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Contents Contents Getting Started...5 Using the Seagate Status Icon 5 Restoring the Seagate Status Icon 6 FreeAgent Drive Light 7 Managing Your Drives 8 Using the My Drives Window 8 Settings 9 Adjusting the Power Setting 9 Testing Your Drive 10 Updating Your ...15 Managing Backup Settings 16 Editing Backup Settings 16 Deleting a Backup Plan 17 Using Scheduled Backup 17 Backing Up Manually 18 Viewing the Backup Log 18 Restoring Files 19 Restoring an Historical Version 19 Restoring Most Recent Version 19 Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 3
Contents Contents Getting Started...5 Using the Seagate Status Icon 5 Restoring the Seagate Status Icon 6 FreeAgent Drive Light 7 Managing Your Drives 8 Using the My Drives Window 8 Settings 9 Adjusting the Power Setting 9 Testing Your Drive 10 Updating Your ...15 Managing Backup Settings 16 Editing Backup Settings 16 Deleting a Backup Plan 17 Using Scheduled Backup 17 Backing Up Manually 18 Viewing the Backup Log 18 Restoring Files 19 Restoring an Historical Version 19 Restoring Most Recent Version 19 Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 3
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...you can also manually check to test and click Settings. Step 4: To check for software updates: Step 1: In the My Drives window, click Settings. Seagate Manager User Guide for your drive. The Adjust Power Setting window confirms that the power setting for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive ...error during testing, the serial number of the test. Step 4: Click OK. Managing Your Drives Settings Step 4: Click Apply to contact Seagate for service and support. The diagnostic utility performs its tests without affecting the data on your drive to the My Drives window. Step 3:...
...you can also manually check to test and click Settings. Step 4: To check for software updates: Step 1: In the My Drives window, click Settings. Seagate Manager User Guide for your drive. The Adjust Power Setting window confirms that the power setting for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive ...error during testing, the serial number of the test. Step 4: Click OK. Managing Your Drives Settings Step 4: Click Apply to contact Seagate for service and support. The diagnostic utility performs its tests without affecting the data on your drive to the My Drives window. Step 3:...
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... the Taskbar notification area to open or not. OR - Backing Up Manually You can back up files manually whenever you like, whether Scheduled Backup is on or off or whether Seagate Manager is complete, the icon turns green. To launch a manual backup to your backup. OR - • Select Back Up Now... your drive: • Click Back Up Now in the lower right corner of Seagate Manager. - To view the Backup Log for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 18 Step 2: Click View Backup Log to display the Seagate Status menu. When the backup is open a text file showing the history of ...
... the Taskbar notification area to open or not. OR - Backing Up Manually You can back up files manually whenever you like, whether Scheduled Backup is on or off or whether Seagate Manager is complete, the icon turns green. To launch a manual backup to your backup. OR - • Select Back Up Now... your drive: • Click Back Up Now in the lower right corner of Seagate Manager. - To view the Backup Log for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 18 Step 2: Click View Backup Log to display the Seagate Status menu. When the backup is open a text file showing the history of ...
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...: Files cannot be synchronized between a computer at work and a computer at home. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 21 Whenever any files change or are added inside your FreeAgent drive. You can easily keep important files up to date in the Sync are automatically... ensure that Sync works properly. You select one or more folders to sync Select file types to include or exclude Select automatic or manual sync Set Sync and Copy & Replace Rules Encrypt synchronized files Note: Make sure all file types Sync automatically Always overwrite older file ...
...: Files cannot be synchronized between a computer at work and a computer at home. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 21 Whenever any files change or are added inside your FreeAgent drive. You can easily keep important files up to date in the Sync are automatically... ensure that Sync works properly. You select one or more folders to sync Select file types to include or exclude Select automatic or manual sync Set Sync and Copy & Replace Rules Encrypt synchronized files Note: Make sure all file types Sync automatically Always overwrite older file ...
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Select Exclude these file types. 4. Step 9: Select your Sync options, click Finish. Sync manually using the Sync Now button in synchronization: To permit synchronization of files to encrypt synchronized files, you want to sync, click Next.... Synchronizing Folders Using Custom Sync - Step 10: After you've set up Encryption before overwriting a file • Sync Encryption - Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 23 To exclude a specific file type from synchronization: 1. For more information, see "Using Sync Encryption" on the drive...
Select Exclude these file types. 4. Step 9: Select your Sync options, click Finish. Sync manually using the Sync Now button in synchronization: To permit synchronization of files to encrypt synchronized files, you want to sync, click Next.... Synchronizing Folders Using Custom Sync - Step 10: After you've set up Encryption before overwriting a file • Sync Encryption - Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 23 To exclude a specific file type from synchronization: 1. For more information, see "Using Sync Encryption" on the drive...
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... Automatic Sync and control when files are synchronized rather than synchronizing files automatically. Step 5: To sync manually when Automatic Sync is turned on your drive. Synchronizing Folders Using Automatic Sync Deleting Sync Settings To delete... The Automatic Sync feature continuously tracks file changes in the lower right corner of those files in the Seagate Sync folder on . The Delete Sync Settings Confirmation window opens. Note: If you can turn off ...the last two versions of the Sync window. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 26
... Automatic Sync and control when files are synchronized rather than synchronizing files automatically. Step 5: To sync manually when Automatic Sync is turned on your drive. Synchronizing Folders Using Automatic Sync Deleting Sync Settings To delete... The Automatic Sync feature continuously tracks file changes in the lower right corner of those files in the Seagate Sync folder on . The Delete Sync Settings Confirmation window opens. Note: If you can turn off ...the last two versions of the Sync window. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 26
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... User Guide for the Format Seagate Drive window to open . Note: It can continue to use Administrative Tools to manually create a partition: Step 1: Go to Start > Run to open the Run window. Step 7: Click Format to a full minute for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 41 You must use Administrative Tools to create...
... User Guide for the Format Seagate Drive window to open . Note: It can continue to use Administrative Tools to manually create a partition: Step 1: Go to Start > Run to open the Run window. Step 7: Click Format to a full minute for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 41 You must use Administrative Tools to create...
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..., in Seagate Manager 12 backup log 18 backup plans about 13 custom 14 deleting 17 scheduling 17 simple 13 with drive rotation 13, 15 backup settings editing 16 managing 16 backups about 12 manual 18 scheduled... to more than one 15 displayed in "My Drives" window 8 info 11 managing 8 rotation 15 Seagate Secure 35 testing 10 unlocking 36 E editing sync settings 25 encryption 29 about 29 folder 29 of ...40 erased drive, formatting 41 erasing a drive 40 F features, of Seagate Manager software 5 file extensions 23 file system 11 file types, synchronizing 23 files, overwriting older versions 28 folders...
..., in Seagate Manager 12 backup log 18 backup plans about 13 custom 14 deleting 17 scheduling 17 simple 13 with drive rotation 13, 15 backup settings editing 16 managing 16 backups about 12 manual 18 scheduled... to more than one 15 displayed in "My Drives" window 8 info 11 managing 8 rotation 15 Seagate Secure 35 testing 10 unlocking 36 E editing sync settings 25 encryption 29 about 29 folder 29 of ...40 erased drive, formatting 41 erasing a drive 40 F features, of Seagate Manager software 5 file extensions 23 file system 11 file types, synchronizing 23 files, overwriting older versions 28 folders...
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... Light 7 H hint, for password 37, 38, 39 historical versions of files, restoring 19 I icon, Seagate Manager 5 colors of 5 in taskbar 5 restoring to taskbar 6 K KeyErase 40 L LED 7 LED control 11 light FreeAgent drive light 7 light, on FreeAgent drive 7 M manual backups 18 My Drives window in Manager 8 power setting 9 N nging 38 O overwriting automatically 28 P password changing...
... Light 7 H hint, for password 37, 38, 39 historical versions of files, restoring 19 I icon, Seagate Manager 5 colors of 5 in taskbar 5 restoring to taskbar 6 K KeyErase 40 L LED 7 LED control 11 light FreeAgent drive light 7 light, on FreeAgent drive 7 M manual backups 18 My Drives window in Manager 8 power setting 9 N nging 38 O overwriting automatically 28 P password changing...