FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide
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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 ... Scheduled Backup 17 Backing Up Manually 18 Viewing the Backup Log 18 Restoring Files 19 Restoring an Historical Version 19 Restoring Most Recent Version 19 Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 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 ... Scheduled Backup 17 Backing Up Manually 18 Viewing the Backup Log 18 Restoring Files 19 Restoring an Historical Version 19 Restoring Most Recent Version 19 Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 3
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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 of your drive and to determine why the backup failed. Step 1:... including encryption of your drive, roll your computer desktop. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 5 Not available 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 ...
.... 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 of your drive and to determine why the backup failed. Step 1:... including encryption of your drive, roll your computer desktop. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 5 Not available 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 ...
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... 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. 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...
... 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. 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...
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.... 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 more information, see "Settings" on page 9. The drive that is currently selected is the default window that appears when...window by clicking the My Drives 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 This is highlighted in light blue (as shown in the Command Panel from any other window ...
.... 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 more information, see "Settings" on page 9. The drive that is currently selected is the default window that appears when...window by clicking the My Drives 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 This is highlighted in light blue (as shown in the Command Panel from any other window ...
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... need help icon. If you are not able to find the answer to your device doesn't appear, make sure it needs. If your question, you can click the Customer Support button to go to use ...Drive • Adjust LED Control • Check for Software Update Adjusting the Power Setting You can click the Seagate Manager help , you want to your drive a lot, you may want to choose a longer time interval... menu or click Default to return to the original power setting time for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 9 Power-saving mode conserves energy by telling your drive's internal storage disk ...
... need help icon. If you are not able to find the answer to your device doesn't appear, make sure it needs. If your question, you can click the Customer Support button to go to use ...Drive • Adjust LED Control • Check for Software Update Adjusting the Power Setting You can click the Seagate Manager help , you want to your drive a lot, you may want to choose a longer time interval... menu or click Default to return to the original power setting time for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 9 Power-saving mode conserves energy by telling your drive's internal storage disk ...
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... with the information about your backup, move your backup. To view the Backup Log for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 18 Step 1: Click the Seagate Status icon in the Backup window of your system backups. Seagate Manager User Guide for your drive: • Click Back Up Now in the lower right corner of...
... with the information about your backup, move your backup. To view the Backup Log for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 18 Step 1: Click the Seagate Status icon in the Backup window of your system backups. Seagate Manager User Guide for your drive: • Click Back Up Now in the lower right corner of...
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...Step 4: Click Unlock Drive. After completing these necessary steps. Step 3: Click the Security icon in the My Computer window of Windows XP or the Computer window of a drive letter. Step 5: Enter your Seagate Secure drive. The window refreshes to try again. There is in the Command panel. ...Security window opens. The Unlock Drive option is selected). The Unlock window opens. Tips for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 36 Seagate Manager User Guide for Unlocking Your Seagate Secure Drive Make sure the caps lock key is off when you are trying to a computer on the ...
...Step 4: Click Unlock Drive. After completing these necessary steps. Step 3: Click the Security icon in the My Computer window of Windows XP or the Computer window of a drive letter. Step 5: Enter your Seagate Secure drive. The window refreshes to try again. There is in the Command panel. ...Security window opens. The Unlock Drive option is selected). The Unlock window opens. Tips for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 36 Seagate Manager User Guide for Unlocking Your Seagate Secure Drive Make sure the caps lock key is off when you are trying to a computer on the ...
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... a reminder to your password, as long as a last resort! To change your password in the Seagate Manager application: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Step 3: Click the Security icon in order to retrieve the password hint. You can delete or change your password hint any of your... Window The Set Password Hint window can be set , change it . A message confirms that will erase ALL of three windows: Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 37 Step 7: Click Done to return to the Security window or click Set Password Hint to set a hint that...
... a reminder to your password, as long as a last resort! To change your password in the Seagate Manager application: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Step 3: Click the Security icon in order to retrieve the password hint. You can delete or change your password hint any of your... Window The Set Password Hint window can be set , change it . A message confirms that will erase ALL of three windows: Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 37 Step 7: Click Done to return to the Security window or click Set Password Hint to set a hint that...
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... a security question from the dropdown list or create a question of your Seagate Secure drive. Step 5: Click Overwrite. A message confirms that a password hint has already been set successfully. Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Command panel. The Security window opens Step 4: Click Set or...Click OK to return to the security question. Step 7: Enter the answer to delete it or overwrite it . Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 38 The Set Password Hint window appears. Managing Security Managing an Encryption Folder • The Unlock ...
... a security question from the dropdown list or create a question of your Seagate Secure drive. Step 5: Click Overwrite. A message confirms that a password hint has already been set successfully. Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Command panel. The Security window opens Step 4: Click Set or...Click OK to return to the security question. Step 7: Enter the answer to delete it or overwrite it . Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 38 The Set Password Hint window appears. Managing Security Managing an Encryption Folder • The Unlock ...
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...set the password hint and click Show Hint. The Security window for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 39 The Password Hint window displays the password hint. A message confirms that your Seagate Secure drive. Step 8: Click OK to return to the security question you selected when... The Unlock window opens. Step 4: Click Set or Delete Password Hint. Step 2: Select your Seagate Secure drive. Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Command panel. Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Command panel. The Retrieve Password Hint window opens. Step 10: Click Set. Step ...
...set the password hint and click Show Hint. The Security window for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 39 The Password Hint window displays the password hint. A message confirms that your Seagate Secure drive. Step 8: Click OK to return to the security question you selected when... The Unlock window opens. Step 4: Click Set or Delete Password Hint. Step 2: Select your Seagate Secure drive. Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Command panel. Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Command panel. The Retrieve Password Hint window opens. Step 10: Click Set. Step ...
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... configure the drive and set a drive password. Note: You can only erase a Seagate Secure drive if it using KeyErase™. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 40 Step 2: Select your password hint, you can erase your desktop.... Step 4: Click the Other Features... A second KeyErase window opens. Step 5: Click KeyErase™ opens. If you still cannot remember your password after retrieving your Seagate Secure drive Step 3: Click the Security icon...
... configure the drive and set a drive password. Note: You can only erase a Seagate Secure drive if it using KeyErase™. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 40 Step 2: Select your password hint, you can erase your desktop.... Step 4: Click the Other Features... A second KeyErase window opens. Step 5: Click KeyErase™ opens. If you still cannot remember your password after retrieving your Seagate Secure drive Step 3: Click the Security icon...
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... 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 setting 9 N nging 38 O overwriting automatically 28 P password changing...
... 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 setting 9 N nging 38 O overwriting automatically 28 P password changing...
Installation Guide
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Contents Getting Started ...1 Installing the FreeAgent Tools 1 Using the FreeAgent Tools Icons 9 Using the System Tray Icon 10 Disconnecting the FreeAgent Drive 10 File Encryption ...12 Creating a Password 12 Encrypting a File ...13 Decrypting a File ...15 Drag-and-Drop Encryption and Decryption 16 Using Drag and Drop ... Ceedo ...33 Using Ceedo for the First Time 33 Using the Ceedo Application 37 Using the Ceedo Compact Bar 37 Using the Ceedo System Tray Icon 38 Distinguishing a Ceedo Window 40 Utilities ...41 Running Drive Diagnostics 41 FreeAgent Go Data Mover Contents i
Contents Getting Started ...1 Installing the FreeAgent Tools 1 Using the FreeAgent Tools Icons 9 Using the System Tray Icon 10 Disconnecting the FreeAgent Drive 10 File Encryption ...12 Creating a Password 12 Encrypting a File ...13 Decrypting a File ...15 Drag-and-Drop Encryption and Decryption 16 Using Drag and Drop ... Ceedo ...33 Using Ceedo for the First Time 33 Using the Ceedo Application 37 Using the Ceedo Compact Bar 37 Using the Ceedo System Tray Icon 38 Distinguishing a Ceedo Window 40 Utilities ...41 Running Drive Diagnostics 41 FreeAgent Go Data Mover Contents i
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FreeAgent Go Data Mover 9 After a restart, your FreeAgent drive is required for full use . Note: Although most features on either icon to restart your FreeAgent drive will work without a restart, a restart is now ready to use of the FreeAgent software. Figure 17: Installation Complete Step 14: Decide whether to launch the FreeAgent application. Using the FreeAgent Tools Icons After you...
FreeAgent Go Data Mover 9 After a restart, your FreeAgent drive is required for full use . Note: Although most features on either icon to restart your FreeAgent drive will work without a restart, a restart is now ready to use of the FreeAgent software. Figure 17: Installation Complete Step 14: Decide whether to launch the FreeAgent application. Using the FreeAgent Tools Icons After you...
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... Step 1: Right-click the Ceedo icon in the system tray. The Ceedo menu pops up: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 10 Step 1: Roll your FreeAgent drive and to access the drive features. Using the System Tray Icon You can use the system tray FreeAgent Tools icon to check the connection status of your... mouse over the system tray icon to check the connection status...
... Step 1: Right-click the Ceedo icon in the system tray. The Ceedo menu pops up: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 10 Step 1: Roll your FreeAgent drive and to access the drive features. Using the System Tray Icon You can use the system tray FreeAgent Tools icon to check the connection status of your... mouse over the system tray icon to check the connection status...
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... tray to return the Compact Bar to the bottom of your screen. • Click the Eject button to the right of the Ceedo icon to safely remove your FreeAgent drive. (You can also eject Ceedo by selecting Eject from the Ceedo popup menu in your system tray or clicking the Safely Remove... Tray Icon Step 2: Right-click on the icon in the system tray to open the Ceedo system tray menu: Figure 12: Ceedo System Tray Popup Menu Use these menu options for full access to Ceedo's features: • Open the Ceedo Easy-Access menu. • Set preferences in the Ceedo Options window: FreeAgent Go Data...
... tray to return the Compact Bar to the bottom of your screen. • Click the Eject button to the right of the Ceedo icon to safely remove your FreeAgent drive. (You can also eject Ceedo by selecting Eject from the Ceedo popup menu in your system tray or clicking the Safely Remove... Tray Icon Step 2: Right-click on the icon in the system tray to open the Ceedo system tray menu: Figure 12: Ceedo System Tray Popup Menu Use these menu options for full access to Ceedo's features: • Open the Ceedo Easy-Access menu. • Set preferences in the Ceedo Options window: FreeAgent Go Data...
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... 37 Ceedo Application 37 Distinguishing a Ceedo Window 40 Using the Ceedo Compact Bar 37 Using the Ceedo System Tray Icon 38 Ceedo Compact Bar 37 Ceedo Easy-Access Menu 5 Ceedo System Tray Icon 38 Ceedo Welcome Window 3 Changing Folder Selection 25 Changing Sync Mode and Add and Replace Rules 25 Creating a Password... Changing Folder Selection 25 Changing Sync Mode and Add and Replace Rules 25 Selecting "Ask First" for Add and Replace Rules 26 Encrypting a File 13 FreeAgent Go Data Mover Index i
... 37 Ceedo Application 37 Distinguishing a Ceedo Window 40 Using the Ceedo Compact Bar 37 Using the Ceedo System Tray Icon 38 Ceedo Compact Bar 37 Ceedo Easy-Access Menu 5 Ceedo System Tray Icon 38 Ceedo Welcome Window 3 Changing Folder Selection 25 Changing Sync Mode and Add and Replace Rules 25 Creating a Password... Changing Folder Selection 25 Changing Sync Mode and Add and Replace Rules 25 Selecting "Ask First" for Add and Replace Rules 26 Encrypting a File 13 FreeAgent Go Data Mover Index i
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... Decrypting a File 15 Drag-and-Drop Encryption and Decryption 16 Encrypting a File 13 FreeAgent Tools Icons 9 Using the System Tray Icon 10 FreeAgent Tools System Tray Icon 10 G Getting Started 1 Disconnecting the FreeAgent Drive 10 Installing the FreeAgent Tools 1 Using the FreeAgent Tools Icons 9 I Installing the FreeAgent Tools 1 M Managing Your Drives 19 R Running Drive Diagnostics 41 S Selecting "Ask First" ... for the First Time 33 Utilities and Diagnostics 41 Adjusting the Drive Lights 45 Adjusting the Drive Sleep Interval 43 Running Drive Diagnostics 41 FreeAgent Go Data Mover Index ii
... Decrypting a File 15 Drag-and-Drop Encryption and Decryption 16 Encrypting a File 13 FreeAgent Tools Icons 9 Using the System Tray Icon 10 FreeAgent Tools System Tray Icon 10 G Getting Started 1 Disconnecting the FreeAgent Drive 10 Installing the FreeAgent Tools 1 Using the FreeAgent Tools Icons 9 I Installing the FreeAgent Tools 1 M Managing Your Drives 19 R Running Drive Diagnostics 41 S Selecting "Ask First" ... for the First Time 33 Utilities and Diagnostics 41 Adjusting the Drive Lights 45 Adjusting the Drive Sleep Interval 43 Running Drive Diagnostics 41 FreeAgent Go Data Mover Index ii
Setup Guide
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...or TB, equals one of Seagate Technology LLC, or one thousand billion bytes when referring to radio or television reception, which can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used for assistance. CONTENTS SOLD SEPARATELY USB Cable FreeAgent Go Docking Station Optional dock not ...; Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on the Help Icon for formatting and other trademarks or registered trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of its affiliated companies in a particular installation.
...or TB, equals one of Seagate Technology LLC, or one thousand billion bytes when referring to radio or television reception, which can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used for assistance. CONTENTS SOLD SEPARATELY USB Cable FreeAgent Go Docking Station Optional dock not ...; Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on the Help Icon for formatting and other trademarks or registered trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of its affiliated companies in a particular installation.