SEAGATE STBU1000100 - Manuals

Introducing Seagate Dashboard Getting Started With Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard User Guide 6 See “Using Cloud Storage” on page 23 for more information. Note: The Protect feature and Cloud Storage service are only available on the Windows version of Seagate Dashboard. For Mac systems, Seagate ...

Introducing Seagate Dashboard Getting Started With Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard User Guide 7 • Double-click the Seagate Dashboard icon on your desktop. • Right-click the Seagate Dashboard icon in the system tray, and select Open Seagate Dashboard from the menu. • From the list of programs on ...

Introducing Seagate Dashboard System Requirements for Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard User Guide 8 System Requirements for Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard runs on Windows and Mac computers. Make sure your system meets the requirements listed in this section. Note: The Protect, Share, and Sav...

Protecting Your Data Activating the Default Backup Plan Seagate Dashboard User Guide 9 2. Protecting Your Data Seagate ® Dashboard includes a robust and flexible data backup feature. You can start backing up your system with a single click, or you can customize the feature to back up your data accor...

Protecting Your Data Creating a Customized Backup Plan Seagate Dashboard User Guide 10 Seagate Dashboard starts backing up your data to your Seagate drive. If you have more than one Seagate drive connected to your computer, your data is backed up to the drive designated as the default backup drive. ...

Protecting Your Data Restoring Files from Backup Seagate Dashboard User Guide 14 8. After you create a backup plan, Seagate Dashboard shows its status on the Protect screen, On this screen, you can click the Pause button to temporarily stop the backup plan, the Pencil button to edit the backup plan ...

Sharing Your Pictures and Videos How Picture and Video Sharing Works Seagate Dashboard User Guide 17 3. Sharing Your Pictures and Videos Seagate ® Dashboard provides an easy way to upload your pictures and videos from your local system to popular social networking services such as Facebook, Flickr, ...

Saving Your Online Pictures with Seagate Dashboard How Picture Saving Works Seagate Dashboard User Guide 21 4. Saving Your Online Pictures with Seagate Dashboard The Save feature of Seagate ® Dashboard lets you download and save pictures from your social media accounts. This is a convenient way to p...

Using Cloud Storage About Cloud Storage Seagate Dashboard User Guide 23 5. Using Cloud Storage This chapter explains how to set up and manage your Cloud Storage account so you can use it as a destination for your data backups. You can manage your Cloud Storage account from within Seagate ® Dashboard...

Using Cloud Storage Signing Into Your Cloud Storage Account Seagate Dashboard User Guide 25 Signing Into Your Cloud Storage Account To use Cloud Storage as a destination for data backups, you must be signed into your Cloud Storage account. To sign in to your account, click the Cloud Storage icon on ...

Using Cloud Storage Using the Cloud Storage Web Portal Seagate Dashboard User Guide 26 Click the Manage Tab to display additional settings. On this tab, you can select from the following options: • Information: Shows your Cloud Storage account information. • Change passwords: Lets you change the pas...

Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard Viewing Information About Your Drive Seagate Dashboard User Guide 29 6. Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard Seagate ® Dashboard makes it easy to adjust settings and features on your Seagate drives. Using Seagate Dashboard, you can c...

Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard Adjusting Drive Settings Seagate Dashboard User Guide 30 on the drive. You can click the magnifying glass button to open a new window and explore the contents of the drive. Adjusting Drive Settings Click the Manage tab to adjust settings for your S...

Managing Your Seagate Drives with Seagate Dashboard Getting Technical Support for Your Seagate Drive Seagate Dashboard User Guide 31 • Power: Sets the amount of time before the drive’s power save feature takes effect. The power save feature places the Seagate drive in a standby mode after it has bee...

Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software Configuring Seagate Dashboard Settings Seagate Dashboard User Guide 33 7. Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software From the Seagate ® Dashboard Settings screen, you can customize the appearance of the Seagate Dashboard software on your system, enable or disable...

Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software Setting Up Your Seagate Drives for Seagate Dashboard Seagate Dashboard User Guide 34 Setting Up Your Seagate Drives for Seagate Dashboard The Drives tab on the Settings screen shows information about your Seagate drives and Cloud Storage account and lets you s...

Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software Viewing the Seagate Dashboard Log Seagate Dashboard User Guide 36 Viewing the Seagate Dashboard Log Whenever Seagate Dashboard completes an operation, such as executing a backup plan, or transferring files to or from your social media networks, it records info...

Managing the Seagate Dashboard Software Updating the Seagate Dashboard Software Seagate Dashboard User Guide 37 Updating the Seagate Dashboard Software From time to time, Seagate updates the Seagate Dashboard software. Click the Updates tab to check for updated Seagate Dashboard software and downloa...

Seagate Dashboard User Guide 38 Index A Apple Time Machine 9 auto save 21 B backing up data 9 – 16 continuously 13 selecting files 11 setting destination 12 setting frequency 13 snapshot 13 backup plan customizing 10 default 9 deleting 14 disabling 35 pausing 14 Backup Plus drives 5 , 14 , 15 , 23 d...