Seagate Dashboard User Guide
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1. Seagate O Seagate Dashboard User Guide Seagate Dashboard User Guide 2013 Seagate Technology LLC All rights reserved Seagate Seagate Technology the Wave logo and FreeAgent are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliates All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners When referring to hard drive capacity one gigabyte or GB equals one billion bytes and one terabyte or TB equals one thousand billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity In addition some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus will not be available for data storage Quantitative usage examples for various applications are for illustrative purposes Actual quantities will vary based on various factors including file size file format features and application software Seagate reserves the right to change without notice product offerings or specifications Seagate Technology LLC 10200 S De Anza Boulevard Cupertino CA 95014 U S A Contents 1 Introducing Seagate Dashboard 20 cece eee eee 5 Seagate Dashboard Features 00000 KK KEK KK KK eee 5 Protecting Your Data Windows Only KK RR RR e KK 5 Sharing Your Pictures and Videos 000 0c eee KK KK 6 Downloading and Saving Your Pictures KK KEKE REK KK 6 Controlling Settings for Your Seagate Drive 6 Gett2. you choose the social networking service where want to upload the pictures and videos log in select the files to upload then enter details about the destination Facebook album Flickr photo set or YouTube video channel Once you have made your choices Seagate Dashboard uploads the files to the social media service and you can view them online Example Uploading Pictures to Facebook Here is an example of how to use Seagate Dashboard to upload a set of pictures into a new album in Facebook This example uploads some pictures of coins into a new album on Facebook called Coins The upload procedure is similar for uploading pictures to Flickr and videos to YouTube 1 On the Seagate Dashboard Home screen click Share 2 On the Share screen click the Facebook icon 3 The first time you access Facebook from Seagate Dashboard you are prompted to log in to your account Enter your login information Once you do this Seagate Dashboard saves your login information so you do not have to enter it again for that social networking service 4 Also the first time you use Seagate Dashboard to access Facebook you are prompted to allow the Seagate Dashboard app to post on your behalf Granting this permission is necessary for the Share and Save functions to work properly Click Allow to grant this permission to the app Once you grant this permission to the Seagate Dashboard app you do not need to grant it again If you later want to remove
3. Screen Seagate Dashboard User Guide 9 Protecting Your Data Creating a Customized Backup Plan Seagate Dashboard starts backing up your data to your Seagate drive If you have more than one Seagate drive connected to your computer your data is backed up to the drive designated as the default backup drive See Setting Up Your Seagate Drives for Seagate Dashboard on page 34 for information on how to set the default backup drive Note that Seagate Dashboard does not back up certain files including e The contents of the Windows directory e The contents of the Program Files directory e System files e Hidden files e Files on detachable USB drives Creating a Customized Backup Plan If you would like to have more control over how your data is backed up you can customize a backup plan You can specify which files or directories get backed up when the backup plan runs and where the backed up files should be saved either to a Dashboard enhanced Seagate drive or to Cloud Storage The following is an example of how to create a customized backup plan In this example a directory called Coins is backed up every day at 10 00pm 1 On the Seagate Dashboard Home screen click Protect 2 On the Protect screen click the New Backup Plan button to display the Custom Backup screen Seagate Dashboard User Guide 10 Protecting Your Data Creating a Customized Backup Plan From here you specify the files destination and fr
4. Upgrade Shows options for increasing the amount of storage in your Cloud Storage account Using the Cloud Storage Web Portal You can also access the files you ve saved in Cloud Storage from a Web browser Using the Cloud Storage Web Portal you can view and download files you ve backed up modify account settings and upgrade your storage capacity To open the Cloud Storage Web Portal do one of the following e Click the Cloud Storage icon at the top of the Seagate Dashboard screen then click the Open Web Portal link on the Info tab or Seagate Dashboard User Guide 26 Using Cloud Storage Using the Cloud Storage Web Portal e Open a browser and go to http cloudstorage seagate com then log in with your Cloud Storage account username and password Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero Home Search Account Upgrade Sign Out Location Home c Coins Signed in as bradhodas gmail com Folders Files i Delete Selected 1Go Up A Folder 100159 jpg 93a3 940c 94b7 950b 9560 Seagate com Support Contact us 1 JPG 1 JPG 1 JPG 1 JPG 1 JPG G7840 jpg E z0560b jpg E z056rb jpg 3chhwh6csw9hgg3pnm jpg 786354 jpg 2012 Seagate Technology LLC Figure 21 Cloud Storage Web Portal The following options are available on the Cloud Storage Web Portal Home Lists the folders and files you ve bac
5. power save feature enable or disable the drive s LEDs and perform a diagnostic test on the drive ki c lazan sea 4 Dashboard RON Cj Home r Backup Plus a F m paa Power LEDs Drive Test Your extemal drive will go into power Control the external lights on your Click Test to make sure your external saving mode after being inactive for drive drive is functioning normally Sminutes Tum Lights Of v Test Reset to Default Note This test will not affect the contents of your drive Figure 24 Drive Manage Tab From this tab you can select from the following options Seagate Dashboard User Guide 30 Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard Getting Technical Support for Your Seagate Drive e Power Sets the amount of time before the drive s power save feature takes effect The power save feature places the Seagate drive in a standby mode after it has been inactive for a certain amount of time The drive automatically returns to active mode whenever someone accesses folders and files on the drive The power save feature is disabled by default on newer Seagate external drives since most operating systems already include power saving features However as an option the Seagate drive can be set to sleep after a period of time Select an inactivity period from the list box or select Never to disable the power save feature Click the Reset to Default button to set the power save feature back to its or
6. sure your system meets the requirements listed in this section Note The Protect Share and Save features of Seagate Dashboard only work with Dashboard enhanced Seagate drives These features do not work on non Dashboard enhanced Seagate drives or drives from other vendors Windows Requirements To use Seagate Dashboard on a Windows computer you need the following e 2 GHz or higher AMD or Intel processor Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system e 512 MB RAM 1 GB RAM for Windows Vista or Windows 7 e Internet Explorer 6 or later Firefox 2 x or later or Chrome 4 x or later Web browser Mac Requirements To use Seagate Dashboard on a Mac computer you need the following e Mac OS X 10 6 8 or later operating system Safari 3 1 or later Web browser Cloud Storage Requirements To set up and use a Cloud Storage account you need the following Internet connection For best results the connection speed should be broadband DSL or faster e Dashboard enhanced Seagate drive such as one of the Backup Plus family The Cloud Storage service is not compatible with non Dashboard enhanced drives Note Seagate Central does not support the Cloud Storage service e Windows computer The Cloud Storage service does not work with Mac computers even when connected to a Dashboard enhanced Seagate drive Seagate Dashboard User Guide 8 Protecting Your Data Activating the Default Backup Plan 2 Protec
7. to your social network Save Download pictures and videos from your social network Figure 17 Cloud Storage Icon on the Seagate Dashboard Home Screen 3 Click the Create a new account link to display the account sign up page Dashboard C da Ci Home Cloud F FP ja He ee A Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero Email Address Password Confirm Password First Name Last Name Select Drive Backup Plus 340008AN sv O accept the Terms amp Conditions J Create a new Cloud Storage trial subscription Back Figure 18 Cloud Storage Account Creation Screen 4 Fill in the fields on the page and select your Dashboard enhanced drive from the list box 5 Click the green checkmark to create your Cloud Storage account Seagate Dashboard User Guide 24 Using Cloud Storage Signing Into Your Cloud Storage Account Signing Into Your Cloud Storage Account To use Cloud Storage as a destination for data backups you must be signed into your Cloud Storage account To sign in to your account click the Cloud Storage icon on the Seagate Dashboard Home screen then enter your e mail address and Cloud Storage account password After you sign into your account you remain signed in as long as Seagate Dashboard is running on your system You do not need to sign in again unless Seagate Dashboard stops running for some reason such as a system restart Managing Your Cloud Storage Ac
8. 00 Monday Frid Figure 25 Drive Support Tab Click one of the icons shown on the Support tab to open a browser window and go to the drive s page on the Seagate web site From there you can find troubleshooting information updated software product specifications reviews and the latest documentation for your drive Seagate Dashboard User Guide 31 Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard Getting Technical Support for Your Seagate Drive If you cannot find the information you are looking for on the Seagate web site or if you want to contact Seagate Technical Support directly select your region from the list box at the bottom of the screen Seagate Dashboard displays links for opening a support case as well as phone numbers and hours for contacting Seagate Technical Support from your region Seagate Dashboard User Guide 32 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 ea Click the Settings button to d configure Seag
9. Brad Hodas Albums Updated 5 minutes ago Edit Album Sponsored See All Some pictures oF coins Like Share Want to share your album You can give Friends or relatives this link http www Facebook com media set set a 151067001689021 29376 1000035716695058type 181 4cd1 17b30a Facebook 2012 English US About Advertising Create a Page Developers Careers Privacy Terms Help Figure 15 Picture Album Uploaded to Facebook Using Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard User Guide 19 Sharing Your Pictures and Videos Example Uploading Pictures to Facebook Seagate Dashboard User Guide 20 Saving Your Online Pictures with Seagate Dashboard How Picture Saving Works 4 Saving Your Online Pictures with Seagate Dashboard The Save feature of Seagate Dashboard lets you download and save pictures from your social media accounts This is a convenient way to preserve and protect the pictures you ve posted online so they don t get deleted accidentally How Picture Saving Works When you enable the Save feature Seagate Dashboard checks your Facebook or Flickr accounts for pictures and gives you the option to download them to your local system From Seagate Dashboard you can log into your Facebook or Flickr account and download the pictures manually or you can enable the Seagate Dashboard Auto Save feature which causes Seagate Dashboard to periodically scan your social media accounts for n
10. Documents Back up the contents of your Documents folder Music Back up the contents of your Music folder Pictures Back up the contents of your Pictures folder Videos Back up the contents of your Videos folder Select Files Select specific files Backup All Files a Naa Plus Continuously 2 xX w Figure 5 Selecting Types of Files to Back Up Seagate Dashboard User Guide 11 Protecting Your Data Creating a Customized Backup Plan 4 Navigate to the directory or files you want to back up and place a checkmark next to each one When you are done click the gt button to move to the next backup configuration screen Ca a DD AR Home Protect r New mw Select the types of files you would like to backup 3 B CJ My Documents Name Modified Size g8 W My Computer 081011201901 t5 10 11 2008 8 19 31 PM 43M a 7 Sw System Volume C 3 AUTOEXEC BAT 2 16 2007 8 08 25 PM 1K 7 lt Data Volume F 7 Coins 4 14 2012 6 35 53 PM 7 ss Archive G B CONFIG SYS 2 16 2007 8 08 25 PM 1K 7 lt Backup Plus H Corel 9 19 2007 10 28 42 PM dew 9 22 2007 12 33 49 PM Ej DEVIFLib 4 24 2012 2 01 09 PM 586K Documents and Sett 12 8 2011 11 35 01 PM DV2010 1 avi 12 12 2010 1 36 40 AM 797M epson 5 16 2009 1 42 12 PM EX FESANPEE DINTIINNT O NA 47 DM Y Select Location Backup SelectFiles TO Backup Plus Continuously 2 xX H N t s4 Figure 6 Selecting Spec
11. Hover over the icon to identify the drive and show the capacity indicator bar Click the icon to display drive information Dashboard Home D amp Protect Backup and restore your data Share Upload pictures and videos to your social network Save Download pictures and videos from your social network Figure 22 Seagate Drive Icon on the Seagate Dashboard Home Screen If you have more than one Seagate drive connected to your system Seagate Dashboard displays an icon for each of them Hover over an icon to identify the drive When you click on the drive icon Seagate Dashboard displays information about the drive including the drive model serial number firmware version drive letter file system type and amount of free space on the drive A pie chart shows the amount of space used and available Seagate Dashboard User Guide 29 Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard Adjusting Drive Settings on the drive You can click the magnifying glass button to open a new window and explore the contents of the drive a c lesa sea 4 Dashboard a Ci Home Backup Plus Q P Seagate Backup Plus 1 TB Kan Click here to explore the drive Firmware Version 9406 H Backup Plus 1TBNTFS 829 1 GB Free Figure 23 Drive Info Tab Adjusting Drive Settings Click the Manage tab to adjust settings for your Seagate drive From this tab you can specify settings for the drive s
12. acebook 5 On the Save screen Seagate Dashboard shows the number of new pictures that have been posted in your account New pictures are those that Seagate Dashboard has found in your account but hasn t already downloaded Click the Facebook icon to download them Click here to download the files to Click here to set where the your system downloaded pictures are saved Seagate CN Dashboard Click here to open the Home gt Save aaa directory where the pictures Select an account Files download to SA 2 are saved facebook CK a a Brad Hodas Click to login 21 new files Auto Save O Figure 16 Seagate Dashboard Save Screen 6 Seagate Dashboard downloads the files to a directory on your local system Click My Online Documents to set the location of the download directory 7 Click the magnifying glass button to explore the download directory Seagate Dashboard saves the pictures in a subdirectory that corresponds to the name of the album in Facebook Seagate Dashboard User Guide 22 Using Cloud Storage About Cloud Storage 5 Using Cloud Storage This chapter explains how to set up and manage your Cloud Storage account so you can use it as a destination for your data backups You can manage your Cloud Storage account from within Seagate Dashboard or you can log into your account using a Web browser Note The Cloud Storage service is only available in the Windows version of S
13. ate Dashboard Dashboard settings Protect Backup and restore your data Share Upload pictures and videos to your social network Save Download pictures and videos from your social network Figure 26 Settings Button on the Seagate Dashboard Home Screen Seagate Dashboard User Guide 33 Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software Setting Up Your Seagate Drives for Seagate Dashboard 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 user interface Dashboard d C a Home Settings a D Seagate GoFlex 298 1 GB mmm 167 8 GB Free Register O Drive Register Default Backup Hidden Seagate Backup Plus 931 5 GB 829 1 GB Free Cloud 4GB a Gamma O Bytes Free Sunin O 0 Register Figure 27 Seagate Dashboard Drives Tab On the Drives tab you can click the following for each drive e Register Opens the Product Registration page for the drive e Default Backup If selected sets the drive as the default destination for backup plans e Hidden If checked hides the drive in the Seagate Dashboard user interface For example if you check the Hidden box for one of the your Seagate drives the drive s icon no longer appears at the top of the Seagate Dashboard screen and it is not shown as a destination for back
14. count from Seagate Dashboard If you are signed into your Cloud Storage account you can show information about your account change your password and upgrade the amount of available storage To do this go to the Seagate Dashboard Home screen and click the Cloud Storage icon to display the Cloud Settings screen The Info tab displays information about your Cloud Storage account including the amount of storage you have available and when your subscription will expire E7 Seagate CN LA Dashboard d C a AA zaxan azan Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero User Name Brad Hodas Plan 4 00 GB 4 5 2013 12 00 00 AM xanane N N 4 623 KB Used 4 00 GB Free Open Web Portal Figure 19 Displaying Cloud Storage Account Information Seagate Dashboard User Guide 25 Using Cloud Storage Using the Cloud Storage Web Portal Click the Manage Tab to display additional settings ki c lazan seagate 4 gt Dashboard c ZA Home Cloud BO un ii Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero Email bradhodas gmail com Change password First Last Name Brad Hodas Upgrade Capacity 4 00 GB Expiration 4 5 2013 12 00 00 AM Sign Out Figure 20 Displaying Cloud Storage Account Settings On this tab you can select from the following options e Information Shows your Cloud Storage account information e Change passwords Lets you change the password for your Cloud Storage account e
15. cted Select Album 2 Jv x es Figure 13 Seagate Dashboard File Selection Screen 6 Place a checkmark next to the files and folders you want to upload If you place a checkmark next to a folder it selects all of the files in the folder Once you are done selecting files to upload click the gt button to continue 7 On the album selection screen select the album where you want to upload the pictures You can select an existing album or you can enter the name and description for a new album ex J Dashboard DD AR Home Share Facebook DIO Select an Album to upload pictures to Videos upload to My Videos f Coins Some pictures of coins 7 ook Dogs faceb O 0 pictures Updated 04 11 2012 03 08 15 Screencaps O 18 pictures Updated 04 09 2012 03 27 27 lt Share Facebook Files Selected Album Selected gt gt mai Figure 14 Seagate Dashboard Album Selection Screen Seagate Dashboard User Guide 18 Sharing Your Pictures and Videos Example Uploading Pictures to Facebook Note Videos uploaded to Facebook are always placed in the My Videos folder regardless of the destination album you specify in the Album selection screen 8 When you are finished click the green checkmark to start the upload Once the upload is finished you can log into your Facebook page and view the pictures in the album facebook 1 c BIGA Coins Add Photos Tag Photos By
16. e Seagate Dashboard software Click the Updates tab to check for updated Seagate Dashboard software and download and install it Seagate C Dashboard J Da Home Settings DO zan axan aa an GEETTER Version Current Latest Seagate Dashboard 2 0 29 0 2 0 50 0 Download and install Figure 30 Seagate Dashboard Updates Tab The Updates tab shows the version of Seagate Dashboard software that is currently running on your system and checks to see if a more recent version is available If there is an update available click the Download and install button to install it Seagate Dashboard User Guide 37 Index A Apple Time Machine 9 auto save 21 B backing up data 9 16 continuously 13 selecting files 11 setting destination 12 setting frequency 13 snapshot 13 backup plan customizing 10 default 9 deleting 14 disabling 35 pausing 14 Backup Plus drives 5 14 15 23 disabling LEDs 31 hiding in Seagate Dashboard 34 performing diagnostic tests 31 Cc Cloud Storage service 5 23 27 account management 25 account sign in 25 available space 25 creating an account 23 requirements 8 search function 27 setting as backup destination 10 subscription 5 23 upgrading available storage 26 Web access 26 continuous backup 13 D daily back up 13 data protection 5 9 16 disabling 35 default backup drive 34 diagnostic test 31 drive settings 6 29 32 F Facebook 17 21 Flickr 17 21 H Hidden box 34 l ico
17. eagate Dashboard About Cloud Storage The Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero is a secure reliable place to store your backed up data online When you purchased your Seagate Backup Plus drive you received a free 1 year subscription to the Cloud Storage service along with 4 gigabytes of free storage You can easily increase the amount of available storage and extend your subscription beyond the initial year Note Seagate Central does not support the Cloud Storage service When setting up a backup plan with the Protect feature you can specify Cloud Storage as the destination for the data backups then when Seagate Dashboard executes the backup plan it will automatically upload your data files to your Cloud Storage account See Protecting Your Data on page 9 for information on how to create a backup plan Setting up a Cloud Storage Account To start backing up your files to Cloud Storage you must first create a Cloud Storage account To create a Cloud Storage account do the following 1 Connect your Dashboard enhanced Seagate drive to your computer Seagate Dashboard User Guide 23 Using Cloud Storage Setting up a Cloud Storage Account 2 On the Seagate Dashboard Home screen click the Cloud Storage icon at the top of the screen Click here to set up your e li a Cloud Storage account Seagate Dashboard Home Protect Backup and restore your data Share Upload pictures and videos
18. equency for the backup plan as shown in Figure 4 You can configure each backup setting individually or you can step through the backup configuration process by clicking the lt and gt buttons kul bag Dashboard 4 le ON Cj Home Protect r New QP Select the types of files you would like to backup All Files Back up all non system files on local hard drives Personal Back up the contents of your user folder Documents Back up the contents of your Documents folder Music Back up the contents of your Music folder Click here to Click the gt and lt Pictures Back up the contents of your Pictures folder activate the buttons to step through Video Back up the contents of your Videos folder backup plan the backup configuration process Select Files Select specific files Backup AllFiles gt oBackup Plus continuously x Click here to select Click here to set the Click here to set files to back up backup destination the backup frequency Figure 4 Custom Backup Screen 3 By default the backup plan is set to back up all files on your system so All Files is selected To back up a specific directory or group of files remove the checkmark next to All Files then click the Select Files button P issa Dashboard A A Home Protect New Km Select the types of files you would like to backup All Files Back up all non system files on local hard drives Personal Back up the contents of your user folder
19. ew pictures and automatically download them to your local system if it finds any For example when you take a picture with your smartphone and upload it to Facebook Seagate Dashboard can automatically download the picture from Facebook to your computer at home Example Downloading Pictures from Facebook Here is an example of how to set up Seagate Dashboard to download pictures posted on a Facebook account The procedure is similar for downloading pictures from a Flickr account 1 On the Seagate Dashboard Home screen click Save 2 On the Save screen click the Facebook icon 3 The first time you access Facebook from Seagate Dashboard you are prompted to log in to your account Enter your login information Once you do this Seagate Dashboard saves it so you do not have to enter it again for that social networking service 4 Also the first time you use Seagate Dashboard to access Facebook you are prompted to allow the Seagate Dashboard app to post on your behalf Granting this permission is necessary for the Share and Save functions to work properly Click Allow to grant this permission to the app Once you grant this permission to the Seagate Dashboard app you do not need to grant it again If you later want to remove the permission from the Seagate app you can do so from the App Settings screen in Facebook Seagate Dashboard User Guide 21 Saving Your Online Pictures with Seagate Dashboard Example Downloading Pictures from F
20. g Your Data Restoring Files from Backup 3 Seagate Dashboard displays a list of the currently active Backup plans Click Find Backups to display the of the backups saved on your drive then select the backup plan that saved the file you want to restore fey x d Dashboard le ON Select a backup plan to restore from Find Backups Back up Files Selected to Cloud Storage Daily Updated 5 1 2012 2 31 PM Back up Files Selected to Backup Plus H Daily Updated 5 1 2012 2 31 PM Restore Plan Selected Select Files Priginal gt J x x Figure 10 Selecting a Backup Plan for Restoring a File 4 Click the gt button to list the backups saved by the selected backup plan P c x 4 Dashboard c Ja Home Protect Restore QP Select files to restore from Cang 4 53 Computer 4M C Ir Coins 7 9560_1 JPG 26 KB JPEG 4 14 2007 5 36 25 E 950b_ JPG 23 KB JPEG 4 14 2007 5 36 19 wy e 94b7_1 JPG 16KB JPEG 4 14 2007 5 36 12 E 940 lt _1 3 6 18KB JPEG 4 14 2007 5 36 04 E 9323 1 3PG 36 KB JPEG 4 14 2007 5 35 56 E 786354 jpg 148 KB JPEG 4 18 2007 3chhwh6csw9hag3 32 KB JPEG 4 14 2007 5 35 47 5 100159 jpg 61 KB JPEG 1 7 2006 1 41 29 PM ped lt Restore Plan Selected Files Selected gt Original 2 x i ji ir Na Figure 11 Selecting a Previous Backup Select a backup that contains the file you want to restore If the file was saved on a Backup Pl
21. ick the Log tab to display the contents of the Seagate Dashboard log Seagate C A Dashboard d d a zan na o wz n EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE EE EEEE EEEE EE EEEE EE EEEE E EEEE EA EEEE EEEE EEE EEE EEE EEEE EEEE EEEE E REEE E EEEE 229292929558 DEDI Hani 15 30 01Protect 15 30 01Back up Files Selected to Backup Plus H Daily 15 30 01Started date 5 1 2012 15 30 02Backup files 0 Backup Size 0 15 30 02Backup process completed successfully 15 30 03Program close date 5 1 2012 259555559595 89555555 505555555 BEBBEBBSBSBBSUBBEBBBBUSBBEBBBSBBEHBBUBBEBBS BEBSSBBSBEBEUBSBBSBBBBBSBBBSBBBBSBBBBBUBSBBEBBSBBFBBBBSBBSSBSEBEBSSSBBB a a 12 25 56 Share 12 25 56 Uploading 3 files to Facebook 12 25 56 Started date 05 02 12 12 26 07 Share process completed successfully Pipa aaa ad BBBBEBBBSBBBSBBSBSBBBSSBSBSBBUDSBBBBBSBLbSBBDBSBSBDBB BBDBBBSBSBSBBSBBBBSUEBSBSEBSEBBEBSBBBSEBEB Figure 29 Seagate Dashboard Log Tab In the Seagate Dashboard log you can see when files were backed up whether the backup plan completed successfully and how much data was backed up If Seagate Dashboard shares or saves media from your social media networks information about when the files were transferred appears in the log Seagate Dashboard User Guide 36 Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software Updating the Seagate Dashboard Software Updating the Seagate Dashboard Software From time to time Seagate updates th
22. ific Files to Back Up 5 Place a checkmark next to the drive s where you want the files to be backed up If you have created a Cloud Storage account it appears on this screen as a destination option See Using Cloud Storage on page 23 for information about setting up a Cloud Storage account P c lsa sea C d Dashboard dc da a Home r Protect r New CC Select drive volumes for backup Ji a Backup Plus H Cloud E m 829 1 GB Free 4 GB Free lt Backup SelectFiles ToCloud Continuously gt xX NAA a Nap Figure 7 Selecting a Backup Destination Make sure there is enough room on the destination drive for the files you want to back up Click the gt button to move to the next screen Seagate Dashboard User Guide 12 Protecting Your Data Creating a Customized Backup Plan 6 Indicate how often the files should be backed up e x seagate C 4 Dashboard C la Home Protect New PD Select how often to back up new and changed files Snapshot Monthly Weekly Daily Hourly Continuously O O O O aw lt Backup Select Files To Cloud Daily Jv xX Figure 8 Selecting How Often to Execute a Backup Plan You can select from the following options e Snapshot Executes the backup plan only once e Monthly Executes the backup plan a specific day of each month at a specific time e Weekly Executes the backup plan a specific day of each week at a specific t
23. iginal inactivity period e LEDs Enables or disables the LEDs on the Seagate drive When the LEDs on the drive are lit it indicates that the drive is properly connected to your system and powered on If you want to turn the LEDs off select Off from the list box Drive Test Performs a diagnostic test on your drive Click the Test button if you suspect your drive is not working properly Seagate Dashboard will run the test and then report whether the drive passed or failed If the drive fails the test contact Seagate Technical Support Note that running the diagnostic test does not modify any of your data Getting Technical Support for Your Seagate Drive The Support tab provides a link to the support page on the Seagate web site for your drive as well as worldwide contact information for Seagate Technical Support en a d Dashboard ee Click here get technical information Home Backup Plus d Product Information and reviews for your drive m Data SI and Specifications Reviews and Articles Support Information Troubleshooting and Downloads How To and Frequently Asked Questions Click here to go to the support page Select Phone Support Region on seagate com for your drive _ United States Canada Latin America Mexico v Support Phone Languages Hours Submit Email Case 1 800 SEAGATE English French Portuguese and Spanish 3 am 11 30 am CT Chat English 1 800 732 4283 1 pm 6 pm CT 1 405 324 47
24. ime e Daily Executes the backup plan at a specific time each day e Continuous Constantly monitors the selected files and directories and backs up any new or changed files 7 Click the green checkmark to activate the backup plan Seagate Dashboard User Guide 13 Protecting Your Data Restoring Files from Backup 8 After you create a backup plan Seagate Dashboard shows its status on the Protect screen FE Seagate C Dashboard 4 C la Home Protect DD Backup ew Restore Now Plan P Files Back up Files Selected to Cloud Storage Daily f X Updated 5 1 2012 2 23 PM Figure 9 Seagate Dashboard Protect Status Screen On this screen you can click the Pause button to temporarily stop the backup plan the Pencil button to edit the backup plan settings or the X button to delete the backup plan If you choose to delete a backup plan Seagate Dashboard gives you the option to delete the files from the backup drive or leave them in place Restoring Files from Backup You can easily restore data backed up by Seagate Dashboard to your system if necessary Seagate Dashboard saves multiple versions of each file it backs up to the Seagate drive so you can restore the most recent version or a previous version To restore a file from a backup do the following 1 On the Seagate Dashboard Home screen click Protect 2 On the Protect screen click Restore Files Seagate Dashboard User Guide 14 Protectin
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26. ing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard 29 Seagate Dashboard User Guide 3 Viewing Information About Your Drive KK KK eee 29 Adjusting Drive Settings kk kk kK kK KK KK KK KK KK dake wee KOK KK KK es 30 Getting Technical Support for Your Seagate Drive 31 7 Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software 33 Configuring Seagate Dashboard Settings A 33 Setting Up Your Seagate Drives for Seagate Dashboard 34 Configuring Seagate Dashboard Features aa 34 Viewing the Seagate Dashboard Log kk kk kk kK RR KK KI KIRI KK 36 Updating the Seagate Dashboard Software 37 Seagate Dashboard User Guide 4 Introducing Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard Features 1 Introducing Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard is a powerful yet easy to use utility for backing up your data and sharing and saving media on your social media networks This chapter describes the features of Seagate Dashboard how to get started using the program and the system requirements for the Windows and Mac versions of the program Seagate Dashboard Features Seagate Dashboard includes the following features e Data protection Windows only Back up your data continuously or on a schedule either to a Dashboard enhanced Seagate drive or to an online Cloud Storage account e Picture and video sharing Use Seagate Dashboard to upl
27. ked up to Cloud Storage Click a folder to View its contents Click the name of file to view open or download it You can also select one or more files and delete them Search Locates files stored in your Cloud Storage account Enter text in the search box to find files that have that text in the file name e Account Lets you modify the contact information and password for your Cloud Storage account e Upgrade Provides details about how to increase the amount of storage in your account and extend your subscription to the service Seagate Dashboard User Guide 27 Using Cloud Storage Using the Cloud Storage Web Portal Seagate Dashboard User Guide 28 Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard Viewing Information About Your Drive 6 Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard makes it easy to adjust settings and features on your Seagate drives Using Seagate Dashboard you can control the power save feature on your drive turn the LEDs on the drive on or off perform a diagnostic test and access technical support for your drive Viewing Information About Your Drive At the top of the Seagate Dashboard window there is an icon for each Seagate drive connected to your system When you place your cursor over the drive icon Seagate Dashboard displays a bar below the icon indicating how full the drive is Click the drive icon to display information about the drive
28. n colors 7 installing software updates 37 L language setting 35 launching the program 6 LEDs 31 M Mac 8 Microsoft Windows 6 8 monthly back up 13 P picture albums 18 power save feature 31 product features 5 product registration 34 R restoring data from backup 14 S saving online pictures 6 21 22 auto save feature 21 disabling the feature 35 Seagate Dashboard agent 7 granting access to app 17 21 launching 6 settings 33 37 software update 37 systray icon colors 7 viewing the log 36 sharing pictures and videos 6 17 19 Seagate Dashboard User Guide 38 disabling the feature 35 supported file types 17 social networking services 6 disabling access from Seagate Dashboard 35 supported Seagate drives 5 system requirements 8 Mac 8 Microsoft Windows 8 T Technical Support 31 U uploading files 17 Ww weekly back up 13 Y YouTube 17 Seagate Dashboard User Guide 39
29. oad your pictures and videos to popular social networking services such as Facebook Flickr and YouTube e Picture saving Set up Seagate Dashboard to download and save pictures posted on your social media accounts to your Seagate drive e Seagate drive management Control settings for your Seagate drive including the power save feature and LED settings Protecting Your Data Windows Only With Seagate Dashboard s Protect feature you can start backing up your system with a single click or you can customize the feature to back up your data according to a set schedule You can specify which files or directories get backed up and where the backed up files are saved either to a Dashboard enhanced Seagate drive or to the online Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero If you need to restore a file from a backup drive you can select from multiple historical versions of the file See Protecting Your Data on page 9 for information on how to use the Protect feature Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero Included with your Seagate drive is a free subscription to the Seagate Cloud Storage Service Powered by Nero Note Seagate Central does not support cloud storage Cloud Storage is a secure reliable place to store your backed up data online The free subscription includes one year of service and four gigabytes of secure online storage You can optionally upgrade your online storage capacity to as much as 100 gigab
30. on your Seagate drives You can control the power save feature on your drive turn the LEDs on the drive on or off perform a diagnostic test and link directly to the Seagate technical support page for your drive See Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard on page 29 for more information Getting Started With Seagate Dashboard After you install the Seagate Dashboard software you can launch the Seagate Dashboard user interface to set up and use the program s features On Windows systems do one of the following Seagate Dashboard User Guide 6 Introducing Seagate Dashboard Getting Started With Seagate Dashboard e Double click the Seagate Dashboard icon on your desktop 9g Seagate Dashboard Figure 1 Seagate Dashboard Desktop Icon e Right click the Seagate Dashboard icon in the system tray and select Open Seagate Dashboard from the menu Seagate Dashboard Icon Figure 2 Seagate Dashboard Icon in the Windows System Tray e From the list of programs on the Start menu select Seagate Dashboard gt Seagate Dashboard On Mac systems launch Seagate Dashboard from the Applications folder For easy access you can add the Seagate Dashboard icon to the Dock You can configure settings for Seagate Dashboard by clicking the System Preferences icon About the Seagate Dashboard Icon The Seagate Dashboard icon shown in Figure 2 above located in the taskbar notification area on your com
31. puter desktop indicates that the Seagate Dashboard agent is running in the background and protecting your data The Seagate Dashboard icon can be one of the following colors Green The Seagate Dashboard agent and Seagate drive are operating normally Yellow There is a minor issue with the Seagate Dashboard software such as a backup failing to complete Check the Seagate Dashboard log for details See Viewing the Seagate Dashboard Log on page 36 Red There may be a mechanical issue with the Seagate drive Check to see if the drive is working properly If it isn t contact Seagate Technical Support See Getting Technical Support for Your Seagate Drive on page 31 By default the Seagate Dashboard agent starts running when you start your computer To disable the Seagate Dashboard agent right click the Seagate Dashboard icon and select Quit from the menu If you do not want the Seagate Dashboard agent to start running when your computer starts right click the Seagate Dashboard icon and remove the checkmark next to Launch on Startup Note that if you disable the Seagate Dashboard agent any scheduled backups or automatic file downloads that you ve configured in Seagate Dashboard will not take place Seagate Dashboard User Guide 7 Introducing Seagate Dashboard System Requirements for Seagate Dashboard System Requirements for Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard runs on Windows and Mac computers Make
32. the permission from the Seagate app you can do so from the App Settings screen in Facebook 5 Seagate Dashboard then displays a selection screen listing files and folders that you can upload Seagate Dashboard shows only the picture and video files jpg gif avi mov and so Seagate Dashboard User Guide 17 Sharing Your Pictures and Videos Example Uploading Pictures to Facebook on in each folder You can filter the display by entering text in the Search field For example entering jpg in the Search field shows only those files in the folder with jpg in the file name Place a checkmark next to the files and folders you want to upload Seagate j Dashboard Enter text here to show only Home Share Facebook files with this text in the name Select pictures and videos to upload L My Documents A Modified n 3 My Computer a ap System Volume C v 3chhwh6csw9hqg3p 4 14 2007 5 35 47 PM 33K Coins z E 786354 jpg 4 18 2007 10 03 37 PM 149K u g amp Corel Wj mj 93a3_1 JPG 4 14 2007 5 35 56 PM 37K g DEL W B 940c_1JPG 4 14 2007 5 36 19K E Documents and 94b7_1 JPG 4 14 2007 5 17K g epson 8 950b_1 2PG 4 14 2007 5 24K EPSONREG E 9560 13PG 4 14 2007 5 27K a Program Files G7840 jpg 7 8 2007 12 41 16 PM 156K PSFONTS 8 zO56ob jpg 12 21 2005 9 27 02 PM 46K a Du v z056rb jpg 12 21 2005 9 27 21 PM 36K Share Facebook Files Sele
33. ting Your Data Seagate Dashboard includes a robust and flexible data backup feature You can start backing up your system with a single click or you can customize the feature to back up your data according to a set schedule and save it to a Dashboard enhanced Seagate backup drive or to Cloud Storage If you need to restore a file from a backup drive you can select from multiple historical versions of the file Only a single version of the file is saved to Cloud Storage Note The Protect feature is only available on the Windows version of Seagate Dashboard For Mac computers Seagate recommends that you back up your system using Apple Time Machine Activating the Default Backup Plan The Default Backup plan is the simplest way to start backing up your data When you activate the default backup plan Seagate Dashboard automatically backs up your files to your Seagate drive then keeps running in the background continuously backing up new and changed files No additional configuration is required for the default backup plan beyond activating it To activate the default backup plan do the following 1 On the Seagate Dashboard Home screen click Protect 2 On the Protect screen click the Protect Now button Dashboard d C a Home Protect Protect Now New Backup Plan Begin backing up all of your data files Schedule your own custom backup to Backup Plus H whenever they change Figure 3 Seagate Dashboard Protect
34. to be displayed during Seagate Dashboard software updates Enable Protect Feature Enables or disables the Protect backup feature of the Seagate Dashboard software If you do not want to use Seagate Dashboard to back up your data you can select Disable Protect Feature from the list box If you disable the Protect feature the Protect button no longer appears on the Seagate Dashboard Home screen and Seagate Dashboard does not carry out any backup plans you may have configured Enable Share and Save Features Enables or disables the Share and Save features of the Seagate Dashboard software If you select Disable Share and Save Features it removes the Share and Save buttons from the Seagate Dashboard Home screen If you had logged into any social media accounts through Seagate Dashboard disabling the Share and Save features logs you out of them Disable Social Network Service Disables access through Seagate Dashboard to specific social media networks Place a check mark next to the service you want to disable If you disable a social media network it no longer appears as a login option on the Share or Save screens Seagate Dashboard User Guide 35 Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software Viewing the Seagate Dashboard Log Viewing the Seagate Dashboard Log Whenever Seagate Dashboard completes an operation such as executing a backup plan or transferring files to or from your social media networks it records information in its log Cl
35. up plans Configuring Seagate Dashboard Features Click the Features tab to adjust settings for the Seagate Dashboard software From this tab you can specify language and country settings enable or disable individual Seagate Seagate Dashboard User Guide 34 Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software Configuring Seagate Dashboard Features Dashboard features as well as disable Seagate Dashboard access to specific social media networks Seagate C Dashboard d CA xa aa n ETI ku can kak ana Language Country English United States v Enable Protect Feature lt When disabled hides all features related to data backup Suspends al plans activities and notifications related to backup Enable Share and Save Features w When disabled hides all features related to sharing and saving data to J apa from your social network Suspends all activities and notifications elated to shar e and save Logs out of all social network accounts Disable Social Network Service O Facebook OFicxr youtube Figure 28 Seagate Dashboard Features Tab On this tab you can select from the following options Language Sets the language used in the Seagate Dashboard user interface If you change the language setting you must exit and restart Seagate Dashboard in order for the new setting to take effect Country Specifies your home country which allows the appropriate country specific information
36. us drive Seagate Dashboard maintains multiple versions of the file so you can select the most recent version or a previous version If the file was saved to Cloud Storage only the most recent version is available to restore Seagate Dashboard User Guide 15 Protecting Your Data Restoring Files from Backup 6 Click the gt button and select the location on your system where you want to restore the file By default Seagate Dashboard will save the restored files in their original location on your system Dashboard d d Ja Home Protect Restore Select a folder to restore files to L My Documents 3 My Computer 2 System Volume C Go Corel a C9 DEL C Documents and Settings epson EPSONREG Program Files PSFONTS a Ea TEMP v n gt A Location lt Restore Plan Selected Files Selected al Jv x w n dig Figure 12 Selecting the Destination for the Restored File 7 Click the green checkmark to restore the file from the backup to the selected location Seagate Dashboard User Guide 16 Sharing Your Pictures and Videos How Picture and Video Sharing Works 3 Sharing Your Pictures and Videos Seagate Dashboard provides an easy way to upload your pictures and videos from your local system to popular social networking services such as Facebook Flickr and YouTube How Picture and Video Sharing Works On the Seagate Dashboard Share screen
37. ytes Seagate Dashboard User Guide 5 Introducing Seagate Dashboard Getting Started With Seagate Dashboard See Using Cloud Storage on page 23 for more information Note The Protect feature and Cloud Storage service are only available on the Windows version of Seagate Dashboard For Mac systems Seagate recommends that you back up your system using Apple Time Machine Sharing Your Pictures and Videos Seagate Dashboard provides a convenient way to upload your pictures and videos to popular social networking services such as Facebook Flickr and YouTube You simply choose the social networking service where want to upload the pictures and videos log in select the files to upload and enter album details Seagate Dashboard automatically uploads the files and creates the album See Sharing Your Pictures and Videos on page 17 for information on how to use the Share feature Downloading and Saving Your Pictures Seagate Dashboard s Save feature can check your Facebook or Flickr accounts for new pictures you ve uploaded and automatically download them to your computer at home This is a convenient way to preserve the pictures you ve posted online so they don t get deleted accidentally See Saving Your Online Pictures with Seagate Dashboard on page 21 for information on how to use the Save feature Controlling Settings for Your Seagate Drive Using Seagate Dashboard you can easily adjust settings and features
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