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Question posted by remoBria on September 8th, 2013

I Can't Transfer Files To My Goflex Home Windows 8

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Product Information - Page 2

... addition, some of box for activation and Internet file sharing • Internet Explorer® 7, Firefox® 3.x, Chrome 4.x, Safari® 3, or later web browser • Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, Windows® XP or Mac OS® X 10.4.9 or later operating system • GoFlex Home Network Storage System (includes network base and hard drive - All other trademarks or registered...
User Guide - Page 3

... to GoFlex Home 39 Accessing and Enjoying Your Files on Your Home Network 40 FreeAgent® GoFlexHome User Guide 3 Setting Up GoFlex Home - Getting Started with GoFlex Home 28 Opening the Seagate Dashboard 28 Opening Seagate Share 31 Getting to Know Your GoFlex Home Folders 36 Copying Your Files to GoFlex Home 37 Backing Up Your Files to Know GoFlex Home 6 Special...
User Guide - Page 5

... in this User Guide are clearly marked. 1. System Requirements To set up your GoFlex Home network storage system, and explains how to use GoFlex Home, you can easily store all of your files in one external drive for file sharing over the Internet, as well as share files with every computer in your files on computers running the Windows operating system.
User Guide - Page 9

... user accounts and passwords for everyone on your home network to the folders of your home network (or set up Mac computers-see . • A Backup folder that you create your backup files are stored. FreeAgent® GoFlexHome User Guide 9 Windows Step 1: Familiarizing Yourself with the folders that GoFlex Home creates automatically for complete instructions. Setting Up...
User Guide - Page 10

Windows Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home 1. b. Setting Up GoFlex Home - Ensure the Power button is in Off Position Figure 4: Connecting the Cables FreeAgent® GoFlexHome User Guide 10 Power Button in the Off position before you have these items before continuing: GoFlex Home Base GoFlex Drive Power Adapter Quick Start Guide Ethernet ...
User Guide - Page 11

... the front of minutes. Press the Power button. Windows Step 2: Connecting GoFlex Home 3. Drive Light: Solid white when ready GoFlex Home Light: Solid green when ready Figure 6: GoFlex Home Lights If the GoFlex Home light is not solid green, wait about two minutes to make sure that GoFlex Home has had a chance to the network or can 't connect to fully start up...
User Guide - Page 12

... Instant Backup software applications. 4. Note: If you need to download the installation software. 2. TIP: If the Setup wizard doesn't open automatically, open Explorer, navigate to GoFlex Home, then the Device Information screen opens. Windows Step 3: Installing the Software Step 3: Installing the Software 1. A setup wizard opens. Figure 7: Adding Device Information FreeAgent®...
User Guide - Page 13

... the name you can use letters, numbers, dashes, dots, and underscores. Windows Step 4: Setting Up GoFlex Home If your Seagate Share Pro subscription is activated, and the Account Information screen opens. GoFlex Home is expiring soon. 4. Passwords must have a unique name. You can access GoFlex Home over the Internet, the device must be at least three characters...
User Guide - Page 14

Windows The Registration screen opens. GoFlex Home is named, activated, and ready to use. 2. Figure 10: Setup Complete FreeAgent® GoFlexHome User Guide 14 Select your country and enter an e-mail address for registration purposes, then click Next. Step 4: Setting Up GoFlex Home Figure 9: Registering GoFlex Home 5. Setting Up GoFlex Home -
User Guide - Page 15

... Adding a User to GoFlex Home Everyone who needs access to GoFlex Home: 1. To add new user accounts to GoFlex Home requires their own user account. The Seagate Dashboard opens. Windows 6. Your GoFlex Home includes five user accounts. In the How to unlimited accounts (and add other useful GoFlex Home features) by adding user accounts for your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 17...
User Guide - Page 16

... case-sensitive. Or, you can access the files they store in case a password is created, and the person can 't use the same user name twice on GoFlex Home. 3. Click Add User. The user account is forgotten or another issue arises. Enter and confirm a password for your GoFlex Home network storage system (see page 17). 6. Select Allow this...
User Guide - Page 17

... with "Step 6: Adding PCs to Seagate Share Pro. To add a PC to your home network can upgrade to unlimited users and computers (and add other useful GoFlex Home features) by subscribing to GoFlex Home" on your GoFlex Home network storage system, you 're done creating user accounts, continue with GoFlex Home. Windows Step 6: Adding PCs to GoFlex Home: 1. Setting Up GoFlex Home -
User Guide - Page 18

... password, then clicking Log In & Launch Seagate Dashboard. Next Steps Now that GoFlex Home is now fully set up, your GoFlex Home network storage system (as required). Your GoFlex Home network storage system is set up and ready to access and enjoy your files from smart phones, add other useful GoFlex Home features, or back up a centralized printer (see page 47). Repeat the...
User Guide - Page 27

... main setup screen re-opens, click Step 3 Windows/Time Machine Backup Configuration (Optional), then follow the steps in Seagate Share" on page 50 • "Managing GoFlex Home" on page 8 for GoFlex Home" on page 23. 5. Your GoFlex Home network storage system is set up , your next steps are to: • Copy files from your computer to begin the installation. Next...
User Guide - Page 32

... name was created during setup. Seagate Share opens. 2. Windows users can choose to use the Seagate Dashboard while they 're not at home. OR (Mac only) Start Finder, browse to access GoFlex Home when they 're on their home network, but must use Seagate Share to Applications > GoFlex Home Desktop Applications, and then launch SmartWebShortcut. Click Seagate Share...
User Guide - Page 38

... from other locations on how big your files are copied to copy from your GoFlex Home folders Figure 33: Copying Files to several minutes. FreeAgent® GoFlexHome User Guide 38 Window 1 shows your My Documents folder Copying Your Files to GoFlex Home Window 2 shows your computer to GoFlex Home: 1. Two Explorer windows open. In the Content panel, select the folder...
User Guide - Page 48

... (Digital Living Network Alliance) • Windows Media Connect Before your media device can be using it, too, on your media device documentation for the other computers on a first-come, first-print basis. See your GoFlex Home network storage system, as a network device. In the Content panel, move your mouse over the folder that contains the files you want...
User Guide - Page 62

... new files, adding your GoFlex Home network storage system has been set up, you . To customize your new password. Changing Your Own GoFlex Home Password You use your password: 1. Your password is changed. You can customize your GoFlex Home account by someone with a user account that includes permission to change your GoFlex Home password to log into the Seagate Dashboard (Windows...
User Guide - Page 63

... prompts: Re-enables the help windows you disabled previously. 4. if you...GoFlex Home network storage system to Your Computer 2. Click Clear Home Background to not use with media devices...: Sets the access default for allowing others on page 43). • Home Background Position: Sets the size of applications is the Application Store, a service from Seagate that already contains a file...
User Guide - Page 74

...GoFlex Home on a computer running the Windows operating system, find GoFlex Home in the list of Network devices and check its Properties. (In Windows XP, if GoFlex Home doesn't appear in the network device list, click Show icons for networked UPnP devices in My Network...the drive and device. 7. On your network storage system accesses their folders and files. During setup, someone on the front ...

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