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Creating a Custom Backup, Photos, Music, Videos, Documents

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Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files Creating a Backup Plan A Simple Backup Confirmation window confirms that you've selected Simple Backup and asks you to name this Backup Plan. Step 5: Enter a name for your Backup Plan and click OK. Scheduled backup is turned on. The Backup window now offers the options of editing your backup settings, restoring backed-up files and deleting backup plans. It also describes your Backup Plan. Creating a Custom Backup To select specific folders and a schedule for backup to your drive: Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel. The My Drives page opens. Step 2: Select the drive to which you want to back up. Step 3: Click Backup in the Command panel. The Backup window opens. Step 4: In the Backup window, click Custom Backup. The Backup Folder Selection window opens. Step 5: Name your Backup Plan, select the folders to be backed up, and click Next. The Backup File Types window opens. Step 6: Select the types of files you want to back up: • All File Types • Photos, Music, Videos, Documents • Custom Select specific file types to include or exclude for backup: - To back up only a few of the available file types: 1. Select Include these file types. 2. Select each file type you do want to back up and click Add to move it to the Include list. - To back up most of the available file types, 1. Select Exclude these file types. 2. Select each file type you don't want to back up and click Add to move it to the Exclude list. Note: File extensions are the suffix characters to the right of a file name that define the file format. Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive 14

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Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent™ Drive
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Backing Up and Restoring Folders and Files
Creating a Backup Plan
A Simple Backup Confirmation window confirms that you’ve selected Simple
Backup and asks you to name this Backup Plan.
Step 5:
Enter a name for your Backup Plan and click
OK
.
Scheduled backup is turned on. The Backup window now offers the options of
editing your backup settings, restoring backed-up files and deleting backup plans.
It also describes your Backup Plan.
Creating a Custom Backup
To select specific folders and a schedule for backup to your drive:
Step 1:
Click
My Drives
in the Command panel.
The My Drives page opens.
Step 2:
Select the drive to which you want to back up.
Step 3:
Click
Backup
in the Command panel.
The Backup window opens.
Step 4:
In the Backup window, click
Custom Backup
.
The Backup Folder Selection window opens.
Step 5:
Name your Backup Plan, select the folders to be backed up, and click
Next
.
The Backup File Types window opens.
Step 6:
Select the types of files you want to back up:
•
All File Types
•
Photos, Music, Videos, Documents
•
Custom
Select specific file types to include or exclude for backup:
—
To back up only a few of the available file types:
1.
Select
Include these file types
.
2.
Select each file type you
do
want to back up and click
Add
to move it to the
Include
list.
—
To back up most of the available file types,
1.
Select
Exclude these file types
.
2.
Select each file type you
don’t
want to back up and click
Add
to move it to
the
Exclude
list.
Note:
File extensions are the suffix characters to the right of a file name that define the file
format.