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...the Seagate Status Icon Step 2: To display the Seagate Status menu, click the taskbar icon: Figure 2: Seagate Status Menu Step 3: Select the feature you exit from the Seagate Status menu, the Seagate 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...
...the Seagate Status Icon Step 2: To display the Seagate Status menu, click the taskbar icon: Figure 2: Seagate Status Menu Step 3: Select the feature you exit from the Seagate Status menu, the Seagate 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...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide
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... 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 the software. Seagate Manager User Guide for the selected drive, click the Settings button. • For more than one...button in Figure 4). • 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 the window allows you to access Seagate Manager's features: Backup, Sync and Security. The Command Panel ...
... 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 the software. Seagate Manager User Guide for the selected drive, click the Settings button. • For more than one...button in Figure 4). • 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 the window allows you to access Seagate Manager's features: Backup, Sync and Security. The Command Panel ...
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... Power Setting You can take a few seconds for the drive. Step 3: Select an interval from or saving files to your question, you can click the Seagate Manager help , you want to use your drive less frequently, you may want to choose a longer time interval, so that your drive to ...you need help icon. The Adjust Power Setting window opens. Managing Your Drives Settings • To get more time for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 9 Seagate Manager User Guide for your drive is not in the My Drives window. It can choose how long your device. If your drive's ...
... Power Setting You can take a few seconds for the drive. Step 3: Select an interval from or saving files to your question, you can click the Seagate Manager help , you want to use your drive less frequently, you may want to choose a longer time interval, so that your drive to ...you need help icon. The Adjust Power Setting window opens. Managing Your Drives Settings • To get more time for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 9 Seagate Manager User Guide for your drive is not in the My Drives window. It can choose how long your device. If your drive's ...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide
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... for updates automatically. Check for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 10 Managing Your Drives Settings Step 4: Click Apply to the My Drives window. The Software Update window opens. Seagate Manager User Guide for updates automatically is up to contact Seagate for service and support. Step 2: Click Test My Drive. The diagnostic utility performs its...
... for updates automatically. Check for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 10 Managing Your Drives Settings Step 4: Click Apply to the My Drives window. The Software Update window opens. Seagate Manager User Guide for updates automatically is up to contact Seagate for service and support. Step 2: Click Test My Drive. The diagnostic utility performs its...
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... you want information about the new software, click More Info. Step 3: To turn the drive lights off, click Turn lights off and back on , click Display status and activity lights and click Apply. Step 2: To close the Drive Information window, click OK. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 11 Your drive lights...
... you want information about the new software, click More Info. Step 3: To turn the drive lights off, click Turn lights off and back on , click Display status and activity lights and click Apply. Step 2: To close the Drive Information window, click OK. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 11 Your drive lights...
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.... You can create one drive) Using Simple Backup Use Simple Backup to be backed up and set , or when you want to back up. Step 3: Click Backup in the Command panel. Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files Creating a Backup Plan • Back up your files to an encrypted folder After... feature does not back up your XP My Documents folder or your Vista Personal Folder daily at 10 p.m. Backup Plans for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 13 Seagate Manager User Guide for Your Drive You can select either of two types of Backup Plans: • Simple Backup: Pre-configured to back...
.... You can create one drive) Using Simple Backup Use Simple Backup to be backed up and set , or when you want to back up. Step 3: Click Backup in the Command panel. Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files Creating a Backup Plan • Back up your files to an encrypted folder After... feature does not back up your XP My Documents folder or your Vista Personal Folder daily at 10 p.m. Backup Plans for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 13 Seagate Manager User Guide for Your Drive You can select either of two types of Backup Plans: • Simple Backup: Pre-configured to back...
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... Backup. The Backup Folder Selection window opens. The Backup File Types window opens. To back up . Seagate Manager User Guide for your backup settings, restoring backed-up , and click Next. Step 2: Select the drive to which you want to back up : • All File Types • Photos, Music, Videos, Documents •...Select the types of files you want to your Backup Plan. Step 5: Enter a name for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 14 Select each file type you do want to back up and click Add to move it to include or exclude for backup to back up only a few of the available...
... Backup. The Backup Folder Selection window opens. The Backup File Types window opens. To back up . Seagate Manager User Guide for your backup settings, restoring backed-up , and click Next. Step 2: Select the drive to which you want to back up : • All File Types • Photos, Music, Videos, Documents •...Select the types of files you want to your Backup Plan. Step 5: Enter a name for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 14 Select each file type you do want to back up and click Add to move it to include or exclude for backup to back up only a few of the available...
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... or custom backup plan. Step 10: Create a password, re-type that you have one but have not created a password for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 15 Drive Rotation With Drive Rotation, you haven't done so already). The My Drives page opens. The Backup window opens. Note: ...do not have an encrypted folder and it yet, the Folder Encryption window opens. Step 4: Click Backup in the command panel. The My Drives page opens. Step 9: Click Backup in the command panel. Seagate Manager User Guide for it is turned on. Step 6: Connect your files to encrypt your ...
... or custom backup plan. Step 10: Create a password, re-type that you have one but have not created a password for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 15 Drive Rotation With Drive Rotation, you haven't done so already). The My Drives page opens. The Backup window opens. Note: ...do not have an encrypted folder and it yet, the Folder Encryption window opens. Step 4: Click Backup in the command panel. The My Drives page opens. Step 9: Click Backup in the command panel. Seagate Manager User Guide for it is turned on. Step 6: Connect your files to encrypt your ...
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.... The Backup Folder Selection window displays your backup plan additional drives by repeating steps 6 - 12, if you have shared your drive: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Seagate Manager User Guide for your backup plan as are connected, then your second drive. Step 11: Select the Backup Plan you want... time of the backup • The Scheduled Backup (On/Off) setting Editing Backup Settings To edit the settings of a Backup Plan for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 16 The Backup window opens.
.... The Backup Folder Selection window displays your backup plan additional drives by repeating steps 6 - 12, if you have shared your drive: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Seagate Manager User Guide for your backup plan as are connected, then your second drive. Step 11: Select the Backup Plan you want... time of the backup • The Scheduled Backup (On/Off) setting Editing Backup Settings To edit the settings of a Backup Plan for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 16 The Backup window opens.
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... files are NOT deleted.) Using Scheduled Backup Use Scheduled Backup to your computer. If this plan backs up. If Scheduled Backup is missed: Seagate Manager User Guide for any drive in Drive Rotation (sharing a backup plan with another drive), the Next button is displayed. By default,... Scheduled Backup is displayed. Step 8: Click Next or Finish. Deleting a Backup Plan You can delete the Backup Plan for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 17 If not, the Finish button is turned on. Listed is the Backup Plan...
... files are NOT deleted.) Using Scheduled Backup Use Scheduled Backup to your computer. If this plan backs up. If Scheduled Backup is missed: Seagate Manager User Guide for any drive in Drive Rotation (sharing a backup plan with another drive), the Next button is displayed. By default,... Scheduled Backup is displayed. Step 8: Click Next or Finish. Deleting a Backup Plan You can delete the Backup Plan for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 17 If not, the Finish button is turned on. Listed is the Backup Plan...
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... the lower right corner of the Backup window. - Step 1: Click the Seagate Status icon in English only. Step 2: Click View Backup Log to open or not. OR - • Select Back Up Now from the Seagate Status icon menu: The Seagate Status icon turns yellow and the backup takes place in the Backup... icon. To get the current information about your system backups. To view the Backup Log for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 18 OR - Seagate Manager User Guide for your backup history. Turning Off Scheduled Backup To turn off , it automatically runs the next time the computer is booted....
... the lower right corner of the Backup window. - Step 1: Click the Seagate Status icon in English only. Step 2: Click View Backup Log to open or not. OR - • Select Back Up Now from the Seagate Status icon menu: The Seagate Status icon turns yellow and the backup takes place in the Backup... icon. To get the current information about your system backups. To view the Backup Log for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 18 OR - Seagate Manager User Guide for your backup history. Turning Off Scheduled Backup To turn off , it automatically runs the next time the computer is booted....
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... revised file stored on the date it was last modified, or you encrypted your backup, your drive: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 19 Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files Managing Backup Settings Restoring Files When you back up...
... revised file stored on the date it was last modified, or you encrypted your backup, your drive: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 19 Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files Managing Backup Settings Restoring Files When you back up...
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... Photos, Music,... You can select as many folders as you to select specific folders and file types for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 22 Step 3: Click Sync in the Command panel. Your XP My Documents folder or Vista Personal Folder is pre-configured to choose sync and encryption... Drives in your XP My Documents folder or Vista Personal Folder. The Sync window opens. Step 4: Click Custom Sync. Connect the drive to other computers to be synchronized. Seagate Manager User Guide for synchronization and to automatically sync all file types in the Command panel. The Sync window...
... Photos, Music,... You can select as many folders as you to select specific folders and file types for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 22 Step 3: Click Sync in the Command panel. Your XP My Documents folder or Vista Personal Folder is pre-configured to choose sync and encryption... Drives in your XP My Documents folder or Vista Personal Folder. The Sync window opens. Step 4: Click Custom Sync. Connect the drive to other computers to be synchronized. Seagate Manager User Guide for synchronization and to automatically sync all file types in the Command panel. The Sync window...
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...only during your current Sync settings and create new settings. The Sync window opens. Select Exclude these file types. 4. Step 9: Select your Sync options, click Finish. Synchronizing Folders Using Custom Sync - Select each file type, one at a time, that you want to include or exclude in the Sync window... of a specific file type: 3. Videos: AVI, MOV, MPEG, QT, RM, WMV,... - Select each time a file changes - Note: You can select Sync Encryption. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 23 Select Include these file types. 2.
...only during your current Sync settings and create new settings. The Sync window opens. Select Exclude these file types. 4. Step 9: Select your Sync options, click Finish. Synchronizing Folders Using Custom Sync - Select each file type, one at a time, that you want to include or exclude in the Sync window... of a specific file type: 3. Videos: AVI, MOV, MPEG, QT, RM, WMV,... - Select each time a file changes - Note: You can select Sync Encryption. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 23 Select Include these file types. 2.
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...folder. Completing the Sync To complete the Sync, you must have not yet set up Encryption and then enable Sync Encryption: Step 1: Click Cancel in the same folder, called "Encryption Folder." To complete the Sync: Step 1: Safely remove the drive from the computer on their... computer. Step 3: Click Encryption and follow the steps to access synchronized folders on which the original Sync occurred and connect it to sync the selected folders. Step 4: Click Sync in the Command panel. Step 7: Click Finish. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 24
...folder. Completing the Sync To complete the Sync, you must have not yet set up Encryption and then enable Sync Encryption: Step 1: Click Cancel in the same folder, called "Encryption Folder." To complete the Sync: Step 1: Safely remove the drive from the computer on their... computer. Step 3: Click Encryption and follow the steps to access synchronized folders on which the original Sync occurred and connect it to sync the selected folders. Step 4: Click Sync in the Command panel. Step 7: Click Finish. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 24
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... 2: Select your current Rules settings. The Sync Options window displays your drive. Step 7: Make the desired changes and click Finish. The File Types window displays your drive. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 25 Step 3: In each window, select the location at which Sync was set up, the...
... 2: Select your current Rules settings. The Sync Options window displays your drive. Step 7: Make the desired changes and click Finish. The File Types window displays your drive. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 25 Step 3: In each window, select the location at which Sync was set up, the...
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... during Automatic Sync. Synchronizing Folders Using Automatic Sync Deleting Sync Settings To delete all your drive. Step 4: In the Sync window, click the Automatic Sync Off button. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 26 Step 4: Click Delete Sync Settings. Step 2: Select your Sync settings and create a new set: Step...
... during Automatic Sync. Synchronizing Folders Using Automatic Sync Deleting Sync Settings To delete all your drive. Step 4: In the Sync window, click the Automatic Sync Off button. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 26 Step 4: Click Delete Sync Settings. Step 2: Select your Sync settings and create a new set: Step...
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...delete files • Decide whether to overwrite existing file versions • Resolve conflicts over which file versions to close the window. Step 7: Click Sync Now to overwrite an older file version with a newly-synchronized version, • Uncheck the file in the On column. If you of...different computers at the same time, a conflict occurs over which version of a file is complete, click OK to overwrite, add, or delete. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 27 When the drive containing a changed version of a synchronized file to save If the...
...delete files • Decide whether to overwrite existing file versions • Resolve conflicts over which file versions to close the window. Step 7: Click Sync Now to overwrite an older file version with a newly-synchronized version, • Uncheck the file in the On column. If you of...different computers at the same time, a conflict occurs over which version of a file is complete, click OK to overwrite, add, or delete. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 27 When the drive containing a changed version of a synchronized file to save If the...
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...Select your computer. Seagate Manager User Guide for the Encryption folder, you will overwrite the original unencrypted version. No files are copied. After you create and set a password for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 29 Figure 8: Security Creating an Encryption Folder Step 1: Click My Drives in... the Command panel to secure them. Step 3: Click Security in the Command panel. If you do not delete the unencrypted...
...Select your computer. Seagate Manager User Guide for the Encryption folder, you will overwrite the original unencrypted version. No files are copied. After you create and set a password for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 29 Figure 8: Security Creating an Encryption Folder Step 1: Click My Drives in... the Command panel to secure them. Step 3: Click Security in the Command panel. If you do not delete the unencrypted...
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.... Managing Security Creating an Encryption Folder The Security window opens. Step 4: Click Encryption in the Encryption folder. Your password must contain at least six characters, with a minimum of one letter and one number. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 30 you'll need it each time you 'll...
.... Managing Security Creating an Encryption Folder The Security window opens. Step 4: Click Encryption in the Encryption folder. Your password must contain at least six characters, with a minimum of one letter and one number. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 30 you'll need it each time you 'll...