Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent Drive 16
Backing Up and Restoring Folders on a FreeAgent Drive and to Online Storage Creating a Backup Plan
Step 3: Click Backup in the Command panel.
The Backup window opens.
Step 4: Click Simple Backup.
A Simple Backup Confirmation window confirms that you’ve selected Simple
Backup and asks you to name this Backup Plan.
Step 5: Enter a name for your Backup Plan and click OK.
The Backup window now offers the options of editing your backup settings,
restoring backed-up files and deleting backup plans. It also describes your
Backup Plan. Scheduled backup is turned on.
Using Simple Backup with Online Storage
Use Simple Backup to back up your XP My Documents or Vista Personal Folder folder to
Seagate Online Storage daily at 11 p.m.
To use Simple Backup with Seagate Online Storage:
Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel.
Step 2: Click Online Storage.
The Online Storage window appears.
Step 3: Click Backup in the Command panel.
The Backup Online Storage window opens.
Step 4: Click Simple Backup.
A Simple Backup Confirmation window confirms that you’ve selected Simple
Backup and asks you to name this Backup Plan.
Step 5: Enter a name for your Backup Plan and click OK.
The Backup window now offers the options of editing your backup settings,
restoring backed-up files and describes your Backup Plan. Scheduled Backup is
turned on.
Creating a Custom Backup with FreeAgent
To select specific folders and a schedule for backup to your FreeAgent drive:
Step 1: On the My Drives page, click External Storage.
Step 2: Select the FreeAgent drive to which you want to backup.
Step 3: Click Backup in the Command panel.
The Backup window opens.
Step 4: In the Backup window, click Custom Backup.