Seagate Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus Support Question
Seagate Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus Support Question
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Question posted by calarcon2622 on November 18th, 2011
Were Can I Download The Software For Maxtor One Touch 4 Plus 1
i formatted my hdd i never made a backup of the software
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Related Seagate Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus Manual Pages
Product Information - Page 1
... PC's internal hard drive content if it crashes
Have a simple and reliable automated backup solution
Protect your data from unauthorized use , Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus comes with both data encryption and Maxtor DrivePass.™ To top it off, with up and protect just your files anymore. With this elegantly simple full-featured backup solution, Maxtor's software makes automated backup scheduling...
Product Information - Page 2
... offerings or specifications. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. Requirements
Product Dimensions Performance Specs Retail Packaging Specs
Inside the Box Capacities and Model
Numbers Support
Maxtor OneTouch™ 4 Plus
An elegantly simple backup and storage solution, with Maxtor SafetyDrill™ software for software updates
6.75"H x 2.5"W x 6.0"L 171.45 mm x 63.5 mm x 152...
User Guide for Mac - Page 4
... on your desktop:
Step 2: Double-click the New Volume icon. Using the Formatting Tool
The Mac OneTouch 4 Formatting Tool automatically prepares the Maxtor Manager software for both your drive and your data • Encryption of multiple files and folders in the User's Guide display a OneTouch 4 Plus drive, but all information is loaded on your Macintosh, To use the Mac...
User Guide for Mac - Page 5
...Here's what the Formatting tool does, click Format to format your OneTouch 4 drive for a Macintosh. The remainder of what you 've read the description of the software preparation is dismounted and reformatted:
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2 The Mac OneTouch 4 Plus Formatter window opens:
Figure 2: Mac OneTouch 4 Formatter
Step 4: After you see:
• The New Volume drive is automatic. Figure...
User Guide for Mac - Page 6
Figure 3: Formatting In Progress
• When formatting is complete, the OneTouch icon refreshes to display the name
of the drive:
• The OneTouch 4 Plus.dmg file appears on your desktop:
• The dmg file automatically creates a OneTouch 4 Plus installer:
• The OneTouch 4 Plus installer Welcome window opens
Figure 4: Welcome
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User Guide for Mac - Page 7
... appears on your desktop. Step 4: Go to use the Formatting Tool, you must manually prepare the Maxtor Manager software for installation on which Maxtor 4 drive you've connected: Maxtor Manager Plus.dmg or Maxtor Manager Mini.dmg. Preparing the Software Manually
If you don't want to Applications > Utilities> Disk Utility:
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4 The New Volume Finder window opens:
Figure 5: New...
User Guide for Mac - Page 11
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The OneTouch 4 Plus or Mini Installer Welcome window opens
Figure 13: Welcome
Installing the Software
To install the OneTouch software, Step 1: In the Welcome window, click Continue. The OneTouch 4 Plus (or Mini) Finder window opens:
Figure 12: OneTouch 4 Plus Step 12: Click the OneTouch 4 Plus (or Mini) icon.
User Guide for Mac - Page 13
The Select a Destination window opens:
Figure 17: Select a Destination Step 5: If it's not already selected, select your Macintosh hard drive and click Continue. Note: The OneTouch 4 software can be installed only on the boot volume. The Installation Type window opens:
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Figure 16: License Agreement sheet
Step 4: Click Agree in the sheet to continue the installation.
User Guide for Mac - Page 17
... top of your Maxtor OneTouch™ devices. Note: External drives are automatically detected and listed in the My Drives view.
It can take several seconds for the Maxtor Manager software to detect your drive features and manage drive utilities. Customizing the OneTouch Button
You can set the OneTouch button to
• Back up folders now • Sync folders now
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User Guide for Mac - Page 18
... an Application to choose an application to the OneTouch button. - An Open panel appears:
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• Open the application of your choice
To customize your OneTouch button, Step 1: In the My Drives view, click OneTouch Button. A sheet is displayed:
Figure 2: Customize OneTouch Button
Step 2: Select Backup or Sync and click OK to link that action...
User Guide for Mac - Page 92
... newer No other computer and unlock the drive or return the OneTouch 4 to back up their
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89 What are common, frequently asked questions about the OneTouch 4. It can use SafetyDrill to recognize a OneTouch 4. The Backup feature cannot back up my entire system using the OneTouch 4's Backup feature? Windows OneTouch 4 Plus and OneTouch 4 Mini users can take your computer...
User Guide for Mac - Page 94
... the computer and the drive. What do I do if my OneTouch 4 software is lost if you copy all available downloads for your OneTouch 4 from the Seagate Website at www.seagate.com. These files will be permanently lost or corrupted? If the OneTouch 4 installation and utilities files are pre-loaded on your computer. Maxtor OneTouch IV
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User Guide for Windows - Page 14
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Figure 3: Customize OneTouch Button
Step 3: Select Backup or Sync and click Apply to link that action to open when you press the OneTouch button. OR -
User Guide for Windows - Page 33
... your computer. Backing Up & Restoring Folders
The Maxtor OneTouch Backup feature allows you to
• Schedule the backup of two Backup Plans:
• Simple Backup: Pre-configured to back up your XP My Documents/Vista
Personal Folder folder daily at 10 p.m. You can create one Backup Plan for each OneTouch drive connected to your XP My Documents or Vista...
User Guide for Windows - Page 123
... from SafetyDrill copies of other computer hard drives that you want to storing those copies.
You can also name your SafetyDrill copies so that might also be allocated to create a new copy. you must click Create SafetyDrill Copy Now in the Command panel. The SafetyDrill window opens:
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Setting...
User Guide for Windows - Page 125
... them from SafetyDrill copies of other computer hard drives. To manage SafetyDrill copies,
Step 1: Click Safety in the Command panel. The SafetyDrill window opens:
Figure 6: SafetyDrill
Step 2: Click Manage SafetyDrill Copies. Managing SafetyDrill Copies
Once you've filled the amount of space allocated for your OneTouch, older copies will automatically be overwritten by...
User Guide for Windows - Page 126
... Copies
Step 3: Select Never Delete for copies you made the SafetyDrill copy, the extra portion of the new drive will not be partitioned during the system restore from a SafetyDrill copy,
Step 1: Install a new computer hard drive that is larger than your old drive. If your new drive is equal to reboot your system. Maxtor OneTouch IV
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User Guide for Windows - Page 128
... the Maxtor SafetyDrill Restore window, (a) Select a language. (b) Select a SafetyDrill copy to restore. (c) Use the date stamp and the image information provided to the right of the selected copy to select which SafetyDrill copy to restore. (d) Select a PC drive to restore to. (e) Click Restore. A warning window cautions you that all data on your hard drive...
User Guide for Windows - Page 130
... OSX 10.4.9 and newer No other Operating Systems may recognize the OneTouch 4 as an external storage device, the OneTouch 4 installation software will not work.
2. Although other Operating System versions are common, frequently asked questions about the OneTouch 4. Can I do if my computer doesn't recognize my OneTouch 4? The Backup feature cannot back up my entire system using the...
User Guide for Windows - Page 132
... from your computer. The OneTouch 4 installation software and utilities are lost if you can also disconnect the OneTouch 4 when your computer is shut down.
On the website, click the Download Center link for all installation files to properly disconnect the OneTouch 4 drive may result in both windows. 3 Disconnect your OneTouch 4 from your computer. Maxtor OneTouch IV
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