I’ve backed up (file backup) once, today I deleted back up file all in my passport Ultra, but I found there alomost 50G space has been occupied but I can’s see them from every folder. And I did file back up again, after backed up, beside my backup file, this 50G addtional files are still remain, wh…

Why there are ~50G addtional files in my backup passport Ultra

Trancer September 25, 2015, 7:50pm 2

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What is stored within your WD Passport Ultra _ outside _ the backup folder? Everything copied into your unit by means other than WD SmartWare will be listed as “additional files”.

Safe to Delete Additional Files?

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