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Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software, Configuring Seagate Dashboard Settings

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Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software Configuring Seagate Dashboard Settings 7. Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software From the Seagate Dashboard Settings screen, you can customize the appearance of the Seagate Dashboard software on your system, enable or disable specific features, view the Seagate Dashboard activity log, and update the Seagate Dashboard software to the latest version. Configuring Seagate Dashboard Settings Click the Settings button on the Seagate Dashboard Home screen to display the Settings screen. Click the Settings button to configure Seagate Dashboard settings Figure 26: Settings Button on the Seagate Dashboard Home Screen Setting Up Your Seagate Drives for Seagate Dashboard The Drives tab on the Settings screen shows information about your Seagate drives and Cloud Storage account and lets you set how the drives appear in the Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard User Guide 33

Section	Page
Seagate Dashboard User Guide	1
Contents	3
1. Introducing Seagate Dashboard	5
Seagate Dashboard Features	5
Protecting Your Data (Windows Only)	5
Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero	5
Sharing Your Pictures and Videos	6
Downloading and Saving Your Pictures	6
Controlling Settings for Your Seagate Drive	6
Getting Started With Seagate Dashboard	6
About the Seagate Dashboard Icon	7
System Requirements for Seagate Dashboard	8
Windows Requirements	8
Mac Requirements	8
Cloud Storage Requirements	8
2. Protecting Your Data	9
Activating the Default Backup Plan	9
Creating a Customized Backup Plan	10
Restoring Files from Backup	14
3. Sharing Your Pictures and Videos	17
How Picture and Video Sharing Works	17
Example: Uploading Pictures to Facebook	17
4. Saving Your Online Pictures with Seagate Dashboard	21
How Picture Saving Works	21
Example: Downloading Pictures from Facebook	21
5. Using Cloud Storage	23
About Cloud Storage	23
Setting up a Cloud Storage Account	23
Signing Into Your Cloud Storage Account	25
Managing Your Cloud Storage Account from Seagate Dashboard	25
Using the Cloud Storage Web Portal	26
6. Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard	29
Viewing Information About Your Drive	29
Adjusting Drive Settings	30
Getting Technical Support for Your Seagate Drive	31
7. Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software	33
Configuring Seagate Dashboard Settings	33
Setting Up Your Seagate Drives for Seagate Dashboard	33
Configuring Seagate Dashboard Features	34
Viewing the Seagate Dashboard Log	36

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Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software

Configuring Seagate Dashboard Settings

Seagate Dashboard User Guide

Managing the Seagate Dashboard

Software

From the Seagate Dashboard Settings screen, you can customize the appearance of the

Seagate Dashboard software on your system, enable or disable specific features, view the

Seagate Dashboard activity log, and update the Seagate Dashboard software to the latest

version.

Configuring Seagate Dashboard Settings

Click the Settings button on the Seagate Dashboard Home screen to display the Settings

screen.

Setting Up Your Seagate Drives for Seagate

Dashboard

The Drives tab on the Settings screen shows information about your Seagate drives and

Cloud Storage account and lets you set how the drives appear in the Seagate Dashboard

Figure 26:

Settings Button on the Seagate Dashboard Home Screen

Click the Settings button to

configure Seagate Dashboard

settings