Seagate external disk setup




















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Technical Insights. Get Seagate Support Register products, update software, and more. Top of page Setting up a Cloud backup Note: You will want to verify that you have enough space prior to running cloud backup.

Open Seagate Dashboard by double-clicking the Dashboard icon? There are two ways to verify the backup completed: Looking within the Seagate Dashboard software. Browsing the folder structure for the data Looking in the software: Launch Seagate Dashboard Click PC Backup You will see a line that states - Update then provides the date and time it completed Browsing the folder structure for the data: Seagate Dashboard stores your backed up data in the Seagate Dashboard 2.

Top of page Restore Process Make sure that the drive is detected by your computer. Launch the Seagate Dashboard software by double-clicking the Seagate Dashboard icon. From the Home screen select Restore Select Search for backups Note: This may take a while depending on the size of the backup but you will want to let it run until complete so all the backup dates will be available.

Next you will be asked to Select File - Select the date you wish to restore from and then select the data you are wanting to restore. Next you will be asked to select where you want to restore the data. Note: The original location is only suggested if the computer has the same system and user name as the original backup. Top of page Features The software has the following features for each drive seen by Seagate Dashboard.

Video thumbnails - This feature will generate thumbnails for videos that do not currently have a thumbnail. LEDs - Allows you to control the drive lights. Drive test- Will make sure that the drive is functioning correctly. Power - Will allow the drive to go into power saving mode after being inactive. Note: The Power feature is only available on the Windows version of Dashboard. Top of page. Complete setup steps below. Personalize Seagate Central Example. Update firmware Learn How. If it doesn't appear in one minute, download and run the Seagate Central Discovery tool.

Seagate Central helps you organize and access your digital life in one location. Choose Copy. The file or folder is now copied and held in the computer's short-term memory. Double-click on the external drive. The window will change to a display of the contents of the external drive. On the top bar of the window, choose Edit. Alternatively, you may right-click on blank space within the window and a drop-down menu will appear.

Choose Paste. The file or folder will appear inside the window. It is copied. This is known as a "copy-and-paste" action. Using the drive with Mac: For Mac you will need to reformat the drive prior to using it. Once complete, the drive should be detected allowing you to manually move files to the drive or set it up with Time Machine automatic backup. Formatting Instructions: Formatting for macOS Please note that whatever option used, it is all controlled by Mac OS.



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