User Guide (Mac)
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Contents FreeAgent for Macintosh Getting Started...1 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 Plans 30 Backing Up Manually 31 Restoring Files ...33 Index...i i
Contents FreeAgent for Macintosh Getting Started...1 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 Plans 30 Backing Up Manually 31 Restoring Files ...33 Index...i i
User Guide (Mac)
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... running the most current version Because the drive is written for use the Mac Reformatting Tool, Step 1. The FreeAgent Drive Finder window opens: Using the Mac Reformatting Tool 1 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...
... running the most current version Because the drive is written for use the Mac Reformatting Tool, Step 1. The FreeAgent Drive Finder window opens: Using the Mac Reformatting Tool 1 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...
User Guide (Mac)
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... preparation is dismounted and reformatted: Figure 3: Reformatting In Progress Using the Mac Reformatting Tool 2 The remainder of what you see: • The New Volume drive is automatic. 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.
... preparation is dismounted and reformatted: Figure 3: Reformatting In Progress Using the Mac Reformatting Tool 2 The remainder of what you see: • The New Volume drive is automatic. 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.
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... Plan 19 Using Simple Backup 14 D Deleting Backup Plans 30 E Editing Backup Settings 27 G Getting Started 1 Installing the Software 3 Safely Ejecting Drives 8 Using the Formatting Tool 1 I Installing the Software 3 M Managing Backup Plans 27 Deleting Backup Plans 30 Editing Backup Settings 27 Managing Your Drives 9 Running Diagnostics 9 Updating Your Software 11 R Restoring...
... Plan 19 Using Simple Backup 14 D Deleting Backup Plans 30 E Editing Backup Settings 27 G Getting Started 1 Installing the Software 3 Safely Ejecting Drives 8 Using the Formatting Tool 1 I Installing the Software 3 M Managing Backup Plans 27 Deleting Backup Plans 30 Editing Backup Settings 27 Managing Your Drives 9 Running Diagnostics 9 Updating Your Software 11 R Restoring...