Seagate Dashboard User Guide
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Contents 1. Introducing Seagate Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Seagate Dashboard Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Windows Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Mac Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Managing Drives, the Cloud, and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Manage Your Storage Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Manage Your Cloud Account (Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Manage Seagate Dashboard Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introducing Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard Features 1. Introducing Seagate Dashboard Seagate® Dashboard is a powerful, easy-to-use utility for backing up your content and sharing and saving media on your social networks. Seagate Dashboard Features • Data protection (Windows only): Protect your data continuously or on a schedule by backing it up to a Dashboard-enhanced storage drive or to a cloud storage account.
Introducing Seagate Dashboard Cloud Storage Requirements (Windows only) Cloud Storage Requirements (Windows only) To use a cloud storage service, you need: • Windows computer. • Internet connection (for best results, the connection speed should be broadband DSL or faster). • Registered Dashboard-enhanced storage drive, such as one of the Backup Plus family. Note: • Your storage drive might not support cloud storage. For more information, visit www.seagate.com/support/software/dashboard.
Protecting Your Computer Files (Windows only) Protect All of Your Content All of the Time 2. Protecting Your Computer Files (Windows only) With Seagate Dashboard, you can start protecting your important files by backing them up from your computer to your Dashboard-enhanced storage drive with a single click. You can also customize a backup plan to protect your content according to a set schedule and save it to your storage drive and to the cloud.
Protecting Your Computer Files (Windows only) Create a Drive Backup Plan Seagate Dashboard creates the plan and sets it to back up non-system files every time you change them. Your storage drive must be connected, and you must be signed in to Seagate Dashboard to use continuous backup. Create a Drive Backup Plan Control which files to back up to your storage drive and when to back them up. 1. On the Home page, click PC backup. 2. On the PC Backup page, click New Backup Plan. 3.
Protecting Your Computer Files (Windows only) Edit a Backup Plan 2. On the Home page, click PC backup. 3. On the PC Backup page, click New Backup Plan. 4. Select what you want to back up. • Check or uncheck file types. or • Click Select Files and select specific folders and files to back up. 5. Click . 6. Click the Cloud box, and then click . You can also add a drive to this plan and back up your files to both the cloud and your storage drive at the same time. 7.
Protecting Your Computer Files (Windows only) Manually Start a Backup Plan Your changes are saved, and the Dashboard immediately starts the backup plan. Manually Start a Backup Plan Your backup plan automatically starts as scheduled, and you can manually start a schedule whenever you like. 1. On the Home page, click PC backup. 2. On the PC Backup page, click to the right of the backup plan you want to start. A green bar below the plan name indicates the backup progress. 3. To pause the backup, click 4.
Protecting Your Computer Files (Windows only) Restore Content 2. Select the backup plan to use for restoring files, and then click Note: . You cannot restore files from a plan that is running or paused. 3. Select the files to restore, and then click . 4. Indicate where to put the restored files, and then click . TIP: You can skip this step if you want the files restored to their original folder.
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Protecting Content on Your Mobile Device Set Up Your Computer 3. Protecting Content on Your Mobile Device Use Seagate Dashboard on your computer together with the Mobile Backup app on your Android or Apple mobile device to save your mobile content to your storage drive and cloud service. Note: Your drive might not support this feature. For more information, visit www.seagate.com/ support/software/dashboard. Set Up Your Computer 1. Connect the storage drive to your computer. 2.
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Protecting and Sharing Media on Your Social Network Save Media from Your Social Network 4. Protecting and Sharing Media on Your Social Network The photos and videos on your social networks, such as Facebook and Flickr, are important to you. Seagate Dashboard protects this media by backing it up to your storage drive. The Dashboard is also a convenient way to upload photos and videos from your computer to your social network. Note: Your drive might not support this feature.
Protecting and Sharing Media on Your Social Network Disconnect from a Social Network 4. Select the photos and videos you want to share, and then click . 5. Select a location for the media on your social network, and then click . Seagate Dashboard begins uploading the selected files. Disconnect from a Social Network 1. On the Home page, click Social. 2. Click Share or Save. 3. Move the cursor to the upper-right corner of the network box and click the appears.
Managing Drives, the Cloud, and Software Manage Your Storage Drives 5. Managing Drives, the Cloud, and Software You can manage your drives and the cloud from Seagate Dashboard and control the Dashboard features. Manage Your Storage Drives You can have multiple storage drives connected to your computer and managed through Seagate Dashboard. • To view the storage capacity of a drive, move the cursor over a drive image on the left side of the Home page. An information window appears.
Managing Drives, the Cloud, and Software • Enable and disable the Protect features • Enable and disable social networks • View the download log • Check for software updates Seagate Dashboard User Guide Manage Seagate Dashboard Settings 18
Index Index A capacity 17 Apple Time Machine 7 manage 17 B power-saving mode 17 back up content 7 support 17 backup plans drive backup plan create 7 create 8 delete 10 delete 10 edit 9 edit 9 manual start 10 manual start 10 restore content 10 restore content 10 stop 10 stop 10 C E cloud backup plan edit backup plan 9 create 8 F delete 10 Facebook 15 edit 9 disable 16 manual start 10 disconnect 16 restore content 10 save media 15 stop 10 share media 15 cloud storage ser
Index R save media 15 restore content 10 share media 15 S upload media 15 save media 15 software updates 17 Seagate Dashboard stop backup plan 10 settings 17 system requirements 5 Mac 5 updates 17 Microsoft Windows 5 settings 17 share media 15 U social network 15 updates 17 disable 16 upload media 15 disconnect 16 Seagate Dashboard User Guide 20
