Seagate FreeAgent - Backup Plans for Your Freeagent; Backup Plans for Online Storage

Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent Drive 14
Backing Up and Restoring Folders on a FreeAgent Drive and to Online Storage Backup Features
Backup Plans for your FreeAgent
You can create one Backup Plan for each FreeAgent drive connected to your computer. You
can select either of two types of Backup Plans:
• Simple Backup: Pre-configured to back up your XP My Documents or your Vista
Personal Folder folder daily at 10:00 p.m.
— OR —
• Custom Backup: You select the folders to be backed up and set a backup
destination and schedule.
— OR —
• Drive Rotation: You can use the same backup plan with two or more FreeAgent
drives.
Backup Plans for Online Storage
You can create one Online Backup Plan per computer on up to two computers. For example,
you could create one for your work computer and one for your home computer.
You can select either of two types of Online Backup Plans:
• Simple Backup: Pre-configured to back up your XP My Documents or your Vista
Personal Folder folder daily at 11:00 p.m.
— OR —
• Custom Backup: You select the folders to be backed up and set a backup
destination and schedule.
Creating a Seagate Online Storage Account
The first time you use Online Storage, you need to create an account.
To create an account:
Step 1: Connect your FreeAgent drive.
Step 2: Click My Drives.
The My Drives window opens.
Step 3: Click Online Storage.
The My Drives Online Storage window opens.
Step 4: Click Backup or Online in the Command panel.
Step 5: The Online Storage Account window opens.
Step 6: Click Create an online account.
The Create Account window appears.