Ok, after messing around with the software for a while i have some more specific questions:

If I set a folder for "remote access", is that folder being backed up to my pogoplug device? If not, what is being done with it? What is remote access? The Pogo KB doesn't say what it really means, but it does say how to turn it on and off. Is remote access where you specify folders that on the drive that should be remotely accessible, or is it where you specify folders to be backed up to the drive? The whole functionality of the pogo device is that everything on connected drives is accessible from wherever I want, so I don't understand why I'd be specifying particular folders on the device that are or aren't accessible, and so if I'm indicating drives on my computer that the pogoplug is serving up, then where do I specify what I want to backup from my computer to my pogo plug? I'm the owner of device and should be able to remotely access everything, if I wanted to limit what's accessible I thought that's what the sharing feature is for.

Is active copy meant for only copying between folders/drives enabled on the pogo plug device? If so, I'm assuming that "active copy" is being used to backup folders from my PC to a drive on my pogo plug device, which might explain why my PC now shows up as a device in the my.pogoplug.com interface, and so I can specify the paths in the backup tab for source and destination, but is there anywhere I can see % progress on the copying? I feel like I can't find that anywhere.

I specified five folders for "remote access", but don't see anything listed in the "backup" tab. The backup tab seems to be where active copies are listed, but I see none. I saw one earlier today but it said it was to copy from "Root" on Pictures to a folder on my pogo device. Root of what? Is "active copy" a list of queued backup jobs or is it showing folders which are setup for remote access (which, I can't tell, may or may not mean folders that are being synched to my device)

I'm sorry for all the questions, but I really feel like the new UI changed a lot of terminology and functionality of the desktop software and I honestly don't know how I'm intended to use the software to simply backup a folder from my PC to the pogo plug device.

Thanks Peter.

Is Remote Access then a way to share files directly from my computer? It in no way involves copying data from my computer to my pogo plug enabled Hard Drive? That's a new feature and threw me off. The interface is very similar to what used to be used to backup folders from my PC to the drive.

Thanks for the clarification. I re-installed ppdrive 2.5 to compare to the 3.0 software.

I verified the old software prompted you to setup folders for 'active copy' at first run. That's fine. That's why I bought the device; to backup my parent's computer to a device on the LAN and to share files from that backup (photos specifically) with relatives over the web. Now, the change that not only confused, but upset me, is that the new version of the software uses a *very* similar interface at first run as the old software, but it's doing something totally different. It offers check boxes for the same type of folders as ppdrive 2.5 at it's first run, but instead of prompting me for 'active copy' folders, the 3.0 software is prompting me for 'remote access' folders.

The UI for this folder selection is extremely similar to the old software, but serves a totally different purpose and is very misleading in my opinion. I just assumed 'remote access' was new terminology for the same functionality I was used to, that being remote access to files on my the HD plugged into my pogo plug device.

This is the crux of my vexation. At *no* point do I want to share any content directly from my computer. I want to stage content from my computer to the HD plugged into my pogo device as a backup and just share the backup. I can see how remote access can be handy, but that's not something I want my device to do.

The older version of the software seemed just focused on backing up data and configuring options for that purpose, but now it's all about remote access and active copy is exclusively configured on the web interface. The backup aspect of the device seems more like a secondary feature now. And that's fine, remote access is cool, but it's not why I bought the product. I felt like I was given new features I didn't want and lost the reliability and focus on backup (and web accessibility to that backup) which is why I bought the product.

I appreciate the new features, and I see now how to do what I need and that I can just turn off 'remote access', but really, these are significant functionality changes that should have been clearly explained in the UI or elsewhere during the install. I had no idea what 'remote access' meant and couldn't find an answer. It also seemed like 'remote access' totally replaced the backup functionality I used to have in the desktop software.

I'll take another look at my device when I'm home later this week and confirm that I can setup everything as I'd expect.

Thank you.