Maxtor OneTouch 4 User Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Maxtor Manuals
  4. Storage
  5. Maxtor OneTouch 4
  6. User manual

Maxtor OneTouch 4 User Manual

User guide for mac
Hide thumbs Also See for Maxtor OneTouch 4:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Related Manuals for Maxtor Maxtor OneTouch 4

Summary of Contents for Maxtor Maxtor OneTouch 4

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started ........... . .1 .

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    .......65 Removing Folders from Sync ........65 Checking Sync Status .

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Getting Started The Maxtor OneTouch 4 drive offers these features: • Backup & Restore to protect your data • A customized OneTouch button to quickly open a frequently-used program If you are a OneTouch II or III user, you also have access to features available on that drive: •...
  • Page 5 Figure 1: New Volume The New Volume Finder window contains the Mac OneTouch 4 Formatting Tool. Step 3: Double-click the Mac OneTouch 4 Plus icon. The Mac OneTouch 4 Formatter window opens: Figure 2: Mac OneTouch 4 Formatter Step 4: After you’ve read the description of what the Formatting tool does, click Format to format your OneTouch 4 Plus drive for a Macintosh.
  • 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.dmg file appears on your desktop: • The dmg file automatically creates a OneTouch 4 installer: •...

  • Page 7: Preparing The Software Manually

    Figure 4: Welcome Preparing the Software Manually If you don’t want to use the Formatting Tool, you must manually prepare the Maxtor Manager software for installation on your Macintosh. To manually prepare the software, Step 1: Connect your OneTouch 4 drive to your computer. A New Volume icon appears on your desktop: Step 2: Double-click the New Volume icon.
  • Page 8 Figure 5: New Volume Step 3: Drag the Maxtor Manager.dmg file to your desktop. Step 4: Go to Applications > Utilities> Disk Utility: Figure 6: Disk Utility The Disk Utility window opens: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 9 Figure 7: Disk Utility Erase Step 5: Select OneTouch 4 in the list: Figure 8: Disk Utility Erase Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 10 Step 6: Click the Erase tab: Figure 9: Disk Utility Erase Step 7: Enter this information: • For Volume Format, select Mac OS Extended... Any of the Mac OS Extended options will work. • For Name, enter the name you want to give your OneTouch 4 drive. •...
  • Page 11 Figure 10: Erase Disk Warning Step 9: Click Erase in the warning sheet. Your OneTouch 4 drive is dismounted and then remounts with the name you entered. Step 10: Close the Disk Utility. The dmg file you dragged to your desktop automatically creates a OneTouch 4 mounted volume: Step 11: Double-click the OneTouch 4 icon.

  • Page 12: Installing The Software

    Figure 11: OneTouch 4 Step 12: Click the OneTouch 4 icon. The OneTouch 4 Installer Welcome window opens Figure 12: Welcome Installing the Software To install the OneTouch software, Step 1: In the Welcome window, click Continue. The Read Me window opens: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 13 Figure 13: Read Me Step 2: When you’ve read the information, click Continue. The Software License Agreement window opens: Figure 14: Software License Agreement Step 3: Click Continue. A sheet requires your agreement to continue the installation: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 14 Figure 15: License Agreement sheet Step 4: Click Agree in the sheet to continue the installation. The Select a Destination window opens: Figure 16: 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.
  • Page 15 Figure 17: Installation Type Step 6: Click Install. A sheet warns that you’ll have to restart your computer: Figure 18: Restart Warning Step 7: Click Continue Installation in the sheet. A progress window keeps you informed as the installation proceeds: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 16 Figure 19: Installing OneTouch 4 When the installation is complete, a Restart window opens: Figure 20: Restart Step 8: Click Restart to restart your computer and complete the installation. When your computer has restarted, a Maxtor Manager icon appears on your desktop: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 17 Step 9: Double-click the Maxtor Manager icon to open the Maxtor Manager application: Figure 21: Maxtor Manager Application You’re ready to use your Maxtor OneTouch 4 drive. 072407 Maxtor OneTouch IV...

  • Page 18: Managing Your Drives

    Managing Your Drives The My Drives view provides a central point from which to manage your Maxtor OneTouch™ devices. It displays all Maxtor devices connected to your computer: Figure 1: My Drives The toolbar across the top of the window allows you to access your drive features and manage drive utilities.
  • Page 19 To customize your OneTouch button, Step 1: In the My Drives window, click OneTouch Button. A sheet is displayed: Figure 2: Customize OneTouch Button Step 2: Select Backup to link that action to the OneTouch button. — OR — Select Open an Application to choose an application to open when you press the OneTouch button.
  • Page 20 Figure 3: Applications Menu Step 3: Select the application to be associated with the OneTouch button and click Open. The application you’ve chosen now appears in the sheet: Figure 4: Customize OneTouch Button - Application Selected Step 4: Click OK. You can now open the selected application by pressing the OneTouch button.

  • Page 21: Running Diagnostics

    Running Diagnostics Use Diagnostics to check the health of your OneTouch drives. The diagnostic utility performs its tests without affecting the data on your drive. To run Diagnostics, • In the My Drives view, click Diagnostic. A progress bar indicates the progress of the diagnostic: Figure 5: Diagnostics in Progress When the test is complete, the results are displayed in the My Drives view:...

  • Page 22: Updating Your Software

    The drive pictured above is functioning normally. 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. Updating Your Software The Software Update feature automatically informs you each month of whether your software is up to date.
  • Page 23 Figure 7: Software Update The Software Update window opens: Figure 8: Software Update Software Update is selected by default. Step 2: To turn off Software Update, unselect Check for updates automatically. Step 3: To check for updates now, click Check Now. A window informs you of whether your software is up to date: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 24 Figure 9: Software Update Step 4: Click OK. Maxtor OneTouch IV...

  • Page 25: Backing Up & Restoring Folders

    Backing Up & Restoring Folders The Maxtor OneTouch Backup feature allows you to • Create and manage multiple Backup Plans • Schedule the backup of selected folders • Edit backup settings • Launch an immediate backup • Restore backed up files After the initial backup, the OneTouch software backs up changed files in backed up folders on a schedule you set or when you click Back Up Now in the Backup view.
  • Page 26 Figure 1: Backup Schedule Simple Backup appears in the Backup Plans list. If this is your first time opening the Backup Plans view, a sheet describes Simple Backup: Figure 2: Simple Backup Welcome Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 27 Step 2: Click OK. Step 3: Select Enable Scheduled Backup. All days are scheduled for backup at 10:00 PM: Figure 3: Simple Backup Schedule Step 4: To re-name the Simple Backup plan, double-click on Simple Backup in the Backup Plans pane so that it becomes editable and enter a name. Step 5: Select Simple Backup or the name you’ve given it and click Back Up Now.
  • Page 28 Figure 4: Simple Backup Progress When the backup is complete, the date, time, and number of files in the backup are displayed: Figure 5: Simple Backup Completed Maxtor OneTouch IV...

  • Page 29: Creating A Custom Backup Plan

    Creating a Custom Backup Plan To select specific folders for backup and set up a backup destination and schedule, Step 1: Click Backup in the toolbar. The Backup Plans Schedule tab view is displayed: Figure 6: Backup Plans Step 2: Click the plus sign ( ) below the Backup Plans list to add a custom backup.
  • Page 30 Figure 7: Custom Backup Plan Step 3: To name this Backup Plan, double-click untitled backup so that it becomes editable and enter a name: Figure 8: Name Custom Backup Plan Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 31 Step 4: Select untitled backup or the name you’ve given it (Custom Backup in the image above) and select Enable Scheduled Backup in the Schedule tab view. The Schedule tab view becomes active: Figure 9: Backup Plan Schedule Step 5: Select the days and time for your backup and click Options. Step 6: The power options sheet is displayed: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 32 Figure 10: Backup Schedule Options Step 7: Set your power options to accommodate your backup schedule and click OK. Step 8: Click Folders in the Backup Plans view. The Backup Plans Folders tab view is displayed: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 33 Figure 11: Backup Folder Options Step 9: Click the plus sign ( ) below the Folders tab view to browse to a folder to back up. An Open panel is displayed: Figure 12: Maxtor Manager Panel Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 34 Step 10: Select a folder for backup and click Open. The Folders tab view now displays the path of the folder you’ve selected: Figure 13: Backup Folder Path Step 11: Click Destination in the Backup Plans view. The Backup Plans Destination tab view is displayed: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 35 Figure 14: Backup Plan Destination Listed are the drives currently connected to your computer. Step 12: Select the destination drive for your backup and click Set. The name and serial number of the selected drive are now displayed: Maxtor OneTouch IV...

  • Page 36: Managing Backup Plans

    Figure 15: Backup Plan Destination Selected Managing Backup Plans Editing Backup Settings To edit the settings for a Backup Plan, Step 1: Click Backup in the toolbar. The Backup Plans view displays your current Backup Plan names and schedule: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 37 Figure 16: Backup Plan Schedule Step 2: In the Backup Plans list, select the Backup Plan to be edited. To edit the name of this Backup Plan, double-click the name in the Backup Plans list so that it becomes editable and enter a new name: To edit the schedule, select or deselect the days for the backup and change the backup time.
  • Page 38 Figure 17: Backup Folder Path Step 4: Select the path and click the plus sign ( ) below the Folders list. An Open panel displays the currently selected folder: Figure 18: Backup Folder Selection Maxtor OneTouch IV...

  • Page 39: Deleting Backup Plans

    Step 5: Select a different folder for backup and click Open. The Folders tab view now displays the path of the folder you’ve selected: Step 6: Click Destination in the Backup Plans view. The Backup Plans Destination tab view displays the current backup destination: Figure 19: Backup Plan Destination Listed are the drives currently connected to your computer.

  • Page 40: Backing Up Manually

    Figure 20: Backup Plans Step 2: Select the Backup Plan to be deleted in the Backup Plans view. Step 3: Click the minus sign (–). The Backup Plan is removed from the Backup Plans list. Backing Up Manually To manually generate an immediate backup of folders already selected for backup, Step 1: Click Backup in the toolbar.
  • Page 41 Figure 21: Backup Plans Step 2: Click Back Up Now. The progress bar below the Schedule tab view indicates a backup in progress. When the backup is complete, the date and time of the backup are displayed: Maxtor OneTouch IV...

  • Page 42: Restoring Files

    Figure 22: Backup Complete Restoring Files When you back up the files stored in selected folders, the OneTouch Manager saves ten (10) previous, or historical, versions of each revised file stored on your OneTouch drive. You can restore a saved historical version of a backed up file based on the date it was backed up or you can restore the most recent version of a backed up file.
  • Page 43 Figure 23: Backup Plans Step 2: Select a Backup Plan in the Backup Plans list. Step 3: Click Restore Files. The Restore options sheet is displayed: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 44 Figure 24: Restore Options Listed are the contents of the backed up folder. Step 4: Select the files and, if relevant, the file versions to be restored. Step 5: Select a location at which to restore the files: Select Original to restore the files to their original location on your computer. Select Temporary to restore the files to a temporary Maxtor Restore folder.

  • Page 45: Onetouch Ii And Iii Users

    OneTouch II and III Users Although the OneTouch 4 software does not offer DrivePass or Sync, users who also own OneTouch II or III drives on which those features have been available can continue to access them on those drives. Managing Security Using DrivePass DrivePass allows you to password-protect an entire OneTouch drive...
  • Page 46 Figure 2: DrivePass Menu Option The DrivePass sheet is displayed: Figure 3: DrivePass Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 47 Step 3: Click Enable DrivePass. The Enable DrivePass sheet is displayed: Figure 4: Enable DrivePass Step 4: Enter and re-enter a password that will unlock your OneTouch drive. Your password must contain at least six characters, including one digit. Be sure to use a password you’ll remember;...

  • Page 48: Unlocking Your Onetouch Drive

    Figure 5: DrivePass Enabled Unlocking Your OneTouch Drive Once you enable DrivePass, your OneTouch drive locks automatically each time you shut down your computer or remove the OneTouch drive. You must unlock the drive each time you restart your computer or reconnect your drive. You can unlock your drive in either the Maxtor Manager password window or the OneTouch application If you selected Remember in keychain when you set your password, your drive unlocks automatically.
  • Page 49 Figure 6: Drive Locked To unlock your drive in the Maxtor Manager password window, Step 1: Select Password or your security question, if you’ve created one, from the dropdown menu: Figure 7: Drive Locked Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 50 Figure 8: Drive Locked - Options Step 2: Enter the password or the answer to the security question. Step 3: Click Unlock. Step 4: Click the desktop Maxtor Manager icon to open the OneTouch application: To unlock your drive in the OneTouch application, Step 1: Click My Drives in the toolbar.
  • Page 51 Figure 9: My Drives Step 2: Select your OneTouch III drive and go to Drives > DrivePass in the menu bar: Figure 10: DrivePass Menu Option Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 52 The DrivePass sheet is displayed: Figure 11: DrivePass Step 3: Click Unlock Drive. The Unlock your drive sheet is displayed: Maxtor OneTouch IV...

  • Page 53: Removing Drivepass

    Figure 12: DrivePass Step 4: Enter your password and click Unlock. The My Drives window now displays the drive information for your OneTouch III. Removing DrivePass To remove DrivePass from your OneTouch, Step 1: Select your OneTouch III drive and go to Drives > DrivePass in the menu bar: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 54 Figure 13: DrivePass Menu Option The DrivePass sheet is displayed: Figure 14: DrivePass Enabled Maxtor OneTouch IV...

  • Page 55: Changing Your Drivepass Password

    Step 2: Click Remove DrivePass. The Remove DrivePass sheet is displayed: Figure 15: Remove DrivePass Step 3: Enter your DrivePass password and click Remove DrivePass. DrivePass is now disabled. Changing Your DrivePass Password To change your DrivePass password, Step 1: Select your OneTouch III drive and go to Drives > DrivePass in the menu bar: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 56 Figure 16: DrivePass Menu Option The DrivePass sheet is displayed: Figure 17: DrivePass Enabled Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 57 Step 2: Click Change Password. The Change DrivePass Password sheet is displayed: Figure 18: Change DrivePass Password Step 3: Enter your current password and enter and re-enter the new password. Step 4: If you wish, enter and re-enter the answer to a security question. Step 5: Click Change.

  • Page 58: If You Forget Your Password

    Figure 19: Change DrivePass Password Confirmation Step 6: Click OK. If You Forget Your Password... If you forget your password and are unable to unlock your drive, you must reformat the drive in order to continue to use it. Reformatting erases all data stored on the drive. To securely erase your drive, Step 1: Click I Forgot in either the Maxtor Manager password window Figure 20:...
  • Page 59 or the Unlock your drive sheet: Figure 21: I Forgot Link to Secure Erase The Secure Erase sheet is displayed: Figure 22: Secure Erase Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 60 Step 2: Enter the number displayed and click Erase Now. The light on your OneTouch drive begins to blink and continues until the reformat is complete. The reformat can take several hours, depending upon the size of your OneTouch drive. Note: When the reformat has finished, you must disconnect and then reconnect the power and interface cables to the drive.
  • Page 61 Figure 25: Disk Utility Step 5: Click the Erase tab: Figure 26: Disk Utility Erase Step 6: Fill in this information: • For Volume Format, select Mac OS Extended... Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 62 Any of the Mac OS Extended options will work. • For Name, enter the name you want to give your OneTouch 4 drive. • Deselect Install Mac OS 9 Disk Driver. Step 7: Click Erase. An Erase Disk sheet is displayed: Figure 27: Erase Disk Warning Step 8: Click Erase in the Erase Disk sheet.

  • Page 63: Synchronizing Folders

    Figure 28: My Drives Synchronizing Folders Sync is designed to synchronize one or more folders between two or more computers. You can sync selected folders from one computer to your OneTouch drive and then connect the drive to another computer to complete the sync. Note: Sync is designed to synchronize user data.

  • Page 64: Using Pre-Configured Sync

    Using Pre-configured Sync To use the pre-configured Sync settings, Step 1: Click Sync in the toolbar. The Sync window opens: Figure 29: Sync Step 2: Select the drive and volume on which to sync folders. Documents, Music, Pictures, and Movies have been pre-selected for Sync. Step 3: Check Automatic Sync and, if you wish, Always overwrite older files.
  • Page 65 Figure 30: Sync Step 2: Select the drive and volume on which to sync folders. The Documents, Music, Pictures, and Movies folders have been pre-selected for Sync and Always overwrite older files and Automatic Sync are checked. Step 3: Click – to remove a folder from sync. Step 4: Click to select folders to be synchronized.
  • Page 66 Figure 31: Select Folders to Sync Step 5: Select folders to sync and click Add to Sync. Step 6: The selected folders are listed in the Sync window: Figure 32: Sync - Populated Maxtor OneTouch IV...

  • Page 67: Completing The Sync

    Step 7: Check Always overwrite older files to automatically save the most recent versions of files in synchronized folders. — OR — Leave Always overwrite older files unchecked if you want to be asked which version of a file in a synchronized folder to save. Step 8: Check Automatic Sync to sync automatically each time a file changes.

  • Page 68: Removing Folders From Sync

    Removing Folders from Sync To remove folders you no longer want to sync, Step 1: Click Sync in the toolbar. The Sync window opens: Figure 34: Sync - Populated Step 2: Select the folder to be removed from sync. Step 3: Click –. The folder is removed from the list of synchronized folders.

  • Page 69: Synchronizing Manually

    Figure 35: Sync Status Synchronizing Manually To sync selected files immediately, • Click Sync Now. Using the Maxtor Synchronization Window Use the Maxtor Synchronization window to manage your synchronized files: • Decide whether to overwrite existing file versions. • Add or delete files. •...
  • Page 70 Figure 36: Maxtor Synchronization Window To expand and use the Maxtor Synchronization window, Step 1: Click Show Details. The Maxtor Synchronization window expands: Figure 37: Maxtor Synchronization Expanded Step 2: Use the On checkbox to tell Maxtor Manager which file versions to overwrite, add, or delete.

  • Page 71: Using Automatic Overwrite

    Figure 38: Maxtor Synchronization in Progress Using Automatic Overwrite When Automatic Overwrite is on, older file versions are always replaced with newer versions. When Automatic Overwrite is off, the Maxtor Manager displays the Maxtor Synchronization window to allow you to decide whether to overwrite an older file version with a new version: Using RAID If your OneTouch III drive supports RAID, you can access this feature via the OneTouch 4...
  • Page 72 Figure 39: My Drives To use RAID, Step 1: In the My Drives view, select your OneTouch III drive and go to Drives > RAID Settings in the title bar: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 73 Figure 40: Open RAID Settings The RAID Settings sheet is displayed: Figure 41: Select RAID Settings Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 74 Step 2: Select the RAID configuration that is not currently selected and click Erase Disk. The RAID Drive Erase Confirmation sheet is displayed: Figure 42: RAID Drive Erase Confirmation Step 3: Enter the number displayed and click Erase Drive. A Disk Insertion dialog is displayed: Figure 43: Disk Insertion Step 4: Click Initialize to prepare your OneTouch for use.
  • Page 75 Figure 44: Disk Utility Step 5: Select the Maxtor drive from the list: The First Aid tab is displayed: Figure 45: Disk Utility Step 6: Click the Erase tab: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 76 Figure 46: Disk Utility Erase Step 7: Enter this information: • For Volume Format, select Mac OS Extended... Any of the Mac OS Extended options will work. • For Name, enter the name you want to give your OneTouch 4 drive. •...
  • Page 77 Figure 47: Erase Disk Warning Step 9: Click Erase in the Erase Disk sheet. Your OneTouch 4 drive is dismounted and then remounts with the name you entered. Step 10: Close the Disk Utility. Step 11: Click the Maxtor Manager desktop icon. The My Drives view opens: Maxtor OneTouch IV...
  • Page 78 Figure 48: My Drives Your current RAID configuration is reflected in the name of your OneTouch III: • OneTouch IIIs: Striped (RAID 0) • OneTouch IIIm: Mirrored (RAID 1) Maxtor OneTouch IV...

  • Page 79: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions These are common, frequently asked questions about the OneTouch 4. For further information, refer to the Seagate Knowledge Base at support.seagate.com. 1. What are the minimum Operating System requirements for the OneTouch 4? Microsoft Windows: • XP Professional, XP Home, XP Media Center Edition* •...
  • Page 80 • If you lose a Maxtor Encryption password, you must delete the encrypted folder. This will delete all data stored within the encrypted folder. Seagate strongly recommends that you create passwords that are easily remembered or record passwords and store them in a secure location.
  • Page 81 The OneTouch 4 installation software and utilities are pre-loaded on your drive. These files will be permanently lost if you delete them or reformat the drive. Seagate recommends that you copy all installation files to your local system before using the drive.
  • Page 82 Index Backing Up & Restoring Folders Backing Up Manually Creating Backup Plans Managing Backup Plans Restoring Files Backing Up Manually Changing Your DrivePass Password Checking Sync Status Completing the Sync Creating a Custom Backup Plan Creating Backup Plans Creating a Custom Backup Plan Using Simple Backup Customizing the OneTouch Button Deleting Backup Plans...
  • Page 83 Managing Security Using DrivePass Managing Your Drives Customizing the OneTouch Button Running Diagnostics OneTouch II and III Users Managing Security Synchronizing Folders Using RAID Preparing the Software Manually Removing DrivePass Removing Folders from Sync Restoring Files Running Diagnostics Synchronizing Folders Checking Sync Status Completing the Sync Removing Folders from Sync...
  • Page 84 Using Simple Backup Using the Formatting Tool Using the Maxtor Synchronization Window Using Automatic Overwrite Maxtor OneTouch IV...

This manual is also suitable for:

Onetouch 4

Table of Contents