WD Passport: multiple copies of files: can i fix easily?

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My WD Passport has been great, until the last back up. It made extra copies of some of the most recent files. The only thing I know changed, was I updated the WD SmartWare software.

I am primarily refering to iTunes files as they are mostly what I back up.

Can I fix this easily? Or must I blank the drive and start again?

 Thanks for any help!

shawn

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By default Smartware will save 5 copies of each file that you edit. You can manually change this settings from the Smartware Setup tab and then on file history.

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Thanks. I thought this might be the fix. Will the next back up only show one file, or will I have to manually delete them?

I appreciate your time and thank you for the quick help.

shawn

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You can manually explore the smartware.swstor folder and delete the duplicate files. The new files that are backed up will only have the number of copies that you select. 

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ok- thanks!