Seagate Manager User Guide for Use With Your FreeAgent Drive 20
Backing Up and Restoring Folders on a FreeAgent Drive and to Online Storage Managing Backup Settings
Managing Backup Settings
Once you create a backup plan, the Backup window displays:
• The active backup plan
• Which file types will be backed up
• The time of the backup
• The Scheduled Backup (On/Off) setting
Editing Backup Settings for FreeAgent
To edit the settings of a Backup Plan for your FreeAgent:
Step 1: Click My Drives in the Command panel.
Step 2: Click External Storage and select your FreeAgent.
Step 3: Click Backup in the Command panel.
The Backup window opens.
Step 4: In the Backup window, click Edit Backup Settings.
The Backup Folder Selection window displays your current Backup Plan name
and folder selection:
Step 5: Edit the Backup Plan Name and/or the folder selection(s) and click Next.
The Backup File Types window displays your current selections.
Step 6: Edit the types of files to be backed up and click Next.
The Backup Schedule window displays your current schedule.
Note: If you previously had encryption enabled, it remains enabled (displaying a checkmark).
You cannot edit the encryption settings for your backup. The only way to enable or disable
encryption for a backup is to do it when you create the backup plan.
Step 7: Edit the days and/or time you want to back up your folders.
If this drive previously participated in Drive Rotation (sharing a backup plan with
another FreeAgent drive), the Next button is displayed. If not, the Finish button is
displayed.
Step 8: Click Next or Finish.
If you clicked Finish:
The Backup window now displays the new details of your backup and Scheduled
Backup is turned on. You have completed editing of your backup settings.
If you clicked Next:
The Backup Options window opens, showing a list of drives to which this plan
backs up. Go to the next step.
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