Protecting Your Data; Activating The Default Backup Plan - Seagate Backup Plus Desktop User Manual

Protecting Your Data

2. Protecting Your Data
Seagate Dashboard includes a robust and flexible data backup feature. You can start
backing up your system with a single click, or you can customize the feature to back up your
data according to a set schedule and save it to a Dashboard-enhanced Seagate backup drive
or to Cloud Storage.
If you need to restore a file from a backup drive, you can select from multiple historical
versions of the file. (Only a single version of the file is saved to Cloud Storage.)
Note: The Protect feature is only available on the Windows version of Seagate Dashboard. For Mac
computers, Seagate recommends that you back up your system using Apple Time Machine.

Activating the Default Backup Plan

The Default Backup plan is the simplest way to start backing up your data. When you activate
the default backup plan, Seagate Dashboard automatically backs up your files to your
Seagate drive, then keeps running in the background, continuously backing up new and
changed files. No additional configuration is required for the default backup plan beyond
activating it.
To activate the default backup plan, do the following:
1. On the Seagate Dashboard Home screen, click Protect.
2. On the Protect screen, click the Protect Now button.
Figure 3: Seagate Dashboard Protect Screen
Seagate Dashboard User Guide
Activating the Default Backup Plan
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