FreeAgent for Windows Contents Getting Started.......................................................................................................................... 1 Installing the Software ......................................................................................... 1 .............................................................................. 5 ............................................................... 6 Using the System Tray Icon Restoring the System Tray Icon Managing Your Drives........................................................................................................ 8 Adjusting the Power Setting Testing Your Drive Updating Your Software ............................................................................ 8 .................................................................................................11 .................................................................................... 14 ............................................................. 18 Reading the LED Status Indicators Backing Up & Restoring Folders ............................................................................ 20 Creating a Backup Plan Using Simple Backup ...................................................................................... 20 .................................................................................... 20 ....................................................................... 22 Creating a Custom Backup Managing Backup Settings Deleting a Backup Plan .............................................................................. 29 Editing Backup Settings .............................................................................. 29 ................................................................................ 34 ............................................................................ 36 ........................................................ 36 Using Scheduled Backup Backing Up Manually Turning Off Scheduled Backup Viewing the Backup Log Restoring Files .................................................................................... 37 ............................................................................ 39 ......................................................................................................... 41 .............................................................. 43 ..................................................... 44 Restoring an Historical Version Restoring the Most Recent Version Index......................................................................................................................................................i i FreeAgent for Windows Getting Started The Drive Manager software offers these features: · Backup & Restore to protect your data · Utilities to control power management, drive diagnosis, and software updates Installing the Software To install the Drive Manager software, Step 1. Connect your drive to your computer. The Main Menu window opens: Figure 1: Main Menu Step 2: Click Install Drive Manager. The Welcome window opens: Installing the Software 1 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 2: Welcome Step 3: Click Next. The EULA language selection window opens: Figure 3: EULA Language Selection Step 4: Select the language in which you want to read the License Agreement and click Next. The License Agreement window opens in the selected language: Installing the Software 2 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 4: License Agreement Step 5: Click Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement. The Choose Destination Location window opens: Figure 5: Select a Destination Step 6: Accept the default destination location or click Browse to select a different location. Step 7: Click Next. A Setup Status window keeps you informed as the installation proceeds: Installing the Software 3 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 6: Setup Status When the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard Complete window opens: Figure 7: InstallShield Wizard Complete Step 8: Click Finish. A Drive Manager icon appears on your desktop: Installing the Software 4 FreeAgent for Windows The Drive Manager application opens: Figure 8: Drive Manager Application Using the System Tray Icon You can use the system tray icon to check the status of your drive and to access the drive features. Step 1. To check the status of your drive, roll your mouse over the system tray icon: Figure 9: System Tray Icons The information popup confirms the drive's status and identifies the drive letter. The color of the system tray icon conveys this information: Using the System Tray Icon 5 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 10: System Tray Icon Information Note: When a backup has failed, the red icon continues to display until the next successful backup. Step 2: To display the Drive Manager menu, click the system tray icon: Figure 11: System Tray Popup Menu Step 3: Select the feature you want to access or select Exit to close the menu (the Drive Manager application remains open). Table 1: Using your Mouse with the System Tray Icon Click the system tray icon to · Launch Drive Manager · Back Up Now · View Backup Log · Edit Backup Settings · Exit Run your mouse over the icon to show · Status Information · Status for Multiple Events Restoring the System Tray Icon If you select Exit from the System Tray menu, the Drive Manager icon disappears from the System Tray. Using the System Tray Icon 6 FreeAgent for Windows Step 1. To restore the icon to the System Tray, go to Start > Programs > Maxtor > Drive Manager Icon Figure 12: Restore System Tray Icon Using the System Tray Icon 7 FreeAgent for Windows Managing Your Drives The My Drives window provides a central point from which to manage your drives. It displays all Seagate and Maxtor drives connected to your computer: Figure 1: My Drives The Command panel across the top of the window allows you to access your drive features and manage drive utilities. In the My Drives window, Step 1. Select a device. Step 2: Click an option in the Command panel. Note: External drives are automatically detected and listed in the My Drives window. It can take a few seconds for the Drive Manager software to detect your devices. If a device doesn't appear, make sure it's properly connected and turned on. Adjusting the Power Setting You can choose how long your drive should remain inactive before it goes into powersaving mode. Adjusting the Power Setting 8 FreeAgent for Windows To adjust the power setting, Step 1. In the My Drives window, click Settings. The Settings window opens: Figure 2: Settings Step 2: Click Adjust Power Setting. The Adjust Power Setting window opens: Adjusting the Power Setting 9 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 3: Adjust Power Setting Step 3: Select an interval from the dropdown menu or click Default to return to the default power setting. Step 4: Click Apply to save the power setting. The Adjust Power Setting window confirms that the power setting for your drive has been changed: Adjusting the Power Setting 10 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 4: Adjust Power Setting Confirmation Step 5: Click OK to return to the My Drives window. Testing Your Drive Test your drive to check the health of your the device. The diagnostic utility performs its tests without affecting the data on your drive. To test your drive, Step 1. In the My Drives window, click Settings. The Settings window opens: Testing Your Drive 11 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 5: Settings Step 2: Click Test My Drive. The Test My Drive window opens: Testing Your Drive 12 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 6: Run Drive Diagnostics Step 3: Click Test. A progress bar indicates the progress of the test. When the test is complete, the results are displayed: Testing Your Drive 13 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 7: Diagnostics Complete The drive pictured above is functioning normally. If the diagnostic encounters an error during testing, the serial number of the bad device is displayed with instructions to contact Seagate for service and support: Updating Your Software The Software Update feature automatically informs you when an update is available for your software. However, you can manually check to see if an update is available or you can turn off the Software Update feature. To check for software updates, Step 1. In the My Drives window, click Settings. The Settings window opens: Updating Your Software 14 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 8: Settings Step 2: Click Check for Software Update. The Software Update window opens: Updating Your Software 15 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 9: Software Update Software Update is turned on by default. Step 3: To turn off Software Update, unselect Check for updates automatically. Step 4: To check for updates now, click Check Now. If an update is available for your software, a Software Update window allows you to download the update: Figure 10: Software Update Available Step 5: Click Yes to download the software update. A window indicates the progress of the download: Updating Your Software 16 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 11: Software Update Progress When the software update has downloaded, you're asked if you want to install the update now. Figure 12: Software Update Progress Step 6: Click Yes to install the update now. The Install Wizard Welcome window opens. Step 7: Follow the steps in the Install Wizard to install the update. If your software is up to date, a Software Update window provides your software version number: Updating Your Software 17 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 13: Software Up to Date Step 8: Click OK. Reading the LED Status Indicators Your drive has an LED status indicator to keep you informed of the status of the drive: Figure 14: Drive LED Reading the LED Status Indicators 18 FreeAgent for Windows Table 1: LED Descriptions Flashing rapidly Shining steadily/bright Pulsing slowly Shining steadily/dim State Drive fault Power on; no data activity Data activity Asleep Reading the LED Status Indicators 19 FreeAgent for Windows Backing Up & Restoring Folders The Backup & Restore feature allows you to · · · · Schedule the backup of selected folders Edit backup settings Launch an immediate backup Restore backed up files After the initial backup, the Drive Manager software backs up changed files in backed up folders on a schedule you set or when you click Back Up Now in the Backup window. You can create one Backup Plan for each OneTouch drive connected to your computer. You can use either of the following two Backup Plans: · Simple Backup: Pre-configured to back up your XP My Documents or Vista Documents folder daily at 10:00 p.m. · Custom Backup: You select the folders to be backed up and set a backup destination and schedule. Creating a Backup Plan Using Simple Backup Use Simple Backup to back up your XP My Documents or Vista Documents folder daily at 10 p.m. To use Simple Backup, Step 1. Click Backup in the Command panel. The Backup window opens: Creating a Backup Plan 20 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 1: Backup Step 2: In the Backup window, click Simple Backup. A Simple Backup Confirmation window confirms that you've selected Simple Backup and asks you to name this Backup Plan: Figure 2: Simple Backup Confirmation Step 3: Enter a name for your Backup Plan and click OK. Creating a Backup Plan 21 FreeAgent for Windows The Backup window now allows you to edit your backup settings and restore backed up files and describes your Backup Plan and the details of your most recent backup. Figure 3: Backup Creating a Custom Backup To select specific folders for backup and set up a backup destination and schedule, Step 1. Click Backup in the Command panel. The Backup window opens: Creating a Backup Plan 22 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 4: Backup Step 2: In the Backup window, click Custom Backup. The Backup Folder Selection window opens: Creating a Backup Plan 23 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 5: Backup Folder Selection Step 3: Name your Backup Plan, select the folders to be backed up, and click Next. The Backup File Types window opens: Creating a Backup Plan 24 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 6: File Types: All Types Step 4: Select the types of files you want to back up: · All File Types · Photos, Music, Videos, Documents. You can back up any or all of these: Creating a Backup Plan 25 FreeAgent for Windows Figure 7: File Types: Photo, Music, Video, Documents · Custom Select specific file types to include or exclude for backup: -- To back up only a few of the available file types, a. Select Include these file types. b. Select each file type you do want to back up and click Add to move it to the Include window. -- To back up most of the available file types, a. Select Exclude these file types. b. Select each file type you don't want to back up and click Add to move it to the Ex ...