Seagate FreeAgent - Page 17

Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent Drive 17
Backing Up and Restoring Folders on a FreeAgent Drive and to Online Storage Creating a Backup Plan
The Backup Folder Selection window opens.
Step 5: Name your Backup Plan, select the folders to be backed up, and click Next.
The Backup File Types window opens.
Step 6: Select the types of files you want to back up:
• All File Types
• Photos, Music, Videos, Documents
Back up any or all of these types of files:
• Custom
Select specific file types to include or exclude for backup:
— To back up only a few of the available file types,
1. Select Include these file types.
2. Select each file type you do want to back up and click Add to move it to the
Include list.
— To back up most of the available file types,
1. Select Exclude these file types.
2. Select each file type you don’t want to back up and click Add to move it to the
Exclude list.
Note: File extensions are the suffix characters to the right of a file name that define the file
format.
Step 7: Click Next.
The Backup Schedule window opens.
Step 8: Select the days and time you want to back up your folders.
You have the option of backing up your files to an encrypted folder.
Note: If you do not wish to encrypt your backup, skip to step 13.
Step 9: To encrypt your backup, click Enable Encryption.
• If you do not have an encrypted folder or you have one but have not created a
password for it yet, the Folder Encryption window opens. Go to step 10.
• If you already have an encrypted folder and it is currently open, a checkmark
will appear in the Enable Encryption checkbox. Go to step 11.
Step 10: Create a password, re-type that password and click OK.
Step 11: Click Finish.
The Backup window now displays the details of your backup and Scheduled
Backup is turned on.