

• None (default) – Choose this option if performing a one-time backup or if you want to
perform updates manually.

• Daily– Execute the Backup Task once each day at a specific time. Click the up/down
arrow buttons to adjust the start time.

• Weekly – Execute the Backup Task once every week. Select the time and the day (or
days) of the week on which you want to backup your data.

• Monthly – Execute the Backup Task once per month at the same time of day on a
specific day(s).

NOTE: The Elite application must be running in order for

automatic backup scheduling to work. Scheduled
backups cannot be performed unless the StoreJet,
JetFlash, and any other hard drives relevant to the files
selected in the Backup Task are connected to your
computer and powered on.

8. Congratulations, you have successfully created a Backup Task! All Backup

Tasks that you create will appear on the right-hand column of the Backup
Task window, and details about each Task will appear on the left.

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Run a Backup Task

1. To manually execute a Backup Task (regardless of schedule settings),

simply select it from the list of tasks in the Backup Task window and click
“Backup Now.”

2. A summary of the Backup Task will appear. Click the “Start” button to begin
the backup.

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