Starting a Backup

To start a backup, ensure your ThePhotoStick® Omni device is plugged into your phone or tablet, then follow the steps below:

1. Open ThePhotoStick® Omni app and tap “Get Started”
2. Select your ThePhotoStick® Omni device by tapping the button with the three horizontal bars in the top lefthand corner of your phone’s screen.

3. Select the PHOTOSTICK option in the list that appears. (Note: On some phones and tablets, it may show as a “generic USB device” and not say “PHOTOSTICK”).

4. Tap “Use this Folder” located at the bottom of the screen.

5. Tap “Allow” to grant access to ThePhotoStick® Omni USB drive

• NOTE: Select ALLOW, otherwise the app will not have access to the ThePhotoStick® Omni connected to your mobile device.
  

After selecting your ThePhotoStick® Omni device, you will see the Backup, View, and Restore screen. It loads, by default, with the “Backup” tab selected and shows the main Backup menu.

You have three backup options. You can select individual photos/videos/audio files to back up, back up all photos/videos/audio files with a single tap, or backup photos from your Facebook account.

Select From Storage

1. Tap the “Select From Storage” button

A new window will appear containing a gallery of all media on your phone. At the top of the page, you will see sorting options as well as the close button. At the bottom of the page, you can tap “Clear” to deselect any media you have selected or “Select All” to select all media on your phone.

2. Select the photos/videos/audio files you want to save to your ThePhotoStick® Omni, then tap the “Backup” button to start the backup.
3. Once a backup begins, you will be taken to the running backup screen where you can monitor the progress of the backup.
4. Once the backup completes, you will see a message indicating the backup is complete. Tap “Done”.

• _NOTE: Only tap the “Done” button once the activity light on the ThePhotoStick® Omni device stops flashing. _
  

5. You will be taken back to the backup select screen in case you want to back up more media files. If not, tap the red close button to return to the backup menu.

Backup All Media

1. Tap the “Backup All Media”
2. The backup of all your photos, videos, and audio files will immediately start
3. Once the backup completes, you will see a message indicating the backup is complete. Tap “Done”.

• _NOTE: Only tap the “Done” button once the activity light on the ThePhotoStick® Omni device stops flashing. _
  

4. You will be taken back to the backup select screen in case you want to back up more media files. If not, tap the red close button to return to the backup menu.

Backing Up Your Facebook Photos

1. Tap on the “Continue with Facebook” button.

2. Log into Facebook with your Facebook credentials.
3. If prompted, tap the “Continue as” button.

4. After successfully logging into Facebook, you will see a list of Facebook categories containing your Facebook photos. To view your photos, tap on the different categories.
5. Select the photos you want to back up to your ThePhotoStick® Omni, then tap “Backup”

6. Once a backup begins, you will be taken to the running backup screen where you can monitor the progress of the backup.
7. Once the backup completes, you will see a message indicating the backup is complete. Tap “Done”.

• _NOTE: Only tap the “Done” button once the activity light on the ThePhotoStick® Omni device stops flashing. _
  8. You will be taken back to the Facebook backup select screen in case you want to back up more media files. If not, tap the red close button to return to the backup menu.
• NOTE: Now that you are logged into Facebook, the backup menu now shows a button called “Backup From Facebook”. You stay logged into Facebook, or if you prefer, you can log out of Facebook by tapping “Log Out”.