Choose Disk Drive if you want to create a store on a locally-attached hard disk. This option creates a store at the root of the disk that you select in the Add Store wizard. Choose a disk, then click the Next button.


If there are stores already at the root of this disk (perhaps from a previous installation of this software), you can reattach by choosing the Use existing option and selecting a store from the drop-down list. See Use Existing Store for more information. If no stores exist at the root of the disk, this option will be disabled.


To create a new store, choose Add new and enter a descriptive name for your new store. After the store has been created, this name is displayed in the Archive Manager tree pane under the All Stores folder.


If this is an existing store, the Prepare Store screen will have a Reconnect button. Otherwise, it will have a Prepare now button. Preparing a store creates the file and folder structure used by the software to store and track your protected data. Preparing a store does not destroy any data already on the disk.


Click the Prepare now (or Reconnect) button. When the prepare or reconnect process is complete, the progress indicator will show Preparation Complete and the Next button will be enabled. Click Next to continue to the Store Added screen.


The Store Added screen shows a high-level summary of the store configuration. Notice the Storage location value is <drive letter>:\ObjectStore{...}. This is a hidden system folder. The store name you entered is used within the Archive Manager. After clicking Finish, the new store is added to the All Stores folder and can be used by protection plans.