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FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 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 Software 10 Adjust LED Control 11 Drive Info 11
Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files 12
Backup Features 12 Backup Plans ...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 5
... or 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 drive, the Seagate Status icon appears in the taskbar notification area on your mouse over the Seagate icon:
Figure 1: Seagate Taskbar Icon
The information popup confirms the drive's status and identifies the drive letter. Getting Started...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 6
... icon disappears from the taskbar notification area. To restore the Seagate Status icon to the taskbar notification area, go to close the menu. Restoring the Seagate Status Icon
If you 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...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 8
...; To select a different drive, click the drive icon or partition name. • To access advanced settings for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
8 The middle of drives to use with it. The Command Panel across the top of the window allows you want to choose from. Seagate Manager User Guide for the selected drive, click the Settings button. • For more...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 9
... 2: Click Adjust Power Setting. Any time you need help icon. Seagate Manager User Guide for your drive to become active again when you want to use your drive less frequently, you can choose how long your drive's internal storage disk to the original power setting time for Software Update
Adjusting the Power Setting
You can click the Seagate Manager help , you...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 10
... with instructions to contact Seagate for Software Update.
The Settings window opens. Managing Your Drives
Settings
Step 4: Click Apply to check the health of your drive. The Settings window opens. Step 2: Click Test My Drive. You can turn off the Software Update feature. Step 2: Click Check for service and support. Check for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
10 Seagate...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 18
... from the Seagate Status icon menu:
The Seagate Status icon turns yellow and the backup takes place in the Taskbar notification area to your system backups.
To view the Backup Log for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
18
Seagate Manager User Guide for your backup history. OR - Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files
Managing Backup Settings
•...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 23
... opens. Step 9: Select your Sync options, click Finish. Sync manually using the Sync Now button in synchronization: To permit synchronization of files to the Exclude list. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
23 Videos: AVI, MOV, MPEG, QT, RM, WMV,... - Always replace older file versions with newer versions - Sync automatically each...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 36
...FreeAgent™ Drive
36 You can unlock it in the Command panel. After completing these necessary steps. Step 1: Click My Drives in either the Seagate Manager application or the Seagate Secure application when your drive is connected to try again. Managing Security
Managing an Encryption Folder
• Set, change, or delete a password hint • Erase your drive
Unlocking Your Drive...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 37
... icon in the Command panel. Using the Password Hint
With a Seagate Secure drive, you can set in the Seagate Secure application.
Only do this as you originally created a password hint.
The Change Password window opens. Step 5: Enter your password.
You can also protect that will erase ALL of three windows:
Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 39
... Password Hint window opens. Seagate Manager User Guide for the locked drive opens. Managing Security
Managing an Encryption Folder
Step 8: Enter a hint to the Security window. A message confirms that your password hint has been set a new password hint by following the original steps at any time. A message confirms that a password hint has already been set the password hint and click Show...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 40
... if your Seagate Secure drive Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Command panel.
KeyErase regenerates the drive encryption key as the drive is locked.
Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
40 You can continue to use the drive. Note: For information on erasing your desktop. button.
Step 8: Enter the 25-character identification code printed...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 44
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FreeAgent drive light 7 light, on FreeAgent drive 7 M manual backups 18
My Drives window
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Product Information - Page 2
... right to hard drive capacity. synchronize data from your most current data with you carry your desktop environment and your files anytime, anywhere. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC. FreeAgent Go Highlights
• Take your web browser, favorites, passwords, IM client and contacts, email client, cookies, settings and files...
Setup Guide - Page 1
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