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 Control 11 Drive Info 11 Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files 12 Backup ... 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 Control 11 Drive Info 11 Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files 12 Backup ... 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
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide
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... • Settings to control power management, software updates, drive lights and more computers. • Security features, including encryption of multiple files and folders in one or more folders between two or more . Not available in 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 this icon to check the status of your...
... • Settings to control power management, software updates, drive lights and more computers. • Security features, including encryption of multiple files and folders in one or more folders between two or more . Not available in 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 this icon to check the status of your...
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...Adjust LED Control • Check for Software Update Adjusting the Power Setting You can take a...FreeAgent™ Drive 9 It can choose how long your drive. Though power-saving mode uses less electricity, it . If you can click the Seagate Manager help icon. If your question, you are detected. Seagate... Manager User Guide for your drive to become active again when you want to choose a longer time interval, so that your drive less frequently, you can click the Customer Support button to go to Seagate...
...Adjust LED Control • Check for Software Update Adjusting the Power Setting You can take a...FreeAgent™ Drive 9 It can choose how long your drive. Though power-saving mode uses less electricity, it . If you can click the Seagate Manager help icon. If your question, you are detected. Seagate... Manager User Guide for your drive to become active again when you want to choose a longer time interval, so that your drive less frequently, you can click the Customer Support button to go to Seagate...
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... To check for software updates: Step 1: In the My Drives window, click Settings. Seagate Manager User Guide for Software Update. Check for updates automatically is available for your software is complete, the results are displayed. Updating Your Software The Software Update feature automatically informs you whether.... When the test is up to inform you when an update is selected by default. Step 2: Click Check for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 10 The Software Update window opens. A Software Update window appears to date or not. The Adjust Power Setting window...
... To check for software updates: Step 1: In the My Drives window, click Settings. Seagate Manager User Guide for Software Update. Check for updates automatically is available for your software is complete, the results are displayed. Updating Your Software The Software Update feature automatically informs you whether.... When the test is up to inform you when an update is selected by default. Step 2: Click Check for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 10 The Software Update window opens. A Software Update window appears to date or not. The Adjust Power Setting window...
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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 ... icon restoring 6 security 29 about 29 while backing up 12 simple backup 13 simple sync, about 21, 22 software, updating 10 Start menu Seagate status icon in 6 status color designation for 5 of drive 5 of sync 25 sync automatic 26 checking status of 25 completing ...
...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 ... icon restoring 6 security 29 about 29 while backing up 12 simple backup 13 simple sync, about 21, 22 software, updating 10 Start menu Seagate status icon in 6 status color designation for 5 of drive 5 of sync 25 sync automatic 26 checking status of 25 completing ...
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Index sync preview window 27 sync settings editing 25 synchronizing about 21 folders 21 see also sync T testing drives 10 turning off automatic sync 26 U updating software 10 V volumes 11 Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 45
Index sync preview window 27 sync settings editing 25 synchronizing about 21 folders 21 see also sync T testing drives 10 turning off automatic sync 26 U updating software 10 V volumes 11 Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 45
Installation Guide
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If Ceedo has released a more current version of its software than the version installed on your FreeAgent drive, a Ceedo Update window opens: Figure 4: Update Ceedo Step 5: Click Yes to Ceedo Step 3: Select a language from the dropdown menu and click OK. Step 2: Select Start Ceedo and click OK. The Ceedo License Agreement window opens: Figure 3: Ceedo License Agreement Step 4: Select I accept the agreement and click OK. The Welcome to Ceedo window opens: Figure 2: Welcome to install the latest version of Ceedo. The Installing Ceedo window opens: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 2
If Ceedo has released a more current version of its software than the version installed on your FreeAgent drive, a Ceedo Update window opens: Figure 4: Update Ceedo Step 5: Click Yes to Ceedo Step 3: Select a language from the dropdown menu and click OK. Step 2: Select Start Ceedo and click OK. The Ceedo License Agreement window opens: Figure 3: Ceedo License Agreement Step 4: Select I accept the agreement and click OK. The Welcome to Ceedo window opens: Figure 2: Welcome to install the latest version of Ceedo. The Installing Ceedo window opens: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 2
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... have a firewall conflict. Figure 5: Installing Ceedo When the updated Ceedo software has been installed, the Loading Ceedo window opens: Figure 6: Loading Ceedo Note: If you are unable to access the Ceedo Easy-Access menu, you may have a firewall conflict. For further information and assistance, go to http://www.ceedo.com/. FreeAgent Go Data Mover 3
... have a firewall conflict. Figure 5: Installing Ceedo When the updated Ceedo software has been installed, the Loading Ceedo window opens: Figure 6: Loading Ceedo Note: If you are unable to access the Ceedo Easy-Access menu, you may have a firewall conflict. For further information and assistance, go to http://www.ceedo.com/. FreeAgent Go Data Mover 3
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... to ask you each time the situation arises. To use the default Folder Sync settings, Step 1: Open the Seagate FreeAgent Tools application: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 20 When you add a new file to the My Documents folder on your computer, a copy of files in its My... your computer are automatically replaced with new versions or you can instruct FreeAgent Tools to your computer. - Existing versions of the same file is automatically synchronized from your computer and edit files in synchronized folders are updated when you select the default sync setting by clicking Sync "My Documents...
... to ask you each time the situation arises. To use the default Folder Sync settings, Step 1: Open the Seagate FreeAgent Tools application: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 20 When you add a new file to the My Documents folder on your computer, a copy of files in its My... your computer are automatically replaced with new versions or you can instruct FreeAgent Tools to your computer. - Existing versions of the same file is automatically synchronized from your computer and edit files in synchronized folders are updated when you select the default sync setting by clicking Sync "My Documents...
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You're directed to the Ceedo Release Notes page on your language from the dropdown menu and click OK. Figure 2: Ceedo Welcome Window Step 3: Select your FreeAgent drive, a Ceedo Update window opens: Figure 4: Update Ceedo Step 5: If you wish, click Learn more about this update. If Ceedo has released a more current version of its software than the version installed on the Ceedo website: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 34 The Ceedo License Agreement window opens: Figure 3: Ceedo License Agreement Step 4: Select I accept the agreement and click OK.
You're directed to the Ceedo Release Notes page on your language from the dropdown menu and click OK. Figure 2: Ceedo Welcome Window Step 3: Select your FreeAgent drive, a Ceedo Update window opens: Figure 4: Update Ceedo Step 5: If you wish, click Learn more about this update. If Ceedo has released a more current version of its software than the version installed on the Ceedo website: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 34 The Ceedo License Agreement window opens: Figure 3: Ceedo License Agreement Step 4: Select I accept the agreement and click OK.
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Step 7: In the Update Ceedo window, click Yes to Ceedo window and the Ceedo EasyAccess menu both open: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 35 Figure 5: Ceedo Update Release Notes Step 6: Close the browser window. The Installing Ceedo window opens: Figure 6: Installing Ceedo When the updated Ceedo software has been installed, the Loading Ceedo window opens: Figure 7: Loading Ceedo When Ceedo has loaded, the Welcome to install the latest version of Ceedo.
Step 7: In the Update Ceedo window, click Yes to Ceedo window and the Ceedo EasyAccess menu both open: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 35 Figure 5: Ceedo Update Release Notes Step 6: Close the browser window. The Installing Ceedo window opens: Figure 6: Installing Ceedo When the updated Ceedo software has been installed, the Loading Ceedo window opens: Figure 7: Loading Ceedo When Ceedo has loaded, the Welcome to install the latest version of Ceedo.