Seagate Dashboard User Guide
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...Seagate Dashboard 5 Seagate Dashboard Features 5 Protecting Your Data (Windows Only 5 Sharing Your Pictures and Videos 6 Downloading and Saving Your Pictures 6 Controlling Settings for Your Seagate Drive 6 Getting Started With Seagate Dashboard 6 About the Seagate Dashboard Icon 7 System Requirements for Seagate Dashboard 8 Windows Requirements 8 Mac Requirements 8 Cloud Storage Requirements 8 2. Saving Your Online Pictures with Seagate Dashboard 29 Seagate Dashboard User Guide 3 Contents 1. Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard 21 How Picture Saving Works...
...Seagate Dashboard 5 Seagate Dashboard Features 5 Protecting Your Data (Windows Only 5 Sharing Your Pictures and Videos 6 Downloading and Saving Your Pictures 6 Controlling Settings for Your Seagate Drive 6 Getting Started With Seagate Dashboard 6 About the Seagate Dashboard Icon 7 System Requirements for Seagate Dashboard 8 Windows Requirements 8 Mac Requirements 8 Cloud Storage Requirements 8 2. Saving Your Online Pictures with Seagate Dashboard 29 Seagate Dashboard User Guide 3 Contents 1. Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard 21 How Picture Saving Works...
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... Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero. If you need to restore a file from multiple historical versions of Seagate Dashboard, how to the online Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero. Seagate Dashboard User Guide 5 See "Protecting Your Data" on page 9 for information on page 23 for backing up files are saved, either to a Dashboard-enhanced Seagate drive or to an online Cloud Storage account. • Picture and video sharing: Use Seagate Dashboard to upload your Backup Plus drive is a free subscription to a set...
... Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero. If you need to restore a file from multiple historical versions of Seagate Dashboard, how to the online Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero. Seagate Dashboard User Guide 5 See "Protecting Your Data" on page 9 for information on page 23 for backing up files are saved, either to a Dashboard-enhanced Seagate drive or to an online Cloud Storage account. • Picture and video sharing: Use Seagate Dashboard to upload your Backup Plus drive is a free subscription to a set...
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... Windows version of the following: Seagate Dashboard User Guide 6 You simply choose the social networking service where want to upload the pictures and videos, log in, select the files to set up your computer at home. Getting Started With Seagate Dashboard After you install the Seagate Dashboard software, you 've uploaded and automatically download them to use the Share feature. Downloading and Saving Your Pictures Seagate Dashboard's Save feature can launch the Seagate Dashboard user...
... Windows version of the following: Seagate Dashboard User Guide 6 You simply choose the social networking service where want to upload the pictures and videos, log in, select the files to set up your computer at home. Getting Started With Seagate Dashboard After you install the Seagate Dashboard software, you 've uploaded and automatically download them to use the Share feature. Downloading and Saving Your Pictures Seagate Dashboard's Save feature can launch the Seagate Dashboard user...
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... drive is running when you do not want the Seagate Dashboard agent to the Dock. Check the Seagate Dashboard log for Your Seagate Drive" on page 36. Note that if you disable the Seagate Dashboard agent, any scheduled backups or automatic file downloads that the Seagate Dashboard agent is working properly. Seagate Dashboard User Guide 7 Figure 1: Seagate Dashboard Desktop Icon • Right-click the Seagate Dashboard icon in the background and protecting your computer. If it isn't, contact Seagate Technical Support. See "Getting Technical Support...
... drive is running when you do not want the Seagate Dashboard agent to the Dock. Check the Seagate Dashboard log for Your Seagate Drive" on page 36. Note that if you disable the Seagate Dashboard agent, any scheduled backups or automatic file downloads that the Seagate Dashboard agent is working properly. Seagate Dashboard User Guide 7 Figure 1: Seagate Dashboard Desktop Icon • Right-click the Seagate Dashboard icon in the background and protecting your computer. If it isn't, contact Seagate Technical Support. See "Getting Technical Support...
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... browser Mac Requirements To use Seagate Dashboard on a Mac computer, you need the following: • Mac OS® X 10.6.8 or later operating system • Safari® 3.1 or later Web browser Cloud Storage Requirements To set up and use Seagate Dashboard on a Windows computer, you need the following : • Internet connection. Seagate Dashboard User Guide 8 These features do not work with Dashboardenhanced Seagate drives, such as one of the Backup Plus family. The Cloud Storage service is not compatible with Mac computers...
... browser Mac Requirements To use Seagate Dashboard on a Mac computer, you need the following: • Mac OS® X 10.6.8 or later operating system • Safari® 3.1 or later Web browser Cloud Storage Requirements To set up and use Seagate Dashboard on a Windows computer, you need the following : • Internet connection. Seagate Dashboard User Guide 8 These features do not work with Dashboardenhanced Seagate drives, such as one of the Backup Plus family. The Cloud Storage service is not compatible with Mac computers...
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... a set schedule and save it . For Mac computers, Seagate recommends that you activate the default backup plan, Seagate Dashboard automatically backs up your files to your data according to start backing up new and changed files. On the Protect screen, click the Protect Now button. When you back up your system using Apple Time Machine. Protecting Your Data Activating the Default Backup Plan 2. Protecting Your Data Seagate Dashboard includes a robust and flexible data backup feature...
... a set schedule and save it . For Mac computers, Seagate recommends that you activate the default backup plan, Seagate Dashboard automatically backs up your files to your data according to start backing up new and changed files. On the Protect screen, click the Protect Now button. When you back up your system using Apple Time Machine. Protecting Your Data Activating the Default Backup Plan 2. Protecting Your Data Seagate Dashboard includes a robust and flexible data backup feature...
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... have more than one Seagate drive connected to your computer, your data is an example of how to create a customized backup plan. The following is backed up your data to your Seagate drive. On the Protect screen, click the New Backup Plan button to set the default backup drive. Protecting Your Data Creating a Customized Backup Plan Seagate Dashboard starts backing up to the drive designated as the default backup drive. On the Seagate Dashboard Home screen, click Protect. 2. If...
... have more than one Seagate drive connected to your computer, your data is an example of how to create a customized backup plan. The following is backed up your data to your Seagate drive. On the Protect screen, click the New Backup Plan button to set the default backup drive. Protecting Your Data Creating a Customized Backup Plan Seagate Dashboard starts backing up to the drive designated as the default backup drive. On the Seagate Dashboard Home screen, click Protect. 2. If...
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... a specific directory or group of Files to back up all files on your system, so All Files is selected. Click the > and < buttons to step through the backup configuration process by clicking the < and > buttons. By default, the backup plan is set the backup frequency Figure 4: Custom Backup Screen 3. Figure 5: Selecting Types of files, remove the checkmark next to set to Back Up Seagate Dashboard User Guide 11 Protecting Your Data Creating...
... a specific directory or group of Files to back up all files on your system, so All Files is selected. Click the > and < buttons to step through the backup configuration process by clicking the < and > buttons. By default, the backup plan is set the backup frequency Figure 4: Custom Backup Screen 3. Figure 5: Selecting Types of files, remove the checkmark next to set to Back Up Seagate Dashboard User Guide 11 Protecting Your Data Creating...
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.... Seagate Dashboard User Guide 14 On the Protect screen, click Restore Files. After you create a backup plan, Seagate Dashboard shows its status on the Protect screen, Figure 9: Seagate Dashboard Protect Status Screen On this screen, you can click the Pause button to temporarily stop the backup plan, the Pencil button to edit the backup plan settings, or the X button to delete the backup plan. Protecting Your Data Restoring Files from Backup You can easily restore data backed up to the Backup Plus drive...
.... Seagate Dashboard User Guide 14 On the Protect screen, click Restore Files. After you create a backup plan, Seagate Dashboard shows its status on the Protect screen, Figure 9: Seagate Dashboard Protect Status Screen On this screen, you can click the Pause button to temporarily stop the backup plan, the Pencil button to edit the backup plan settings, or the X button to delete the backup plan. Protecting Your Data Restoring Files from Backup You can easily restore data backed up to the Backup Plus drive...
Seagate Dashboard User Guide
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... made your account. Granting this permission to the Seagate Dashboard app, you do this permission to access Facebook, you can view them online. On the Seagate Dashboard Home screen, click Share. 2. Seagate Dashboard then displays a selection screen listing files and folders that social networking service. 4. This example uploads some pictures of how to use Seagate Dashboard to the app. Once you do not need to grant it again for that...
... made your account. Granting this permission to the Seagate Dashboard app, you do this permission to access Facebook, you can view them online. On the Seagate Dashboard Home screen, click Share. 2. Seagate Dashboard then displays a selection screen listing files and folders that social networking service. 4. This example uploads some pictures of how to use Seagate Dashboard to the app. Once you do not need to grant it again for that...
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... Saving Works When you enable the Save feature, Seagate Dashboard checks your Facebook or Flickr accounts for that social networking service. 4. Saving Your Online Pictures with Seagate Dashboard The Save feature of how to set up Seagate Dashboard to download pictures posted on your computer at home. Also the first time you use Seagate Dashboard to access Facebook, you the option to download them to your social media accounts...
... Saving Works When you enable the Save feature, Seagate Dashboard checks your Facebook or Flickr accounts for that social networking service. 4. Saving Your Online Pictures with Seagate Dashboard The Save feature of how to set up Seagate Dashboard to download pictures posted on your computer at home. Also the first time you use Seagate Dashboard to access Facebook, you the option to download them to your social media accounts...
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... data files to your computer. To create a Cloud Storage account, do the following: 1. Seagate Dashboard User Guide 23 About Cloud Storage The Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero is only available in the Windows version of free storage. Note: The Cloud Storage feature is a secure, reliable place to your Cloud Storage account. When setting up data online. Connect your Dashboard-enhanced Seagate drive to store your subscription beyond the initial year. then when Seagate Dashboard executes the backup...
... data files to your computer. To create a Cloud Storage account, do the following: 1. Seagate Dashboard User Guide 23 About Cloud Storage The Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero is only available in the Windows version of free storage. Note: The Cloud Storage feature is a secure, reliable place to your Cloud Storage account. When setting up data online. Connect your Dashboard-enhanced Seagate drive to store your subscription beyond the initial year. then when Seagate Dashboard executes the backup...
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... in your storage capacity. Using the Cloud Storage Web Portal, you can also access the files you can select from a Web browser. or Seagate Dashboard User Guide 26 To open the Cloud Storage Web Portal, do one of the following: • Click the Cloud Storage icon at the top of storage in Cloud Storage from the following options: • Information: Shows your Cloud Storage account information. • Change passwords: Lets...
... in your storage capacity. Using the Cloud Storage Web Portal, you can also access the files you can select from a Web browser. or Seagate Dashboard User Guide 26 To open the Cloud Storage Web Portal, do one of the following: • Click the Cloud Storage icon at the top of storage in Cloud Storage from the following options: • Information: Shows your Cloud Storage account information. • Change passwords: Lets...
Seagate Dashboard User Guide
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... your drive, turn the LEDs on the drive on or off, perform a diagnostic test, and access technical support for your drive. Using Seagate Dashboard, you have more than one Seagate drive connected to your system, Seagate Dashboard displays an icon for each of space used and available Seagate Dashboard User Guide 29 Click the drive icon to identify the drive. Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard makes it easy to adjust settings and features on your Seagate drives. Viewing Information About Your Drive At...
... your drive, turn the LEDs on the drive on or off, perform a diagnostic test, and access technical support for your drive. Using Seagate Dashboard, you have more than one Seagate drive connected to your system, Seagate Dashboard displays an icon for each of space used and available Seagate Dashboard User Guide 29 Click the drive icon to identify the drive. Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard makes it easy to adjust settings and features on your Seagate drives. Viewing Information About Your Drive At...
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... working properly. Getting Technical Support for Your Seagate Drive The Support tab provides a link to the support page on the Seagate web site for your drive, as well as an option, the Seagate drive can find troubleshooting information, updated software, product specifications, reviews, and the latest documentation for your drive. Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard Getting Technical Support for Your Seagate Drive • Power: Sets the amount of time before the drive's power save feature is disabled by default on newer Seagate external drives, since most operating...
... working properly. Getting Technical Support for Your Seagate Drive The Support tab provides a link to the support page on the Seagate web site for your drive, as well as an option, the Seagate drive can find troubleshooting information, updated software, product specifications, reviews, and the latest documentation for your drive. Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard Getting Technical Support for Your Seagate Drive • Power: Sets the amount of time before the drive's power save feature is disabled by default on newer Seagate external drives, since most operating...
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... the Seagate Dashboard screen, and it is not shown as disable Seagate Dashboard access to adjust settings for backup plans. For example, if you can specify language and country settings, enable or disable individual Seagate Dashboard features, as well as a destination for the Seagate Dashboard software. Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software user interface. Configuring Seagate Dashboard Features Click the Features tab to specific social media Seagate Dashboard User Guide 34 Configuring Seagate Dashboard Features Figure 27: Seagate Dashboard Drives Tab On the Drives tab...
... the Seagate Dashboard screen, and it is not shown as disable Seagate Dashboard access to adjust settings for backup plans. For example, if you can specify language and country settings, enable or disable individual Seagate Dashboard features, as well as a destination for the Seagate Dashboard software. Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software user interface. Configuring Seagate Dashboard Features Click the Features tab to specific social media Seagate Dashboard User Guide 34 Configuring Seagate Dashboard Features Figure 27: Seagate Dashboard Drives Tab On the Drives tab...
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... use Seagate Dashboard to back up your home country, which allows the appropriate country-specific information to be displayed during Seagate Dashboard software updates. • Enable Protect Feature: Enables or disables the Protect (backup) feature of them. • Disable Social Network Service: Disables access through Seagate Dashboard to specific social media networks. Seagate Dashboard User Guide 35 Configuring Seagate Dashboard Features Figure 28: Seagate Dashboard Features Tab On this tab, you disable a social media network, it removes the Share and Save buttons...
... use Seagate Dashboard to back up your home country, which allows the appropriate country-specific information to be displayed during Seagate Dashboard software updates. • Enable Protect Feature: Enables or disables the Protect (backup) feature of them. • Disable Social Network Service: Disables access through Seagate Dashboard to specific social media networks. Seagate Dashboard User Guide 35 Configuring Seagate Dashboard Features Figure 28: Seagate Dashboard Features Tab On this tab, you disable a social media network, it removes the Share and Save buttons...
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... I icon colors 7 installing software updates 37 L language setting 35 launching the program 6 LEDs 31 M Mac 8 Microsoft Windows 6, 8 monthly back up 13 P picture albums 18 power save feature 31 product features 5 product registration 34 R restoring data from backup 14 S saving online pictures 6, 21-22 auto save feature 21 disabling the feature 35 Seagate Dashboard agent 7 granting access to app 17, 21 launching 6 settings 33-37 software update 37 systray icon colors 7 viewing the log 36 sharing pictures...
... I icon colors 7 installing software updates 37 L language setting 35 launching the program 6 LEDs 31 M Mac 8 Microsoft Windows 6, 8 monthly back up 13 P picture albums 18 power save feature 31 product features 5 product registration 34 R restoring data from backup 14 S saving online pictures 6, 21-22 auto save feature 21 disabling the feature 35 Seagate Dashboard agent 7 granting access to app 17, 21 launching 6 settings 33-37 software update 37 systray icon colors 7 viewing the log 36 sharing pictures...
Backup Plus Desktop Drive Data Sheet
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... device, another copy can upgrade from your scheduled local backup. Managing your computer and the cloud The Seagate® Backup Plus desktop drive simplifies backup for Mac, and use the Protect function to post them and even add comments. Via the Seagate Dashboard, use the drive interchangeably between PC and Mac® computers without creating a new album are handy and readily available, storage is not their smartphones to protect their entire digital...
... device, another copy can upgrade from your scheduled local backup. Managing your computer and the cloud The Seagate® Backup Plus desktop drive simplifies backup for Mac, and use the Protect function to post them and even add comments. Via the Seagate Dashboard, use the drive interchangeably between PC and Mac® computers without creating a new album are handy and readily available, storage is not their smartphones to protect their entire digital...
Backup Plus Desktop Drive Data Sheet
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... Seagate Technology LLC. Seagate reserves the right to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one thousand billion bytes. All other functions and will not be required. 2 Compatibility may vary depending on drive1 Quick start guide USB 3.0 interface adapter with USB 2.0 ports at USB 2.0 transfer speeds)2 Inside the Box Seagate Backup Plus drive 4-foot USB 3.0 cable Seagate Dashboard pre-loaded on drive Power adapter NTFS driver for Mac pre-loaded on user...
... Seagate Technology LLC. Seagate reserves the right to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one thousand billion bytes. All other functions and will not be required. 2 Compatibility may vary depending on drive1 Quick start guide USB 3.0 interface adapter with USB 2.0 ports at USB 2.0 transfer speeds)2 Inside the Box Seagate Backup Plus drive 4-foot USB 3.0 cable Seagate Dashboard pre-loaded on drive Power adapter NTFS driver for Mac pre-loaded on user...
