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  • Seagate FreeAgent Desktop | User Guide (Windows) - Page 1
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    Contents FreeAgent for Windows Getting Started...1 Installing the Software 1 Using the System Tray Icon 5 Restoring the System Tray Icon 6 Managing Your Drives...8 Adjusting the Power Setting 8 Testing Your Drive 11 Updating Your Software 14 Reading the LED Status Indicators 18 Backing Up &
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    FreeAgent for Windows Getting Started The Drive Manager software offers these features: • Backup & Restore to protect your data • Utilities to control power management, drive diagnosis, and software updates Installing the Software To install the Drive Manager software, Step 1. Connect your drive to
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 2: Welcome Step 3: Click Next. The EULA language selection window opens: Figure 3: EULA Language Selection Step 4: Select the language in which you want to read the License Agreement and click Next. The License Agreement window opens in the selected language:
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 4: License Agreement Step 5: Click Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement. The Choose Destination Location window opens: Figure 5: Select a Destination Step 6: Accept the default destination location or click Browse to select a different location. Step 7:
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 6: Setup Status When the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard Complete window opens: Figure 7: InstallShield Wizard Complete Step 8: Click Finish. A Drive Manager icon appears on your desktop: Installing the Software 4
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    FreeAgent for Windows The Drive Manager application opens: Figure 8: Drive Manager Application Using the System Tray Icon You can use the system tray icon to check the status of your drive and to access the drive features. Step 1. To check the status of your drive, roll your mouse over the system
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 10: System Tray Icon Information Note: When a backup has failed, the red icon continues to display until the next successful backup. Step 2: To display the Drive Manager menu, click the system tray icon: Figure 11: System Tray Popup Menu Step 3: Select the feature you
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    FreeAgent for Windows Step 1. To restore the icon to the System Tray, go to Start > Programs > Maxtor > Drive Manager Icon Figure 12: Restore System Tray Icon Using the System Tray Icon 7
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    Command panel. Note: External drives are automatically detected and listed in the My Drives window. It can take a few 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. Adjusting the Power Setting You can choose
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    To adjust the power setting, Step 1. In the My Drives window, click Settings. The Settings window opens: FreeAgent for Windows Figure 2: Settings Step 2: Click Adjust Power Setting. The Adjust Power Setting window opens: Adjusting the Power Setting 9
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 3: Adjust Power Setting Step 3: Select an interval from the dropdown menu or click Default to return to the default power setting. Step 4: Click Apply to save the power setting. The Adjust Power Setting window confirms that the power setting for your drive has been
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 4: Adjust Power Setting Confirmation Step 5: Click OK to return to the My Drives window. Testing Your Drive Test your drive to check the health of your the device. The diagnostic utility performs its tests without affecting the data on your drive. To test your drive,
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 5: Settings Step 2: Click Test My Drive. The Test My Drive window opens: Testing Your Drive 12
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 6: Run Drive Diagnostics Step 3: Click Test. A progress bar indicates the progress of the test. When the test is complete, the results are displayed: Testing Your Drive 13
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 7: Diagnostics Complete 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
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 8: Settings Step 2: Click Check for Software Update. The Software Update window opens: Updating Your Software 15
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 9: Software Update Software Update is turned on by default. Step 3: To turn off Software Update, unselect Check for updates automatically. Step 4: To check for updates now, click Check Now. If an update is available for your software, a Software Update window allows you
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 11: Software Update Progress When the software update has downloaded, you're asked if you want to install the update now. Figure 12: Software Update Progress Step 6: Click Yes to install the update now. The Install Wizard Welcome window opens. Step 7: Follow the steps
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 13: Software Up to Date Step 8: Click OK. Reading the LED Status Indicators Your drive has an LED status indicator to keep you informed of the status of the drive: Figure 14: Drive LED Reading the LED Status Indicators 18
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    FreeAgent for Windows 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 19
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    FreeAgent for Windows Backing Up & Restoring Folders The Backup & Restore feature allows you to • Schedule the backup of selected folders • Edit backup settings • Launch an immediate backup • Restore backed up files After the initial backup, the Drive Manager software backs up changed files in
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 1: Backup Step 2: In the Backup window, click Simple Backup. A Simple Backup Confirmation window confirms that you've selected Simple Backup and asks you to name this Backup Plan: Figure 2: Simple Backup Confirmation Step 3: Enter a name for your Backup Plan and click
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    and describes your Backup Plan and the details of your most recent backup. Figure 3: Backup Creating a Custom Backup To select specific folders for backup and set up a backup destination and schedule, Step 1. Click Backup in the Command panel. The Backup window opens: Creating a Backup Plan 22
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 4: Backup Step 2: In the Backup window, click Custom Backup. The Backup Folder Selection window opens: Creating a Backup Plan 23
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 5: Backup Folder Selection Step 3: Name your Backup Plan, select the folders to be backed up, and click Next. The Backup File Types window opens: Creating a Backup Plan 24
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 6: File Types: All Types Step 4: Select the types of files you want to back up: • All File Types • Photos, Music, Videos, Documents. You can back up any or all of these: Creating a Backup Plan 25
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 7: File Types: Photo, Music, Video, Documents • Custom Select specific file types to include or exclude for backup: - To back up only a few of the available file types, a. Select Include these file types. b. Select each file type you do want to back up
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 8: File Types: Custom Step 5: Click Next. The Backup Schedule window opens: Creating a Backup Plan 27
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 9: Backup Schedule Step 6: Select the days and time at which you want to back up your folders and click Finish. The Backup window now allows you to edit your backup settings and restore backed up files and describes your Backup Plan. Creating a Backup Plan 28
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 10: Backup Managing Backup Settings Editing Backup Settings To edit the settings for a Backup Plan, Step 1. Click Backup in the Command panel. The Backup window opens: Managing Backup Settings 29
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 11: Backup Step 2: In the Backup window, click Edit My Backup Settings. The Backup Folder Selection window displays your current Backup Plan name and folder selection: Managing Backup Settings 30
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 12: Backup Folder Selection Step 3: Edit the Backup Plan name and/or the folder selection and click Next. The Backup File Types window displays your current selections: Managing Backup Settings 31
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 13: File Types Step 4: Edit the types of files to be backed up and click Next. The Backup Schedule window displays your current schedule: Managing Backup Settings 32
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 14: Backup Schedule Step 5: Edit the days and/or time you want to back up your folders and click Finish. The Backup window now displays your edited Backup Plan. Managing Backup Settings 33
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 15: Backup Deleting a Backup Plan You can delete the Backup Plan for any Seagate or Maxtor drive connected to your computer. To delete a Backup Plan, Step 1. Click Backup in the Command panel. The Backup window opens: Managing Backup Settings 34
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 16: Backup Step 2: In the Backup window, click Delete Backup Plan. The Delete Backup Plan window opens: Managing Backup Settings 35
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 17: Delete Backup Plans Listed is the Backup Plan for each drive connected to your computer. Step 3: Select the Backup Plan you want to delete and click Delete. The Backup Plan is deleted. Note: Your backed up files are NOT deleted. Using Scheduled Backup Use Scheduled
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    it to back up files. • Click Back Up Now in the lower right corner of the Backup window. • Select Back Up Now from the System Tray menu: A Backup Progress window opens to inform you of the progress of the manual backup and let you know when the backup is complete: Managing Backup Settings 37
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 19: Manual Backup Complete Step 4: When the backup is complete, click OK. Listed in the Backup window beneath Restore Files are the date and time of your most recent backup: Managing Backup Settings 38
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 20: Backup Viewing the Backup Log The Backup Log is a text-based report of your backup history. To view the Backup Log, Step 1. Click View Log in the Backup window: Managing Backup Settings 39
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 21: Backup You can also click the OneTouch icon in your System Tray to display the OneTouch popup menu: Figure 22: System Tray Menu Step 2: Click View Backup Log to open a text file showing the history of your system backups: Managing Backup Settings 40
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 23: Backup Log 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 saved historical version of a backed up file based on the
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 24: Backup Listed beneath Restore Files are the date and time of your most recent backup. Step 2: In the Backup window, click Restore Files. The Restore a Backup window opens: Restoring Files 42
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 25: Restore a File Restoring an Historical Version Step 1. Click Restore historical version of backed up file to restore a previous version of a file. The Restore Historical Version window opens: Restoring Files 43
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    file version is restored to the location noted in the Restore Historical Version window. Restoring the Most Recent Version Step 1. Click Restore most recent version to restore the latest version of a file. Windows Explorer displays the contents of the Maxtor Backup folder: Restoring Files 44
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    FreeAgent for Windows Figure 27: Maxtor Backup in Windows Explorer Step 2: Browse to the desired file and drag it to the location at which you want it restored. Step 3: Close Windows Explorer. Restoring Files 45
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    Settings 29 Backing Up Manually 37 Deleting a Backup Plan 34 Editing Backup Settings 29 Using Scheduled Backup 36 Viewing the Backup Log 39 Managing Your Drives 8 Adjusting Power Setting 8 Testing Your Drive 11 Updating Your Software 14 R Restoring an Historical Version 43 FreeAgent for Windows i
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    43 Restoring the Most Recent Version 44 Restoring the Most Recent Version 44 T Testing Your Drive 11 Turning Off Scheduled Backup 36 U Updating Your Software 14 Using Scheduled Backup 36 Using Simple Backup 20 Using the System Tray Icon 5 V Viewing the Backup Log 39 FreeAgent for Windows ii
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