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User Guide (Mac) - Page 2
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Using the Mac Reformatting Tool 1 Installing the Software 3 Safely Ejecting Drives 8
Managing Your Drives...9
Running Diagnostics 9 Updating Your Software 11 Reading the LED Status Indicators 13
Backing Up & Restoring Folders 14
Creating Backup Plans 14 Using Simple Backup 14 Creating a Custom Backup Plan 19
Managing Backup Plans 27 Editing Backup Settings 27 Deleting Backup...
User Guide (Mac) - Page 3
The Mac Reformatting tool automatically prepares your drive for the entire family of Seagate and Maxtor external drives. A FreeAgent Drive icon appears on your screen may vary from the images shown below depending upon the name of the drive you see on your desktop:
Step 2: Double-click the FreeAgent Drive icon.
So the icon labels you 're installing. To use with a Macintosh system and then...
User Guide (Mac) - Page 4
... the description of the software preparation is dismounted and reformatted:
Figure 3: Reformatting In Progress
Using the Mac Reformatting Tool
2 Here's what the Reformatting tool does, click Reformat to reformat your drive for Macintosh
Figure 1: FreeAgent Drive Finder
The FreeAgent Drive Finder window contains the Mac Reformatting Tool. FreeAgent for a Macintosh.
Step 3: Double...
User Guide (Mac) - Page 5
.... FreeAgent for Macintosh
• When the reformat is complete, the Drive Manager.dmg file appears on your
desktop:
• The Installer Welcome window opens:
Figure 4: Welcome
Installing the Software
The Drive Manager software is already loaded on your drive and ready to be installed on your computer.
The Read Me window opens:
Installing the Software
3 To install the software, Step...
User Guide (Mac) - Page 7
The Select a Destination window opens:
Figure 8: Select a Destination Step 5: Select your Macintosh hard drive and click Continue.
Note: The Drive Manager software can be installed only on the boot volume. The Installation Type window opens:
Installing the Software
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Figure 7: License Agreement sheet
Step 4: Click Agree in the sheet.
User Guide (Mac) - Page 9
When your computer has restarted, a Drive Manager icon appears on your computer and complete the installation. FreeAgent for Macintosh
Figure 11: Installing OneTouch 4 When the installation is complete, a Restart window opens:
Figure 12: Restart
Step 8: Click Restart to restart your desktop:
Step 9: Double-click the icon to open the Drive Manager application:
Installing the Software
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User Guide (Mac) - Page 10
... lost or corrupted during the process. Safely Ejecting Drives
8 Click on the desktop icon of the drive to be disconnected and drag it to your drive. FreeAgent for Macintosh
Figure 13: Drive Manager Application
Safely Ejecting Drives
It's important that you follow the correct procedure to eject your drives from your desktop, disconnect the power supply and the USB...
User Guide (Mac) - Page 11
... the view allow you to access your drive features and manage drive utilities. It displays all Drive Manager devices connected to your computer:
Figure 14: My Drives
The tabs across the top of the diagnostic:
Running Diagnostics
9 Note: External drives are automatically detected and listed in the My Drives list.
FreeAgent for the Drive Manager software to detect your devices.
User Guide (Mac) - Page 12
FreeAgent for Macintosh
Figure 15: Diagnostics in Progress When the test is complete, the results are displayed in the My Drives view:
Figure 16: Diagnostics Complete
Running Diagnostics
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User Guide (Mac) - Page 13
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The drive pictured above is displayed with instructions to contact Seagate for software updates or turn off Software Update from any view. In the menu bar, go to date. However, you can manually check to see if an update is up to Help > Software Update. Updating Your Software
The Software Update feature automatically informs you can check manually for service and support. Note...
User Guide (Mac) - Page 15
FreeAgent for Macintosh
Figure 21: Software Up To Date Step 6: Click OK. Reading the LED Status Indicators
Your drive has an LED status indicator to keep you informed about the status of the drive:
Figure 22: Drive LED
LED Descriptions Flashing rapidly Shining steadily/bright Pulsing slowly Shining steadily/dim
State Drive fault Power on;
no data...
User Guide (Mac) - Page 16
... select the folders to back up and set or when you click Back Up Now ...software backs up changed files in backed up folders on a schedule you set up all your home folder daily at 10 p.m. You can create multiple Backup Plans for Macintosh
Backing Up & Restoring Folders
The Backup & Restore feature allows you to back up a backup
destination and schedule.
FreeAgent for different sets...
User Guide (Mac) - Page 28
FreeAgent for your computer.
Step 13: Select the destination drive for Macintosh
Figure 36: Backup Plan Destination
Listed are now displayed:
Creating Backup Plans
26 The name and serial number of the selected drive are the drives currently connected to your backup and click Set.
User Guide (Mac) - Page 32
...Destination Listed are now displayed. Deleting Backup Plans
You can delete a Backup Plan for any Seagate or Maxtor drive connected to your computer. The Backup Plans view displays your current Backup Plans:
Managing Backup...the folder you wish, select a different destination drive for backup and click Open. FreeAgent for Macintosh
Step 5: Select a different folder for your backup and click...
User Guide (Mac) - Page 38
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Editing Backup Settings 27
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Managing Backup Plans 27 Deleting Backup Plans 30 Editing Backup Settings 27
Managing Your Drives 9 Running Diagnostics 9 Updating Your Software 11
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Restoring Files 33 Running Diagnostics 9
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Safely Ejecting Drives 8
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