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- Page 1 Seagate Manager User Guide For Use With Your FreeAgent Drive Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive...
- Page 2 Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for illustrative purposes. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors including file size, file format, features, and application software. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files Backup Features Creating a Backup Plan Drive Rotation... 15 Managing Backup Settings Restoring Files... 19 Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive ... 5 ... 5 Restoring the Seagate Status Icon ... 7 ... 8 ... - Page 4 Using the Sync Preview Window Managing Security Creating an Encryption Folder Managing an Encryption Folder Seagate Secure Index ... 43 Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive ... 21 ... 22 ... 22 Using Sync Encryption ... 24 ... 24 ...
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Page 5: Getting Started
FreeAgent and Maxtor OneTouch drives and the Windows XP and Vista operating systems. Using the Seagate Status Icon After you install your drive, the Seagate Status icon appears in the taskbar notification area on your computer desktop. You can use this icon to check the status of your drive and to access the drive features. -
Page 6: Restoring The Seagate Status Icon
Step 3: Select the feature you want to access or select Exit to close the menu. Restoring the Seagate Status Icon If you exit from the Seagate Status menu, the Seagate icon disappears from the taskbar notification area. To restore the Seagate Status icon to the taskbar notification area, go to Start >... -
Page 7: Freeagent Drive Light
Unmounted or cable removed Error See “Adjust LED Control” on page 11for information about controlling the lights on the drive. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Light 90% illumination Slow flashing between 90% and 20% illumination... -
Page 8: Managing Your Drives
Managing Your Drives Managing Your Drives The My Drives window provides a central point from which to manage your Seagate FreeAgent device. This is the default window that appears when you open Seagate Manager. You can also get to the My Drives window by clicking the My Drives button in the Command Panel from any other window within the software. -
Page 9: Settings
For more information, see “Drive Info” on page 11. Any time you need help, you can click the Seagate Manager help icon. If you are not able to find the answer to your question, you can click the Customer Support button to go to Seagate’s Support website. -
Page 10: Testing Your Drive
A progress bar indicates the progress of the test. When the test is complete, the results are displayed. If the diagnostic encounters an error during testing, the serial number of the bad device is displayed with instructions to contact Seagate for service and support. Step 4: Click OK. Updating Your Software The Software Update feature automatically informs you when an update is available for your software. -
Page 11: Adjust Led Control
Step 1: In the My Drives window, select the drive you want information about and click Drive Info. The Drive Information window opens. Step 2: To close the Drive Information window, click OK. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Drive Info... -
Page 12: Backing Up And Restoring Folders And Files
Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files With Seagate Manager, you can back up valuable files to your FreeAgent drive. Each file you choose to back up from your computer is copied to your drive. If you ever lose one of the original files on your computer, you can easily restore it from the backup version. -
Page 13: Backup Plans For Your Drive
• Back up your files to an encrypted folder After the initial backup, Seagate Manager backs up changed files in designated folders according to a schedule you set, or when you click Back Up Now in the Backup window. The Seagate Manager backup feature does not back up locked files. -
Page 14: Creating A Custom Backup
2. Select each file type you don’t want to back up and click Add to move it to the Exclude list. File extensions are the suffix characters to the right of a file name that define the file Note: format. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Creating a Backup Plan... -
Page 15: Drive Rotation
The My Drives page opens. Step 8: Select the second drive. Step 9: Click Backup in the command panel. The Backup window opens. Step 10: Click Drive Rotation. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Creating a Backup Plan... -
Page 16: Managing Backup Settings
The Backup File Types window displays your current selections. Step 6: Edit the types of files to be backed up and click Next. The Backup Schedule window displays your current schedule. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Managing Backup Settings... -
Page 17: Managing Backup Settings
Use Scheduled Backup to back up changed files to your drive on the days and time you set. The Scheduled Backup On/Off switch enables or disables the backup plan schedule. By default, Scheduled Backup is turned on. If Scheduled Backup is missed: Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Managing Backup Settings... -
Page 18: Backing Up Manually
The Seagate Status icon turns yellow and the backup takes place in the background. When the backup is complete, the icon turns green. To get the current information about your backup, move your mouse over the Seagate Status icon. A message appears with the information about your backup. -
Page 19: Restoring Files
Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files Restoring Files When you back up the files stored in selected folders, Seagate Manager can save up to ten (10) previous, or historical, versions of each revised file stored on your drive. You can restore a saved historical version of a backed-up file based on the date it was last modified, or you can restore the file’s most recent version. - Page 20 Managing Backup Settings The Seagate Backup folder on your drive is displayed. Step 5: Browse to the desired file and drag it to the location where you want it restored. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive...
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Page 21: Synchronizing Folders
Make sure all computers participating in the Sync are set to precisely the same time to Note: ensure that Sync works properly. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Custom Sync: Select one or more folders to sync... -
Page 22: Using Simple Sync
Step 7: Select the types of files you want to sync. • All file types • Photos, Music,... You can choose to sync any or all of the following: Photos: JPG, GIF, TIFF, ... Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Using Simple Sync... - Page 23 Sync settings and create new settings. Step 10: After you’ve set your Sync options, click Finish. The Sync window opens. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Using Custom Sync...
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Page 24: Using Sync Encryption
Vista Personal Folder), the Sync Folders window opens. (b) If you’ve synchronized your XP My Documents folder (or Vista Personal Folder), the Sync “My Documents” (or Sync “Personal Folder”) window opens. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Completing the Sync... -
Page 25: Editing Sync Settings
Listed are the names of the computers on which Sync was set up, the date of the last Sync, and the Automatic Sync setting (On or Off). Step 5: Click OK to return to the Sync window. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Editing Sync Settings... -
Page 26: Deleting Sync Settings
The original Sync window opens. Step 6: To create new Sync settings, select Simple Sync or Custom Sync. If you delete your synchronized files in the Seagate Sync folder on your drive, you can Note: recover the last two versions of those files in the “SyncRecycleBin01” and “SyncRecycleBin02”... -
Page 27: Using The Sync Preview Window
Sync Preview window opens. To use the Sync Preview window, Step 6: Use the On checkbox to tell Seagate Manager which file versions to overwrite, add, or delete. Step 7: Click Sync Now to complete the sync. -
Page 28: Using Automatic Overwrite
When Automatic Overwrite is on, older file versions are always replaced with newer versions. When Automatic Overwrite is off, the Seagate Manager displays the Sync Preview window to allow you to decide whether to overwrite an older file version with a new version. -
Page 29: Managing Security
Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. Step 2: Select your drive. Step 3: Click Security in the Command panel to open the Security window. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Creating an Encryption Folder... - Page 30 Step 6: Click Create Folder. Your Encryption folder opens. Figure 9: Encryption folder Step 7: Drag files and folders into your Encryption folder as you would into any folder. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Creating an Encryption Folder...
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Page 31: Managing An Encryption Folder
The Security window opens. Step 4: Click Encryption. The Manage Encryption window opens. Step 5: Click Change Password. The first of two Change Password windows opens. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Managing an Encryption Folder... -
Page 32: Deleting An Encryption Folder
A Delete Encryption folder warning window makes certain you want to delete the Encryption folder. Step 8: Click Delete. A Delete Encryption folder confirmation window opens. Step 9: Click OK. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Managing an Encryption Folder... -
Page 33: Opening An Encryption Folder
After you open your Encryption folder on the first computer and user account with which Note: you use Seagate Manager, it will be saved on that computer so that will never need to enter it again. When opening your Encryption folder from another computer or user account, however, you will need to enter your password. -
Page 34: Deleting Files And Folders From An Encryption Folder
To delete files and folders from your Encryption folder, Step 1: Select the items to be deleted in the Encryption folder and click Delete in the toolbar. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Managing an Encryption Folder... -
Page 35: Seagate Secure Tm Storage Devices
If you have a Seagate Secure drive selected within your Manager software, there is a different set of security features available to help you manage your drive. Seagate Secure drives use full disk encryption so your entire drive and all the data stored on it are protected from unauthorized access. -
Page 36: Unlocking Your Drive
Make sure the caps lock key is off when you are typing your password (unless your password is in all capital letters). If you have more than one Seagate Secure drive connected at the same time, make sure you have selected the drive that you are trying to unlock (the large light on the drive will blink when it is selected). -
Page 37: Changing The Password For Your Drive
Secure drive is to KeyErase it. This will erase ALL of your files and allow you to reset your password. Once you KeyErase your Seagate Secure drive, there is no way to recover your files (even by using a data recovery service). Only do this as a last resort! Changing the Password for Your Drive Your password must initially be set in the Seagate Secure application. -
Page 38: Setting A Password Hint
Step 6: Select a security question from the dropdown list or create a question of your own. Step 7: Enter the answer to the security question. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Managing an Encryption Folder... -
Page 39: Deleting A Password Hint
Step 6: Enter the answer to the security question you selected when you set the password hint and click Show Hint. The Password Hint window displays the password hint. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive Managing an Encryption Folder... -
Page 40: Erasing Your Drive
If you still cannot remember your password after retrieving your password hint, you must erase your Seagate Secure drive in order to continue to use the drive. You can erase your drive only in the Seagate Manager application on your desktop. - Page 41 Step 6: The Unlock window closes. After a short wait, the Format Seagate Drive window opens. It can take up to a full minute for the Format Seagate Drive window to open. Note: Step 7: Click Format to reformat your drive for use.
- Page 42 Step 3: Right-click anywhere in the “Unallocated” bar and select New Partition... The New Partition Wizard opens automatically. Step 4: Follow the steps in the New Partition Wizard to format your Seagate Secure drive and prepare it for use again.
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Page 43: Index
Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive encrypted files synchronized files Drive Info feature drive lights drive rotation drive, erasing drives backing up to more than one displayed in "My Drives"... - Page 44 Seagate Secure drive encryption Seagate Secure sync encryption Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive password hint changing deleting retrieving power setting previewing synchronized files recent versions of files...
- Page 45 Index sync preview window sync settings editing synchronizing about folders see also sync Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive testing drives turning off automatic sync updating software volumes...