User manual SEAGATE FREEAGENT FOR MAC

[. . . ] 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Using Simple Backup Managing Backup Plans Creating a Custom Backup Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Editing Backup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Deleting Backup Plans Restoring Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Click on the desktop icon of the drive to be disconnected and drag it to the Trash icon. Step 2: When the Trash icon changes to an Eject icon, release the drive icon with your mouse: Step 3: After the drive icon disappears from your desktop, disconnect the power supply and the USB connection to your drive. Safely Ejecting Drives 8 FreeAgent for Macintosh Managing Your Drives The My Drives view provides a central point from which to manage your Drive Manager devices. It displays all Drive Manager devices connected to your computer: Figure 14: My Drives The tabs across the top of the view allow you to access your drive features and manage drive utilities. Note: External drives are automatically detected and listed in the My Drives list. It can take several seconds for the Drive Manager software to detect your devices. If a device doesn't appear, make sure it's properly connected and turned on. Running Diagnostics Use Diagnostics to check the health of your drives. The diagnostic utility performs its tests without affecting the data on your drive. In the My Drives view, click Diagnostic. A progress bar indicates the progress of the diagnostic: Running Diagnostics 9 FreeAgent for Macintosh Figure 15: Diagnostics in Progress When the test is complete, the results are displayed in the My Drives view: Figure 16: Diagnostics Complete Running Diagnostics 10 FreeAgent for Macintosh 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. However, you can manually check to see if an update is available or you can turn off the automatic Software Update feature. Note: You can check manually for software updates or turn off Software Update from any view. To manually check for updates or turn off Software Update, Step 1. In the menu bar, go to Help > Software Update. Figure 17: Software Update The Software Update window opens: Updating Your Software 11 FreeAgent for Macintosh Figure 18: Software Update Step 2: To turn on Software Update, check Check for updates automatically. Step 3: To check for updates now, click Check Now. If an update is available, a Software Update window allows you to download it: Figure 19: Software Update Available Step 4: Click OK to download the software update. A progress bar indicates the status of the download: Figure 20: Software Update Progress When the software update has downloaded, the Install Wizard Welcome window opens. Step 5: Follow the steps in the Install Wizard to install the update. If your software is up to date, a Software Update window informs you of that: Updating Your Software 12 FreeAgent for Macintosh Figure 21: Software Up To Date Step 6: Click OK. Reading the LED Status Indicators Your drive has an LED status indicator to keep you informed about the status of the drive: Figure 22: Drive LED LED Descriptions Flashing rapidly Shining steadily/bright Pulsing slowly Shining steadily/dim State Drive fault Power on; no data activity Data activity Asleep Reading the LED Status Indicators 13 FreeAgent for Macintosh Backing Up & Restoring Folders The Backup & Restore 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. You can create one Backup Plan to back up all your folders or you can create multiple Backup Plans for different sets of folders. You can use either of two types of Backup Plan: · Simple Backup: Pre-configured to back up your home folder daily at 10:00 p. m. · Custom Backup: You select the folders to be backed up and set up a backup destination and schedule. Creating Backup Plans Using Simple Backup Use Simple Backup to back up your home folder daily at 10 p. m. The Backup Plans view is displayed: Creating Backup Plans 14 FreeAgent for Macintosh Figure 23: 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: Creating Backup Plans 15 FreeAgent for Macintosh Figure 24: Simple Backup Welcome Step 2: Click OK in the sheet. All days are scheduled for backup at 10:00 PM: Creating Backup Plans 16 FreeAgent for Macintosh Figure 25: 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. [. . . ] When the backup is complete, the date and time of the backup are displayed: Backing Up Manually 32 FreeAgent for Macintosh Figure 44: Backup Complete Restoring Files When you back up the files stored in selected folders, Drive Manager saves ten (10) previous, or historical, versions of each revised file stored on your drive. You can restore a specific 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. The Backup Plans view is displayed: Restoring Files 33 FreeAgent for Macintosh Figure 45: Backup Plans Step 2: Select a Backup Plan in the Backup Plans list. The Restore options sheet is displayed: Restoring Files 34 FreeAgent for Macintosh Figure 46: Restore Options Listed are the contents of the backed up folder. [. . . ]