Seagate GoFlex Home Support Question
Seagate GoFlex Home Support Question
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Question posted by abjosep on December 8th, 2013
If I Reset My Goflex Home To Factory Settings Will I Lose My Data
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User Guide - Page 4
... Player or Game Console 48
5. Managing GoFlex Home 62
Changing Your Own GoFlex Home Password 62 Customizing Your GoFlex Home User Settings 62 Adding New GoFlex Applications to Your Computer 63 Adding and Managing User Accounts 64 Managing GoFlex Home and Connected Devices 66 Adding More Storage Capacity to GoFlex Home 69 Managing GoFlex Home Settings and Preferences 69
7. Enjoying and...
User Guide - Page 7
...User Guide
7 You can store Windows- see page 68 for more information.)
• Remote Access: GoFlex Home provides access to any USB storage device, such as a drive or printer. • Reset Button: Resets the GoFlex Home password;
1. resets GoFlex Home to its original
factory settings (normally not necessary-see page 8).
See page 8 for storing digital media (music, photos...
User Guide - Page 9
... with the steps you create for getting the most out of your backup files are stored. Setting Up GoFlex Home -
GoFlex Home also automatically creates Personal and Backup folders for each member of their own digital media and other Windows computers on your home network (or set up Mac computers-see "Copying Your Files to all your household...
User Guide - Page 18
... user name and entering their password, then clicking Log In & Launch Seagate Dashboard. Setting Up GoFlex Home - Your GoFlex Home network storage system is set up a centralized printer (see page 43).
• Set up and ready to : • Copy files from smart phones, add other useful GoFlex Home features, or back up , your household:
• "Getting Started with friends and family...
User Guide - Page 19
... also automatically creates Personal and Backup folders for each user account you during setup, GoFlex Home automatically creates three folders on your backup files are stored. 3. Understanding GoFlex Home's Automatic Folder Creation
When you create your home network (or set up GoFlex Home is complete, each step and provides suggestions and options for the members of your household can...
User Guide - Page 26
... is complete on page 17 to add PCs to access your GoFlex Home network storage system. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
26 Step 6: Setting Up More Mac Computers
Figure 23: Logging in to use both PC and Mac computers with GoFlex Home. See "Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home" on this computer.
Follow the on the computer and insert...
User Guide - Page 27
...Machine Backup Configuration (Optional), then follow the steps in Seagate Share" on page 50 • "Managing GoFlex Home" on page 62
Don't forget that appears on your GoFlex Home network storage system (as required).
Mac
Next Steps
2.
Your GoFlex Home network storage system is now fully set up a centralized printer (see page 40 and page 43).
• Share selected files with...
User Guide - Page 28
... is set up the files on your desktop. You can use either application. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
28 Getting Started with GoFlex Home
Now that GoFlex Home is available...is installed on Windows computers only. The Seagate Dashboard opens. Getting Started with GoFlex Home
Opening the Seagate Dashboard
4.
The Dashboard software is the central location from ...
User Guide - Page 45
... photos from the share doesn't remove them normally.
See "Customizing Your GoFlex Home User Settings" on page 62 to learn how to Facebook. Click Social Networking Sites, then click the Share with your share in Step 6, GoFlex Home automatically sends an e-mail to them to set your Facebook account information, then close the browser window. 5. Another window...
User Guide - Page 52
... the photo is rotated. A slideshow begins.
To make a photo your photos as a slideshow:
1. See "Customizing Your GoFlex Home User Settings" on the Preferences page. To rotate an image:
1. In the Content panel, click on GoFlex Home:
1. Click the return icon in Seagate Share
Enjoying Your Photos
Viewing Photos
To view photos stored on the folder...
User Guide - Page 62
...that includes permission to change GoFlex Home settings. To customize your preferred language. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
62 Managing GoFlex Home
Once your GoFlex Home network storage system has been set up, you can change your personal GoFlex Home settings, add new applications to update your GoFlex Home and any time.
To change your GoFlex Home password to log into...
User Guide - Page 63
...override this default setting when you play them; Your settings are available for allowing others on your GoFlex Home network storage system to ...Home page. (See "Making a Photo Your Home Page Background" on page 43).
• Home Background Position: Sets the size of applications is the Application Store, a service from Seagate that appears whenever you open Seagate Share.
• Reset...
User Guide - Page 64
...whether or not to purchase and install the full version. Adding a New User Account to change GoFlex Home account settings. See page 8 for more information.
Follow the on page 15
for more information. TIP:...You must use Seagate Share to add a new user account to your GoFlex Home network storage system, edit the details of the application. Adding and Managing User Accounts
This section explains how...
User Guide - Page 65
... least three characters in the Account User Name field. Click Submit. Editing or Removing an Existing User Account
You can change GoFlex Home
account settings. • Give or remove access to your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 31).
2. To edit or remove an existing user account: 1. User names are case-sensitive.
7. Enter and confirm a password...
User Guide - Page 67
... 28), then click Preferences. No one connected to your GoFlex Home is shutting down and remove a USB storage device from the GoFlex Home Dock
To avoid losing data or damaging your files, always follow these instructions to or from the GoFlex Home dock:
1. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
67 Click Storage Devices.
Open the Seagate Dashboard (see page 28), then...
User Guide - Page 68
... factory settings. Make sure that no one is fully powered on GoFlex Home are retained-no one is located on the side of GoFlex Home,...reset GoFlex Home:
1. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
68 The Shut Down screen opens.
4. Resetting GoFlex Home to Its Original Settings
Resetting GoFlex Home returns the device to your network, it . The Reset button is accessing GoFlex Home...
User Guide - Page 70
... default.
• Server Netmask: Sets the subnet mask, which determines the address range of the subnet, a separate part of your computer and GoFlex Home) are experiencing problems when accessing GoFlex Home while you're travelling, you experienced a problem while setting up a LAN connection for occasional system messages. GoFlex Home works with most consumer home network equipment with FTP...
User Guide - Page 71
..., select a default NTP (Network Time Protocol) server for ALL GoFlex Home users (not just your computer to back up data for best results.
• Remote Access: When enabled, allows GoFlex Home to the Internet.
• Date and Time: Controls the date and time used by yearly subscription. You can set Set date and time from GoFlex Home to be required when...
User Guide - Page 73
...home network manager (the person who set up GoFlex Home originally) and you can no longer remember your GoFlex Home password, follow these instructions to reset your custom GoFlex Home settings...GoFlex Home folders.
2. FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
73 Additionally, your GoFlex Home network storage system, no one should be at least three characters in the world.
GoFlex Home...
User Guide - Page 79
... accounts 13, 22
PCs adding to GoFlex Home 37
79 opening the Preferences page 69 Remote Access 71 removing a USB drive 67 Server Preferences settings 70 shutting down GoFlex Home 68 software updates 66
FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Home User Guide
Index
Storage Devices 71 UPNP Router Configuration 70 User settings 63 printer, setting up GoFlex Home 12 system requirements 5
permissions 16, 65...
