Seagate FreeAgent Desktop Support Question
Seagate FreeAgent Desktop Support Question
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Question posted by masada1966 on April 11th, 2011
Seagate Icon Color
When I installed and did the initial backup the icon in the system tray was green. Now it is yellow. Why?
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Related Seagate FreeAgent Desktop Manual Pages
Product Information - Page 2
... Other product names are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC. Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for Mac using Disk Utility
Product Dimensions
7.5" tall x 1.6" thin (without 3.2" wide base) x 6.4" deep 19.05 cm tall x 4.1 cm thin (without notice, product offerings or specifications. FreeAgent Desktop Drive Highlights
• Vast capacity with the...
Quick Start Guide - Page 2
...to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a particular installation. Seagate may obtain information regarding your product to meet Seagate specifications. It gives you specific legal rights, and you to return your FreeAgent desktop drive during normal call center business hours. The Seagate company offering this warranty. FCC Notices This device complies...
User Guide (Mac) - Page 3
...for the entire family of Seagate and Maxtor external drives. A FreeAgent Drive icon appears on your screen may vary from the images shown below depending upon the name of the drive you can install the Drive Manager software. FreeAgent for Macintosh
Getting Started
The Drive Manager software offers these features:
• Backup & Restore to protect your data • Drive diagnosis to check the...
User Guide (Mac) - Page 5
... Welcome window, click Continue.
The Read Me window opens:
Installing the Software
3 FreeAgent for Macintosh
• When the reformat is complete, the Drive Manager.dmg file appears on your
desktop:
• The Installer Welcome window opens:
Figure 4: Welcome
Installing the Software
The Drive Manager software is already loaded on your drive and ready to be installed on your computer.
User Guide (Mac) - Page 7
The Installation Type window opens:
Installing the Software
5 Note: The Drive Manager software can be installed only on the boot volume. FreeAgent for Macintosh
Figure 7: License Agreement sheet
Step 4: Click Agree in the sheet. The Select a Destination window opens:
Figure 8: Select a Destination Step 5: Select your Macintosh hard drive and click Continue.
User Guide (Mac) - Page 16
... folders or you can create multiple Backup Plans for Macintosh
Backing Up & Restoring Folders
The Backup & Restore feature allows you to
• Create and manage multiple Backup Plans • Schedule the backup of selected folders • Edit backup settings • Launch an immediate backup • Restore backed up files
After the initial backup, the OneTouch software backs up...
User Guide (Mac) - Page 17
If this is your first time opening the Backup Plans view, a sheet describes Simple Backup:
Creating Backup Plans
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Figure 23: Backup Schedule
Simple Backup appears in the Backup Plans list.
User Guide (Mac) - Page 24
The Backup Plans Folders tab view is displayed:
Creating Backup Plans
22 FreeAgent for Macintosh
Figure 32: Backup Schedule Options
Step 7: Set the power options to accommodate your backup schedule and click OK.
Step 8: Click Folders in the Backup Plans view.
User Guide (Mac) - Page 25
FreeAgent for Macintosh
Figure 33: Backup Folder Options
Step 9: Click the plus sign (+) below the Folders tab view to browse to a folder to back up. An Open sheet is displayed:
Creating Backup Plans
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User Guide (Mac) - Page 27
FreeAgent for Macintosh
Figure 35: Backup Folder Path
Step 11: Repeat Steps 9 and 10 until you've selected all the folders you want to back up. Step 12: Click Destination in the Backup Plans view. The Backup Plans Destination tab view is displayed:
Creating Backup Plans
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User Guide (Mac) - Page 28
Step 13: Select the destination drive for Macintosh
Figure 36: Backup Plan Destination
Listed are now displayed:
Creating Backup Plans
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The name and serial number of the selected drive are the drives currently connected to your backup and click Set. FreeAgent for your computer.
User Guide (Mac) - Page 29
Click Backup in the toolbar.
FreeAgent for Macintosh
Figure 37: Backup Plan Destination Selected
Managing Backup Plans
Editing Backup Settings
To edit the settings for a Backup Plan, Step 1. The Backup Plans view displays your current Backup Plan names and schedule:
Managing Backup Plans
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User Guide (Mac) - Page 32
... the path of the selected drive are the drives currently connected to your current Backup Plans:
Managing Backup Plans
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Click Backup in the Backup Plans view.
Step 6: Click Destination in the toolbar. FreeAgent for Macintosh
Step 5: Select a different folder for any Seagate or Maxtor drive connected to your backup and click Set. The Backup Plans view displays your computer...
User Guide (Mac) - Page 35
... on the date it was backed up or you back up file. You can restore a specific historical version of a backed up file based on your drive. FreeAgent for Macintosh
Figure 44: Backup Complete
Restoring Files
When you can restore the most recent version of a backed up the files stored in the toolbar. The...
User Guide (Windows) - Page 3
The Welcome window opens:
Installing the Software
1 Connect your drive to your data • Utilities to protect your computer. FreeAgent for Windows
Getting Started
The Drive Manager software offers these features:
• Backup & Restore to control power management, drive diagnosis, and software updates
Installing the Software
To install the Drive Manager software, Step 1. The Main Menu...
User Guide (Windows) - Page 6
FreeAgent for Windows
Figure 6: Setup Status
When the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard Complete window opens:
Figure 7: InstallShield Wizard Complete
Step 8: Click Finish. A Drive Manager icon appears on your desktop:
Installing the Software
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User Guide (Windows) - Page 22
... either of selected folders • Edit backup settings • Launch an immediate backup • Restore backed up files
After the initial backup, the Drive Manager software backs up changed files in backed up folders on a schedule you set a backup
destination and schedule. The Backup window opens:
Creating a Backup Plan
20 Click Backup in the Backup window. You can create one...
User Guide (Windows) - Page 36
To delete a Backup Plan, Step 1. The Backup window opens:
Managing Backup Settings
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Click Backup in the Command panel. FreeAgent for Windows
Figure 15: Backup
Deleting a Backup Plan
You can delete the Backup Plan for any Seagate or Maxtor drive connected to your computer.
User Guide (Windows) - Page 42
FreeAgent for Windows
Figure 21: Backup You can also click the OneTouch icon in your System Tray to display the OneTouch popup menu:
Figure 22: System Tray Menu Step 2: Click View Backup Log to open a text file showing the history of your system
backups:
Managing Backup Settings
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User Guide (Windows) - Page 43
... saves ten (10) previous, or historical, versions of a backed up file based on your drive. To restore files,
Step 1. FreeAgent for Windows
Figure 23: Backup Log
Restoring Files
When you can restore a saved historical version of a backed up file. You can restore the most recent version of each revised file ...
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