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Welcome To The Migo User's Guide: Who Should Read This Document?
Welcome To The Migo User's Guide: Who Should Read This Document?
Additional Resources
Aside from this document, you can also get information from the following sources:
• Migo Quick Start Guide: included with DataTraveler II Plus Migo USB Flash
drive
• Online support, including FAQs at http://www.kingston.com/support
Note: Notes expand upon the concepts described in the main text with detailed
information.
! Caution: Cautions advise you of potential problems stemming from a particular action.
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System Requirements
Computer Specification
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Terminology
You should know and understand the following terms prior to reading through this guide.
A complete Glossary is also provided at the end of this document.
Main Computer: This is your primary computer where you would most commonly save
data files and e-mail.
Guest Computer: A guest computer is a system that you would temporarily use to
access important data originally stored on your main computer.
Personalize: The process of temporarily changing a guest computer’s look and feel by
personalizing the wallpaper, desktop files, Outlook® content, and Internet Explorer
settings so it matches those on your main computer. Migo automatically personalizes
your environment each time you log into a guest computer, making it appear as your
own.
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Chapter 1 – Migo Preview
Migo provides the flexibility that allows you to bring your critical data and computer
settings with you wherever you go without having to carrying a laptop, external CD-
ROM drive, CDs, floppies, or other storage devices.
When you use your DataTraveler II Plus Migo on another computer you can access, send,
and receive new e-mail. As opposed to Web-based e-mail, you store all your e-mail on
the DataTraveler II Plus Migo so you can work on your correspondence even if you are
not connected to the Internet. When you return to your main computer, all of your e-mail
changes are automatically synchronized with your main computer’s Outlook®.
Migo lets you work between different versions of Microsoft Windows®. It also lets you
use your Outlook® e-mail, calendar appointments, and other items on machines running
Outlook 2000®, Outlook 2002®, or Outlook 2003®.
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Use your Microsoft Internet Explorer® settings on any computer
Migo gives you ease of use and security by letting you bring along the following
Microsoft Internet Explorer® settings from your main computer:
• Internet Explorer Favorites: Migo automatically copies all of your
Favorites. Once you plug your DataTraveler II Plus Migo into another
computer and launch Migo, all of your Favorites appear when you use Internet
Explorer.
• Cookies: Migo will copy your browser’s cookies and use them when you are
logged into the guest computer. Web sites store passwords and user
information in your cookies so you can have the convenience of automatically
accessing your accounts. Browsing with your DataTraveler II Plus Migo is
more secure than using a guest computer by itself. If you have used another
computer, without Migo, to log into your bank account, you most likely will
leave a cookie behind which could contain your user name and password
information. By working from your DataTraveler II Plus Migo, Migo’s leave
no data functionality ensures that all your browser cookies stay with you and
not on the guest computer.
• History: Migo captures your recent browser activity so you can easily return
to URLs that you have visited in the past. As for cookies, Migo’s leave no
data functionality ensures that all records of visited Web sites stay on your
DataTraveler II Plus Migo and not on the guest machine.
• Home Page: Migo records your Internet home page. When you click the
Home button you will be taken to your own home page, no matter what
computer you are using.
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Maintain privacy by leaving no data
Migo not only gives you portability, but it also assures the privacy of your data. With
Migo’s leave no data functionality, you can work on sensitive files and access password-
protected Web pages without leaving personal data on a guest computer. This privacy
protection works in three popular areas:
• Web Sites: As previously described, Migo lets you bring along a select
number of Internet Explorer settings so you can use your Favorites to navigate
through regularly accessed sites. When you are done and have logged out of
Migo, all records of your use such as cookies, history, etc., are purged from
the guest computer. Absolutely no details are left behind as to the sites visited
or which passwords were used.
• Microsoft Word®, Excel®, and PowerPoint®: When you use Migo to bring
along important Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, you can edit these
documents and create additional files on any guest computer which has
Microsoft Office® installed. Under each application’s File menu is a list of
the most recently accessed documents. Migo will temporarily replace the
guest computer’s list with your own most recent documents. It also removes
any file entries from this list when you log out and returns the guest computer
back to its original state.
• Recent Documents: Migo even removes record of the files you have used,
from the guest computer’s memory, regardless of the application. The names
of the files you worked on would normally be found in Start>Documents.
However, Migo deletes these entries from the list when you log out.
Therefore, the next user who logs into this computer will not have a record of
your work.
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Chapter 2 - Getting up and running with Migo
What’s in this Chapter?
This chapter gives you detailed instructions to help you get up and running with Migo.
Summary of steps
Working with Migo can be divided into these main steps:
• Connect the DataTraveler II Plus Migo into your main computer’s USB port.
• Use Migo software to capture your computer’s data and settings.
• When you want to use your files and settings on another computer, take your
DataTraveler II Plus Migo to a guest computer and plug it in.
• Log into your main computer’s profile on your DataTraveler II Plus Migo.
• When you have finished working, return the DataTraveler II Plus Migo to your main
computer and let Migo synchronize and update your files.
The rest of this chapter describes each of these main steps in detail. For additional help,
visit Kingston online support at http://www.kingston.com/support.
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5. The installer will unpack itself as shown in (Figure 2) below. Follow the steps
provided by the installation wizard to install the Migo software.
6. The End User License Agreement appears. Carefully review the agreement and click
Accept to continue.
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7. You now need to provide a nickname for your main computer. It can be anything:
“main,” “work,” “school,” “home,” etc. Just choose something that helps you readily
identify this computer profile (Figure 4).
Tip: If you set different wallpaper for each computer, you will be able to visually identify
the computer since Migo shows a small thumbnail of each system’s wallpaper.
You have completed the initial configuration as a first-time user. In the next section, you
will synchronize your DataTraveler II Plus Migo with your main computer.
Synchronization
You are now ready to synchronize Migo with your computer. Synchronization is
performed in Migo’s main Synchronize window (Figure 5).
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The following options are available for synchronization:
Note: If you want to synchronize files that are older than 30 days, you’ll need to adjust
Migo’s default settings. See “Setting File Options” on page 25 for details.
The Migo Meter (found in the middle of the Synchronization window) now scans your
computer to determine which files need to be synchronized.
Click Synchronize at any time. Synchronization will start as soon as the Migo Meter is
finished with its calculations (See Figure 5 on page 10).
A dialog box appears similar to that in (Figure 6), showing you each file as it is
synchronized to your DataTraveler II Plus Migo.
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When synchronization has finished, you will see a confirmation dialog box. All the files,
e-mail, browser settings, desktop wallpaper, etc., that you selected will be synchronized
to your DataTraveler II Plus Migo (Figure 7).
You can now remove the DataTraveler II Plus Migo from your computer and take it to
another system.
Warning!!! If your computer is running Windows 2000®, you must use the Unplug or
Eject Hardware utility to stop your DataTraveler II Plus Migo before removing it from
your computer. See (Chapter 4), “Windows 2000 Instructions” for the steps required to
accomplish this. Failure to follow the procedure could damage your DataTraveler II Plus
Migo, your computer, or both.
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Take your DataTraveler II Plus Migo to another computer
1. When you are ready to use your files and settings on another machine, connect
your DataTraveler II Plus Migo to the guest computer’s USB port.
2. Open My Computer.
3. Double-click on the Removable Disk icon (Figure 8).
4. Double-click on the Migo icon to start running Migo.
Log into your main computer’s profile on your DataTraveler II Plus Migo
The Computer Use dialog box may appear next (Figure 9). If this dialog box appears,
you will need to choose the appropriate mode:
a. Choose Synchronize Mode if you want to create a new computer profile by
synchronizing your Desktop files, folders, Outlook items, etc.
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Note: If you choose Synchronize Mode, Migo will set up the computer for full
synchronization, exactly the same way the initial computer in “Capture your main
computer’s data and settings,” was done. For the sake of this installation, we will
assume you want to use this computer temporarily to access your main computer’s
profile, and therefore will choose Login Mode.
Once Migo is activated on the computer, Migo’s Login Pulldown tab will appear at the
top of the screen as shown in (Figure 10 below).
Tip: To disable this tab, right-click on Migo in the system tray and deselect the Show
Login Pull down option (Figure 10).
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Click the Migo tab, as shown in (Figure 11). The tab drops down to display the choice of
computers available. Each computer is identified by its nickname and snapshot of its
desktop image. Choose the computer profile you would like to use by clicking on the
corresponding desktop image or nickname.
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Migo takes a few moments to personalize your environment by applying your selected
computer’s desktop, wallpaper, files, Favorites, Outlook® e-mail, etc. (Figure 12).
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Now you can send and receive e-mails, create new contacts and/ or other Outlook®
items, edit files and folders in My Documents and browse the Internet using your own
Internet Explorer® settings. When you are finished working, you can log out of Migo in
one of three ways:
a. Click the Migo tab, then click Yes at the logout confirmation screen.
b. Click the Migo button on the taskbar to bring up the logout confirmation screen,
then click Yes at the logout confirmation screen.
c. Click on the Migo icon in the system tray, then click Yes at the logout
confirmation screen.
The guest computer is then restored to its original state. All your work is stored onto your
DataTraveler II Plus Migo. You can now remove the DataTraveler II Plus Migo from the
guest computer.
Warning!!! If the computer is running Windows 2000®, you must use the Unplug or
Eject Hardware utility to stop the drive before removing it from the computer. See
Chapter 4, “Windows 2000 Instructions” for step-by-step instructions.
Tip: Remember, all the work you have done will be stored on your DataTraveler II Plus
Migo drive. Once you plug the drive into your main computer’s USB port and run the
Migo application, Migo will automatically recognize files, folders, and Outlook items
that need to be synchronized.
Warning!!! By default, only files created in the My Documents folder or your desktop
will be transported back to your DataTraveler II Plus Migo. Files created on the C:
drive, network folders, or other locations will not be synchronized to your drive.
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Return to your main computer
Now that you have used your DataTraveler II Plus Migo to work on a guest computer,
you are ready to return to your main computer and have Migo automatically synchronize
your work. Please follow the steps below:
• Files and Outlook® items that have changed from either your
main computer or guest computer(s).
• Internet Explorer® Favorites from either your main computer
or guest computer(s).
• Changes to browser cookies, history, and home page settings
on your main computer or guest computer(s).
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You can monitor the synchronization progress with the progress bar.
Synchronization is successfully completed when you see the dialog box in (Figure 15)
below. Click OK.
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Chapter 3 - Synchronization Options
This chapter describes the different options you can select for synchronization.
The “Desktop Files changed in the last 30 days” and the “Outlook Inbox items from the
last 30 days” refer to the age of the files and e-mails you want to carry with you. The
default is 30 days, but this can be changed to a number of your preference. E-mail files
and folders older than the set number of days will not be synchronized.
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Synchronize area
The Synchronize area is where you specify which items are to be synchronized:
• Desktop Files changed in the last __ days: Select this checkbox if you want
Migo to synchronize the files sitting on your desktop. The files chosen for
synchronization are those whose modification dates fall within the number of
days you set in the day’s field.
• Outlook® Inbox Items from the last __ days: Select this checkbox if you
want Migo to synchronize items from your Outlook® inbox, up to the number
of days you set in the number field.
• Internet Explorer® Favorites, Cookies, History, Home Page: Select this
checkbox if you want Migo to copy your Microsoft Internet Explorer®
Favorites, cookies, history, and home page settings for use on a guest
computer.
• More Options: Click this button to open the Synchronize Options window.
The Migo Meter itself displays storage information both graphically and numerically:
• Used: Indicates the amount of data currently stored on your DataTraveler II
Plus Migo.
• Selected: Indicates the amount of storage space that is required to
synchronize the list of currently selected files.
• Capacity: Indicates your DataTraveler II Plus Migo’s total capacity.
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Synchronize list
The Synchronize List is a directory of files selected for synchronization. Each row
provides the name, folder, and size of each item to be synchronized, along with the other
optional information.
+: Indicates files that will be copied from your DataTraveler II Plus Migo to your
computer.
x: Indicates files that will be removed from your DataTraveler II Plus Migo.
**: Indicates a file that has been updated on both your DataTraveler II Plus Migo
and on your computer. In a situation where both the Migo’s file and the
computer’s file have been changed, Migo will create two versions of the file so
that all changes are preserved.
->: Indicates that an Outlook® item has been moved from one folder to another
on your DataTraveler II Plus Migo.
<-: Indicates that an Outlook® item has been moved from one folder to another
on the main computer.
Files without a symbol mean that they will be copied to your DataTraveler II Plus Migo.
They may have been synchronized previously and updated on the main computer.
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Setting General Options
Migo Meter
As in the main Synchronize window, the Migo Meter appears at the top of this dialog box
to inform you of your Migo’s selected, used, and available space.
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Options area
• Show Logout button in Taskbar: Select this option to keep a Logout button
in the computer’s taskbar while you are logged into Migo.
• Computer Use: Click this button to open the Computer Use dialog box,
where you can set the computer’s use mode (either Login Mode or
Synchronize Mode).
• Remove: Click this button to delete the computer profile that is selected in the
Synchronized Computers drop-down list. Removing a computer can be a very
effective space-saving technique. If you are running out of space and you are
confident that you have made no changes to any items since your last
synchronization, you can free up space by deleting the computer. Once you
have finished your work and freed up additional space, you can always
synchronize to re-load the files and Outlook® items back onto your
DataTraveler II Plus Migo.
Warning!!! When a computer profile is removed, all of your data associated with that
profile is also removed from your DataTraveler II Plus Migo, including any changed
files. Before removing a computer profile, verify that your DataTraveler II Plus Migo
has been synchronized to the main computer so that no data is lost.
• Set Nickname: Click this button to open the Set Computer Nickname dialog
box, which changes the nickname for the computer profile selected in the
Synchronized Computers drop-down list.
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Setting File options
Migo Meter
As in the main Synchronize window, the Migo Meter appears at the top of this dialog box
to inform you of the DataTraveler II Plus Migo’s selected, used, and available space.
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File Selection area
• Choose Items to Synchronize: This file icon is a hot spot where you can
drag-and-drop files and folders from your computer to the list of items to be
synchronized to your DataTraveler II Plus Migo.
• Add Folder: Click this button to add a folder to the list of items to be
synchronized to your DataTraveler II Plus Migo. Please be sure to set the
options for each folder (refer to the Selected Folder area on page 27 for
details).
• Add File: Click this button to add a specific file to the list of items to be
synchronized to your DataTraveler II Plus Migo, or drag the file to the hot
spot file icon. Please be sure to set the options for each file.
• Add Desktop: Click this button to add the desktop directory of the computer
to the Synchronization list. Please be sure to set the options for the Desktop
items.
• Remove: Click this button to remove the highlighted item from the
Synchronization list.
• Synchronization list: This is the list of items that have been added to the File
Selection area for synchronization (see Figure 18):
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Selected Folder area
To configure any of the following options, select an item from the Synchronization list.
The options below apply only to the selected folder, so that each folder in the list has its
own synchronization criteria (see Figure 18):
• Include files changed within __days: Select this radio button only to include
files in the selected folder that have been modified within the specified
number of days.
• Include all files: Select this radio button to include all files in the selected
folder.
• Include sub-directories: Select this checkbox to include all of the sub-folders
of the selected folder. If this checkbox is not selected, only files at the folder’s
main level will be synchronized.
• Include File Types: Select any combination of these checkboxes to specify
what types of files you want to be synchronized.
o Select the All Files checkbox to synchronize all the different file
types (which is the default setting); or
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How to set Outlook® Options
To change Migo’s Outlook® options, follow these steps:
1. In the main Synchronize window, click the More Options button.
2. When the Options window appears, click on the Outlook® tab.
3. Review the list of options and select your choices accordingly.
Migo Meter
As in the main Synchronize window, the Migo Meter appears at the top of this dialog box
to inform you of the selected, used, and available space on .
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Outlook Items area
• Add Folder: Click this button to add an Outlook® folder to the list of items
to be synchronized to the DataTraveler II Plus Migo.
• Remove: Click this button to remove the highlighted Outlook® item from the
Synchronization list.
• Outlook® Buttons: Click any combination of the following buttons to add
their respective information to the list of synchronization items:
Note: It is mandatory that you set the options for every item added to the synchronize
window. Please be aware, these options will only apply to the folder selected at the
time options are being set. This is to allow each folder to have its own option criteria.
Refer to the Outlook items Options area in the next section for additional information.
• Inbox: Click this button to add your Inbox e-mails to the Synchronize list.
Please be sure to set the options for this folder.
• Drafts: Click this button to add unsent e-mails that are in the Drafts folder
to the Synchronize list. Please be sure to set the options for this folder.
• Sent: Click this button to add copies of sent e-mails that are stored in
Outlook’s Sent folder to the Synchronize list. Please be sure to set the
options for this folder.
• Contacts: Click this button to add your contacts to the Synchronize list.
Please be sure to set the options for this folder.
• Calendar: Click this button to add your appointments to the Synchronize
list. Please be sure to set the options for this folder.
• Notes: Click this button to add your notes to the Synchronize list. Please
be sure to set the options for this folder.
• Tasks: Click this button to add your tasks to the Synchronize list. Please
be sure to set the options for this folder.
• Synchronization list: This area displays the different Outlook® items that
have been selected to be synchronized. Please be sure to set the options for
this folder.
o Select the checkbox of each folder to indicate that the item is to be
synchronized.
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Outlook items Options area
To configure the following options, select an Outlook® folder from the synchronization
list. The filtering options below apply only to the selected folder so that each folder in the
list has its own synchronization criteria.
• Include messages received within __ days: Select this radio button to
synchronize the messages, appointments, tasks, etc., in the selected folder that
was received, sent, created, modified, etc., within the specified number of
days. When working with calendar appointments, the within__days field is
used to select old appointments for the same number of days in the future.
• Include all items: Select this radio button to include all the items in the
selected folder.
• Include sub-folders: Select this checkbox to use the same criteria to
synchronize all sub-folders contained by the selected Outlook® folder.
• Include items with attachments only if smaller than __KB: Select this
checkbox if you want to limit the messages you synchronize to those with
attachments that are smaller than the specified size.
• Conflict Resolution: This option has a direct affect on Outlook items that
have the same ID but not the same information. For example, if you make
changes to files within Outlook- Notes, Drafts, Contacts, etc., on your
DataTraveler II Plus Migo and make changes to the same file(s) on the main
computer and later try to synchronize, these files will be recognized as
conflicts. The selections below will determine the end result of these files.
Warning !!! The Migo software will not display a warning about file conflicts. Please be
sure to set these options prior to synchronization!
• Resolve in favor of PC: If selected, the Outlook item(s) on the
DataTraveler II Plus Migo will be synchronized to match the Outlook
item(s) on the computer.
• Resolve in favor of device: If selected, the Outlook item(s) on the computer
will be synchronized to match the Outlook item(s) on the DataTraveler II
Plus Migo.
• Do not resolve conflict: No synchronization will take place.
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Finalizing Synchronization Options
After you have made changes to any of the synchronization options, click OK to save
your settings and close the Options dialog box. You will then return to the main
Synchronize window.
As before, the Migo Meter will automatically re-calculate space usage and update the
Synchronize window with the items currently selected for synchronization. Click
Synchronize at any time to have Migo synchronize with your new settings (Figure 21).
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Chapter 4 - Windows 2000® Instructions
What’s in this Chapter?
This chapter provides some additional instructions required to safely remove your
DataTraveler II Plus Migo from the Microsoft Windows 2000® computers.
Follow the instructions listed below each time you want to remove your DataTraveler II
Plus Migo from any computer running Windows 2000®:
1. Locate the Unplug or Eject Hardware utility icon in the system tray in the
lower-right corner of your computer screen (see Figure 22 below).
2. Click on the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon as shown in (Figure 23) of the
next page. Then select the DataTraveler II Plus Migo (which will be
referenced as a USB mass storage device) from the pop-up menu.
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Figure 23. Unplug or Eject Hardware
3. You will know that the computer is ready for you to remove your
DataTraveler II Plus Migo when the dialog box shown in (Figure 24) appears.
4. You can now safely remove your DataTraveler II Plus Migo from the
computer.
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Chapter 5- How to uninstall the Migo software
In order to uninstall the Migo application, you will need to use Microsoft’s Add/ Remove
Programs utility. Please follow the steps provided to uninstall the Migo application.
Microsoft Windows will now uninstall the Migo application and all of the related
components.
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Chapter 6- Glossary
DataTraveler II Plus Migo: The portable, key-sized USB device that you use to store
your information.
Guest Computer: A guest computer is a system that you would temporarily use to
access important data originally stored on your main computer.
Login Mode: One of two modes available when logging into Migo. Login Mode is used
when you want to work on your files directly from your DataTraveler II Plus Migo
without copying the files to the hard drive of the guest computer. In this mode, the guest
computer will be personalized with your profile although all your files stay on your
DataTraveler II Plus Migo. Nothing is copied to the computer. Also see Synchronize
Mode.
Main Computer: This is your primary computer where you would most commonly save
data files and e-mail.
Migo software: Migo is the name of the intelligent synchronization software that is
included on your DataTraveler II Plus Migo.
Personalize: The process of temporarily changing a guest computer’s look and feel. Its
wallpaper, desktop files, Outlook® content, and Internet Explorer settings will match
those on your main computer. Migo automatically personalizes your environment each
time you log into a guest computer, making it appear as your own.
Pulldown Tab: When logged into Migo, the guest computer will display a little Migo
tab at the very top-center of your computer screen. Clicking on this pulldown tab expands
the tab to display the nickname and wallpaper of each computer profile. You can then
select the appropriate computer whose data you want to access from your DataTraveler II
Plus Migo.
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Synchronization: The process of updating copies of the same files that reside on both
your DataTraveler II Plus Migo and on your main computer so that the most recent
version is maintained on both systems. Migo automatically scans your system to
determine which Outlook® items and files need to be synchronized.
Synchronize Mode: One of two modes available when logging into Migo. Synchronize
Mode is used with your main computer or on a frequently used system. In this mode you
would regularly synchronize data, e-mail, and other files with your main computer. Migo
also manages synchronization of all specified files, folders, and Outlook® items so that
both your DataTraveler II Plus Migo and the main computer always have the latest
version of each item. Also see Login Mode.
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