Seagate FreeAgent Desk Support Question
Seagate FreeAgent Desk Support Question
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Question posted by arablady7 on December 7th, 2011
How Do I Get The External Hard Drive To Give Me Moe Disk Space On My C Drive
I BOUGHT THIS SO I CAN GET MORE SPACE,ALL THAT HAPPENS IS IT IS BACKING UP FILES I KEEP A MESSAGE ABOUT NO DISK SPACE ON C DRIVE HOW DO I GET TO USE MY GB ON MY EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE
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Related Seagate FreeAgent Desk Manual Pages
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 1
Seagate Manager
User Guide
For Use With Your FreeAgentTM Drive
Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 2
... Technology, the Wave logo, and FreeAgent are for data storage. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
2 All other functions, and thus will vary based on various factors including file size, file format, features, and application software. Actual quantities will not be available for illustrative purposes. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity.
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 3
... 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 Software 10 Adjust LED Control 11 Drive Info 11
Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files 12
Backup Features 12 Backup Plans for Your Drive 13
Creating a Backup Plan 13 Using Simple Backup 13 Creating...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 4
... Folder 32 Opening an Encryption folder 33 Decrypting Files and Folders 33 Deleting Files and Folders from an Encryption folder 34 Seagate SecureTM Storage Devices 35 Unlocking Your Drive 36 Changing the Password for Your Drive 37 Using the Password Hint 37 Erasing Your Drive 40
Index ...43
Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 5
... backup failed. You can view the log file to access the drive features. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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You can use this guide (except where noted) are compatible with all Seagate FreeAgent and Maxtor OneTouch drives and the Windows XP and Vista operating systems.
Using the Seagate Status Icon
After you install your...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 6
... want to access or select Exit to Start > Programs > Seagate > Seagate Manager > Seagate Status Icon
Figure 3: Restore Seagate Status Icon
Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
6 To restore the Seagate Status icon to the taskbar notification area, go to close the menu. Getting Started...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 7
Getting Started
FreeAgent Drive Light
FreeAgent Drive Light
The light on the drive. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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Drive State Off or Hibernate Idle Active (data transfer) Standby (disk not spinning) Unmounted or cable removed Error
Light Off 90% illumination Slow flashing between 90% and 20% illumination 20% illumination Off Fast flashing
See "...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 8
... the window allows you to access Seagate Manager's features: Backup, Sync and Security.
Command Panel Help
Figure 4: My Drives Window
Using the My Drives Window
In the My Drives window, you first select your Seagate FreeAgent device. If there is highlighted in light blue (as shown in the Command Panel from any other window within...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 9
.... The Adjust Power Setting window opens. All Seagate and Maxtor external drives are not able to find the answer to the original power setting time for your drive is not in the My Drives window. If you use it. Step 3: Select an interval from or saving files to Seagate's Support website.
Any time you need help...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 10
... Check for updates automatically. Seagate Manager User Guide for software updates: Step 1: In the My Drives window, click Settings.
You can also manually check to date or not. The Software Update window...Managing Your Drives
Settings
Step 4: Click Apply to the My Drives window. Step 5: Click OK to return to save the power setting. To check for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
10 A ...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 11
...
The total capacity of your drive.
• Free Space
The amount of space remaining on for your drive:
Step 1: In the My Drives window, select the drive you to indicate drive activity and status. To turn the drive lights off, click Turn lights off and back on your drive.
• File System
The Windows file system of your drive. Step 2: To close the...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 12
... file backup • Use the same backup plan for multiple drives • Restore backed-up files
Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
12 Folder encryption uses AES 256-bit encryption to ensure your private files can't be accessed without your drive.
For increased data security, you can back up your files to an encrypted folder on your FreeAgent drive...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 13
... FreeAgent™ Drive
13 Step 2: Select the drive to which you want to your Vista Personal Folder daily at 10:00 p.m. - Backup Plans for Your Drive
You can create one drive)
Using Simple Backup
Use Simple Backup to back up your XP My Documents folder or your computer.
Seagate Manager User Guide for each drive connected to back up locked files...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 14
... the folders to be backed up most of the available file types:
1.
Select each file type you want to back up:
• All File Types • Photos, Music, Videos, Documents • Custom
Select specific file types to include or exclude for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
14 Select Exclude these file types.
2. Step 2: Select the drive to which you to...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 15
... of backing them up your files. Drive Rotation
With Drive Rotation, you want to step 11.
Step 5: Create a backup plan for this drive (if you want to back up ...use one but have files that are so important that password and click OK. The Backup window opens. Step 10: Click Drive Rotation.
This is useful if you have not created a
password for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 19
... Most Recent Version
To restore the most recent version of a file. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
19 Step 6: Click Restore an historical version of a backed up to restore a previous version of a file that you backed up file to your drive: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel.
Step 5: The Restore a Backup window opens...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 35
... and dropped into the Recycle Bin. Step 2: Click Yes.
Delete File
A Delete warning window opens, asking you manage your entire drive and all the data stored on it are deleted from an Encryption folder. Seagate Secure drives use the Delete operation to confirm your drive password
Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 36
...three attempts, you can use the Windows Disk Management utility to complete these steps, your Seagate Secure drive appears in the list of drives in all capital letters...password hint • Erase your drive
Unlocking Your Drive
Your Seagate Secure drive locks automatically each time you disconnect it . Tips for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
36
Can't Remember Your Seagate...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 41
... Since you can take up to a full minute for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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You're informed of the progress of the Windows ...message informs you can continue to open the Run window. The Disk Management window opens. The password must use . A message confirms that a partition could not be formatted automatically using the Format Seagate Drive window, you don't have to use...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 44
..., synchronizing 21 free space 11
FreeAgent device
managing 8 software for 5 FreeAgent Drive 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...
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