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... a Custom Backup 14 Drive Rotation 15 Managing Backup Settings 16 Editing Backup Settings 16 Deleting a Backup Plan 17 Using 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
... a Custom Backup 14 Drive Rotation 15 Managing Backup Settings 16 Editing Backup Settings 16 Deleting a Backup Plan 17 Using 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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... window opens. Check for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 10 A Software Update window appears to inform you can also manually check to see if an update is available or you whether your drive: Step 1: In the My Drives window, select the drive you when an update is complete, the ...progress of the bad device is up to check the health of your drive. Step 3: To turn off Software Update, deselect Check for updates automatically. Testing Your Drive Test your drive to date or not. Seagate Manager User Guide for updates automatically is selected by default. If the ...
... window opens. Check for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 10 A Software Update window appears to inform you can also manually check to see if an update is available or you whether your drive: Step 1: In the My Drives window, select the drive you when an update is complete, the ...progress of the bad device is up to check the health of your drive. Step 3: To turn off Software Update, deselect Check for updates automatically. Testing Your Drive Test your drive to date or not. Seagate Manager User Guide for updates automatically is selected by default. If the ...
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... of the Backup window. - To launch a manual backup to your backup history. To get the current information about your mouse over the Seagate Status icon. OR - OR - • Select Back Up Now from the Seagate Status icon menu: The Seagate Status icon turns yellow and the backup takes place...backup, move your backup. To view the Backup Log for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 18 Seagate Manager User Guide for your system backups. Viewing the Backup Log The Backup Log is a text-based report of your drive: Click View Backup Log in English only. When the backup is connected....
... of the Backup window. - To launch a manual backup to your backup history. To get the current information about your mouse over the Seagate Status icon. OR - OR - • Select Back Up Now from the Seagate Status icon menu: The Seagate Status icon turns yellow and the backup takes place...backup, move your backup. To view the Backup Log for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 18 Seagate Manager User Guide for your system backups. Viewing the Backup Log The Backup Log is a text-based report of your drive: Click View Backup Log in English only. When the backup is connected....
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...different computers, which is a convenient way to move files between computers running XP and those running Vista. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 21 You can easily keep important files up to ensure that Sync works properly. Whenever any files change or...include or exclude Select automatic or manual sync Set Sync and Copy & Replace Rules Encrypt synchronized files Note: Make sure all file types Sync automatically Always overwrite older file versions Custom Sync: Select one or more folders on your FreeAgent drive. You select one or more ...
...different computers, which is a convenient way to move files between computers running XP and those running Vista. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 21 You can easily keep important files up to ensure that Sync works properly. Whenever any files change or...include or exclude Select automatic or manual sync Set Sync and Copy & Replace Rules Encrypt synchronized files Note: Make sure all file types Sync automatically Always overwrite older file versions Custom Sync: Select one or more folders on your FreeAgent drive. You select one or more ...
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...Sync manually using the Sync Now button in synchronization: To permit synchronization of Sync. Select Exclude these file types. 4. Step 10: After you've set up Encryption before overwriting a file • Sync Encryption - Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 23 ...a specific file type from synchronization: 1. The Sync Options window opens. For more information, see "Using Sync Encryption" on the drive You must delete your Sync options, click Finish. Select Include these file types. 2. Note: You can select Sync Encryption. Automatically ...
...Sync manually using the Sync Now button in synchronization: To permit synchronization of Sync. Select Exclude these file types. 4. Step 10: After you've set up Encryption before overwriting a file • Sync Encryption - Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 23 ...a specific file type from synchronization: 1. The Sync Options window opens. For more information, see "Using Sync Encryption" on the drive You must delete your Sync options, click Finish. Select Include these file types. 2. Note: You can select Sync Encryption. Automatically ...
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...the Sync window, click the Automatic Sync Off button. Step 5: To sync manually when Automatic Sync is turned on your drive. Step 2: Select your Sync settings and create a new set: Step 1: Click My Drives in the "SyncRecycleBin01" and "SyncRecycleBin02" folders, respectively. The Sync window opens... turn off , • Click Sync Now in the Command panel. Your drive must be connected during Automatic Sync. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 26 Step 3: Click Sync in the Seagate Sync folder on . Step 5: Click Delete. Step 4: Click Delete Sync ...
...the Sync window, click the Automatic Sync Off button. Step 5: To sync manually when Automatic Sync is turned on your drive. Step 2: Select your Sync settings and create a new set: Step 1: Click My Drives in the "SyncRecycleBin01" and "SyncRecycleBin02" folders, respectively. The Sync window opens... turn off , • Click Sync Now in the Command panel. Your drive must be connected during Automatic Sync. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 26 Step 3: Click Sync in the Seagate Sync folder on . Step 5: Click Delete. Step 4: Click Delete Sync ...
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...so you can take up to a full minute for the Format Seagate Drive window to open . The Unlock window opens. Note: It can continue to Format an Erased Seagate Secure Drive If your drive for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 41 A message confirms that a partition could not be formatted automatically...Hint to worry about erasing data. You're informed of the progress of the Windows operating system to manually create a partition so you can continue to use Administrative Tools to manually create a partition: Step 1: Go to Start > Run to open the Run window. You must ...
...so you can take up to a full minute for the Format Seagate Drive window to open . The Unlock window opens. Note: It can continue to Format an Erased Seagate Secure Drive If your drive for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 41 A message confirms that a partition could not be formatted automatically...Hint to worry about erasing data. You're informed of the progress of the Windows operating system to manually create a partition so you can continue to use Administrative Tools to manually create a partition: Step 1: Go to Start > Run to open the Run window. You must ...
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...Seagate Manager 12 backup log 18 backup plans about 13 custom 14 deleting 17 scheduling 17 simple 13 with drive rotation 13, 15 backup settings editing 16 managing 16 backups about 12 manual... 26 Drive Info feature 11 drive lights 11 drive rotation 15 drive, erasing 40 drives backing up to more than one 15 displayed in "My Drives" window 8 info 11 managing 8 rotation 15 Seagate Secure ... 12 encryption password, changing 31 energy, conserving 9 erased drive, configuring 40 erased drive, formatting 41 erasing a drive 40 F features, of Seagate Manager software 5 file extensions 23 file system 11 file...
...Seagate Manager 12 backup log 18 backup plans about 13 custom 14 deleting 17 scheduling 17 simple 13 with drive rotation 13, 15 backup settings editing 16 managing 16 backups about 12 manual... 26 Drive Info feature 11 drive lights 11 drive rotation 15 drive, erasing 40 drives backing up to more than one 15 displayed in "My Drives" window 8 info 11 managing 8 rotation 15 Seagate Secure ... 12 encryption password, changing 31 energy, conserving 9 erased drive, configuring 40 erased drive, formatting 41 erasing a drive 40 F features, of Seagate Manager software 5 file extensions 23 file system 11 file...
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... 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 for encryption folder 31 changing for Seagate Secure drive 37 encryption 31 Seagate Secure 36 sync encryption...
... 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 for encryption folder 31 changing for Seagate Secure drive 37 encryption 31 Seagate Secure 36 sync encryption...