Seagate FreeAgent Desk for Mac User Guide (Mac) - Page 16

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. To use Simple Backup, Step 1. Click Backup in the toolbar. The Backup Plans view is displayed: Creating Backup Plans 14