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Restoring Your Data from a Time Machine Backup

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3. Backing Up Your Data Setting Up Apple Time Machine Time Machine immediately starts backing up your computer to your Seagate Central device. Figure 22: Time Machine Backing Up Your Mac to Seagate Central Restoring Your Data from a Time Machine Backup See the Time Machine online help for details about how to restore data from a Time Machine backup. Seagate Central User Guide 20

Section	Page
1. About Seagate Central	9
About This Guide	9
Features	9
Product Specifications	11
System Requirements	11
Supported Devices for the Seagate Media App	11
Hardware Specifications	11
2. Setting Up Your Seagate Central	13
Unpacking the Box	13
Connecting Your Seagate Central	13
Discovering Seagate Central	14
Personalizing Your Seagate Central	15
Private Folders	17
Connecting to a Private Folder	18
Connecting a USB Drive to Seagate Central	20
3. Backing Up Your Data	21
Seagate Dashboard	21
Installing Seagate Dashboard	21
Activating the Default Backup Plan	21
Creating a Customized Backup Plan	22
Restoring Files from Backup	25
Setting Up Apple Time Machine	26
Restoring Your Data from a Time Machine Backup	28
4. Playing Back Your Media	29
Playing Content with the Seagate Media App	29
Installing the Seagate Media App on iOS and Android Devices	29
Installing the Seagate Media App on Samsung Smart Hub devices	29
Playing Content on DLNA Certified Devices	30
Re-Scanning the Seagate Central for New Content	30
Disabling the Media Server	30
Playing Music Stored on Seagate Central in iTunes	30
Changing the Frequency of New Music Scans	31
Disabling the iTunes Shared Library	31
5. Archiving Your Facebook Content	33
Setting Up Automatic Facebook Archiving	33
Changing Facebook Settings	33
Disabling Facebook Archiving	33
6. Using the Seagate Media App	35
Playing Videos	35
Viewing Photos	36
Playing Music	37
Viewing Documents	39
Viewing Content in Folders	39
Downloading Content from Seagate Central	40
Uploading Content to Seagate Central	40
Disabling Access from the Seagate Media App	41
7. Using Seagate Remote Access	42
Setting Up a Seagate Remote Access Account	43
Using Seagate Remote Access with the Seagate Media App	43
Using Seagate Remote Access with a Web Browser	44
Sharing Files with Friends and Family	45
Disabling Remote Access to Your Seagate Central Device	45
8. Administering Your Seagate Central Device	47
Logging In to Your Seagate Central	47
Adding and Editing User Accounts	48
Adding a User Account	48
Changing or Removing a User Account	49
Changing Seagate Central Drive Settings	49
9. Troubleshooting	51
Common Problems and Solutions	51
Manage Seagate Central Internet Shortcut Not Working	51
Private Folder Is Not Accessible (Windows Only)	52
Logon Failure (Windows Only)	52
Activation Email for Seagate Remote Access Not Received	52
Seagate Media Service is Busy or Operation Failed	53
Seagate Central Does Not Appear in Seagate Remote Access	53