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How does Elephant Drive work?

ElephantDrive is simple.

First, you register with us and get an account. This puts you into our system and establishes your "Trunk" (pun, intended), where all your digital stuff will be safe and sound.

Second, you download and install the ElephantDesktop. If you're on a high speed connection, the download will take about 12 seconds. The installation process will take about 30 seconds.

Third, you start the application, log in, and begin to fill your Trunk. You can do this one of two ways:

Run a Backup Job - You can ask ElephantDrive to to run a Backup Job either by "folder" or by "type".  For a "folder" Backup Job, you select a specific folder on your computer (like "My Documents," or "important stuff," or "C://"), and ElephantDrive will make a backup of every file and folder that lives there.  For a "type" Backup Job, instead of selecting a specific folder you choose one or more file types (like "doc," or "xls," or "mp3"), and ElephantDrive will make a backup of every file of that type it finds.  We tried to make this process even easier by having a few of these jobs pre-defined and ready to run -- in only two clicks, you can get them started!  Better yet, once created, these jobs will automatically run at regular intervals, so you'll always be up to date.

Upload a specific item - You can also move files and folders between your computer and ElephantDrive on an ad hoc basis using the Trunk Manager.  Either drag-and-drop like any other Windows programs, or select the items you to move into your Trunk or back to your computer and click the upload or download buttons.  That's it.

We've got tons of Advanced Options available for those of you who like a little more control, but if you want to set-it-and-forget-it or just use ElephantDrive for convenient storage and access, this is all you need to know.