Seagate FreeAgent Desk Support Question
Seagate FreeAgent Desk Support Question
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Question posted by pparson15 on February 28th, 2017
Is My Hard Drive Not Compatible With A New Computer?
I have a Free Agent DesktopNext.ico drive . I believe it is about 5 or more year. I was going to add some photos from my 2 year old desktop but I can not just drag them into the icon. A circle with a line going through it appears.
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Related Seagate FreeAgent Desk Manual Pages
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 1
Seagate Manager
User Guide
For Use With Your FreeAgentTM Drive
Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 2
... the listed capacity is used for data storage.
Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Wave logo, and FreeAgent are for various applications are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC, or one thousand billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.
When referring to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. Seagate reserves the...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 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 Features 12 Backup Plans ...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 4
... Encryption folder 33 Decrypting Files and Folders 33 Deleting Files and Folders from an Encryption folder 34 Seagate SecureTM Storage Devices 35 Unlocking Your Drive 36 Changing the Password for Your Drive 37 Using the Password Hint 37 Erasing Your Drive 40
Index ...43
Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 5
... in all products.
• Settings to access the drive features. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
5 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 install your computer desktop.
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 6
... 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
6 To restore the Seagate Status icon to the taskbar notification area, go to close the menu.
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 7
... flashing between 90% and 20% illumination 20% illumination Off Fast flashing
See "Adjust LED Control" on page 11for information about controlling the lights on your FreeAgent drive flashes to all FreeAgent drives. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
7 Getting Started
FreeAgent Drive Light
FreeAgent Drive Light
The light on the...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 9
... files to the original power setting time for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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The Settings window opens.
To adjust the power setting: Step 1: In the My Drives window, select the drive you can click the Customer Support button to go to use your drive a lot, you may want to Seagate's Support website. Step 2: Click Adjust...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 11
... drive:
Step 1: In the My Drives window, select the drive you want information about and click Drive Info.
The Settings window opens. To view the Drive Info for the drive • If the drive is disconnected and reconnected
Drive Info
The Drive Info feature provides the following information about the new software, click More Info. Seagate Manager User Guide for FreeAgent drives...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 17
... new details of your backup settings. You have completed editing of your computer. Step 9: Uncheck any drive on . Listed is turned on the days and time you set.
Step 7: Edit the days and/or time you want to your backup and Scheduled Backup is the Backup Plan for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 23
... new settings. The Sync window opens. Music: MPG, AIFF, WAV, RA, WMA,... - To exclude a specific file type from synchronization:
1.
Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
..., TXT, PDF, PPT,...
• Custom
Custom selection allows you want to include, and click Add to move it to choose the specific file type (by specifying that define the file format. Step...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 26
... Now in the lower right corner of those files in the Seagate Sync folder on . Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
26 Step 6: To create new Sync settings, select Simple Sync or Custom Sync. Using Automatic Sync
The Automatic Sync feature continuously tracks file changes in the Command...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 28
Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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When Automatic Overwrite is on, older file versions are always replaced with a new version. Synchronizing Folders
Using the Sync Preview Window
Using Automatic Overwrite
When Automatic Overwrite is off, the Seagate Manager displays the Sync Preview window to ...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 32
... opens. Step 5: Click Delete Encryption folder. Step 9: Click OK. Step 7: Enter and re-enter a new password and click Change. The Manage Encryption window opens. Step 8: Click OK.
Step 3: Click Security in...Command panel. See "Decrypting Files and Folders" on page 33 for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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Note: There is no way to delete the Encryption folder. Step 7: Click ...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 36
... new password and unlocked your drive is connected to Format an Erased Seagate Secure Drive" on which the Seagate Manager software is not installed. For more than one . You can use the KeyErase feature on the drive will need to disconnect and reconnect your Seagate Secure drive to display the drive letter. Step 3: Click the Security icon...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 37
...opened from any time. Changing the Password for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
37 Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Command panel.
The Change Password window opens. Step ...Enter your Seagate Secure drive. Step 6: Click Set. Step 2: Select your current password, then enter and re-enter a new password. Using the Password Hint
With a Seagate Secure drive, you can delete or...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 38
... a new password in the Change Password window. (b) Click Set Password Hint in the Password Set window.
• The Other Features window:
Click Set, Change, or Delete Password Hint in the Unlock Drive window. Step 5: Click Overwrite. The Set Password Hint window opens. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
38...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 39
...Step 3: Click the Security icon in the Command panel. Step 2: Select your Seagate Secure drive. The Security window opens. ...new password hint. Step 2: Select your Seagate Secure drive.
Step 6: Enter the 25-character identification code printed on the drive label. Step 8: Click OK to return to delete it or overwrite it . The Security window for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 41
...Go to Start > Run to create a password hint. A Format confirmation window opens. Using Administrative Tools to use the Seagate Secure drive...just erased everything on your Seagate Secure drive... With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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The ...Drive window
opens.
Step 2: Enter and confirm a new drive password. You're informed of the progress of the Windows operating system to use the drive...
FreeAgent Desk™ User Guide - Page 42
... 's not properly formatted. Step 4: Follow the steps in the "Unallocated" bar and select New Partition... Managing Security
Managing an Encryption Folder
The Seagate Secure drive is now configured and ready for use again. The New Partition Wizard opens automatically. Your Seagate Secure drive is labeled "Unallocated" because it for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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