User manual MAXTOR FREEAGENT GO DATA MOVER

[. . . ] Only smart people read the manual. Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Installing the FreeAgent Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Using the FreeAgent Tools Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using the System Tray Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you try to enter a password that does not meet these criteria, a window opens to remind you: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 12 Figure 1: Encryption Password Information Window Note: A forgotten encryption password cannot be recovered, so be sure to choose a password you can remember easily or record and store it in a safe place. Encrypting a File To encrypt a file, Step 1: Right-click on the file. Step 2: Select Encrypt on the dropdown menu: Figure 2: Encrypt Menu The Seagate Encryption window opens: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 13 Figure 3: Seagate Encryption Window Step 3: Enter and confirm a password and click OK. If you've already encrypted this file before, the previously encrypted version remains on your computer. If you've already encrypted this file before, the previously encrypted version remains on your computer. You're asked permission to replace the existing version with this more current version: Figure 12: Encryption File Replacement FreeAgent Go Data Mover 17 Step 4: Click Yes. An encrypted version of the file appears in the new location. Using Drag and Drop to Decrypt To decrypt a file as you're dragging it to a location on your computer, Step 1: Right-click on the encrypted file and drag it to the desired location. As you drop the file in its new location, Drag-and-Drop Decryption menu pops up: Figure 13: Drag-and-Drop Decryption Menu Step 2: Select Decrypt. The Seagate Decryption window opens: Figure 14: Seagate Decryption Window Step 3: Enter your password and click OK. If an unencrypted file with the same name exists in the location to which you are decrypting, you're asked permission to replace the existing version with this more current version: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 18 Figure 15: Decryption File Replacement A decrypted version of the file appears in the new location. FreeAgent Go Data Mover 19 Managing Your Drives The Your Drives window provides a central point from which to manage your FreeAgentTM drives. It displays all FreeAgent portable and desktop devices connected to your computer: Figure 1: Your Drives The Command panel allows you to access your drive features and manage drive utilities. Note: External drives are automatically detected and listed in the Your Drives window. It can take a few seconds for the FreeAgent software to detect your drive. If your drive doesn't appear, make sure it's properly connected and turned on. FreeAgent Go Data Mover 19 Synchronizing Folders You can configure Folder Sync rules that determine how and when your folders should be synchronized: · Folders can be synchronized automatically each time a change is made, or you can synchronize folders manually. · New files added to a synchronized folder on either your computer or your FreeAgent drive can be automatically copied to the corresponding synchronized folder in the other location, or you can instruct FreeAgent Tools to ask you each time the situation arises. · Files in synchronized folders can be automatically replaced with new versions or you can instruct FreeAgent Tools to ask you each time the situation arises. Select your own folders and configure your own sync rules. Using the Default Sync Settings If you select the default sync setting by clicking Sync "My Documents", here's what happens: -- Your My Documents folder is automatically synchronized from computer to FreeAgent drive each time you make a change. -- When you add a new file to the My Documents folder on your computer, a copy of the same file is automatically added to the corresponding folder on your FreeAgent drive. If you disconnect the FreeAgent drive from your computer and edit files in its My Documents folder on another computer, the My Documents folders on both your FreeAgent drive and your computer are updated when you re-connect your FreeAgent drive to your computer. -- Existing versions of files in synchronized folders are automatically replaced with new versions on both your computer and your FreeAgent drive. To use the default Folder Sync settings, Step 1: Open the Seagate FreeAgent Tools application: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 20 Figure 1: FreeAgent Tools Step 2: Click Folder Sync in the Command panel. The initial Folder Sync window opens: Figure 2: Initial Folder Sync Note: This Folder Sync window appears only during your initial Folder Sync configuration. The Folder Sync window opens: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 21 Figure 3: Folder Sync Because you selected the default, Sync "My Documents", your Folder Sync settings are automatically configured and saved and Folder Sync is started. You can now select another option on the Command panel. Selecting Your Own Folders for Sync To choose which folders to sync and configure the Folder Sync settings yourself, Step 1: Click Folder Sync in the Command panel. [. . . ] (You can also eject Ceedo by selecting Eject from the Ceedo popup menu in your system tray or clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon. ) Using the Ceedo System Tray Icon When Ceedo has been launched, a blue Ceedo icon appears in your system tray. Step 1: Move your mouse over the icon to see information about how to launch Ceedo if the desktop Easy-Access menu is not open: Figure 11: Ceedo System Tray Icon Step 2: Right-click on the icon in the system tray to open the Ceedo system tray menu: Figure 12: Ceedo System Tray Popup Menu Use these menu options for full access to Ceedo's features: · Open the Ceedo Easy-Access menu. · Set preferences in the Ceedo Options window: FreeAgent Go Data Mover 38 Figure 13: Ceedo Options Window · View information about your version of Ceedo: Figure 14: About Ceedo · Go to the Ceedo Support web page. Ceedo automatically closes all running windows, programs, web pages, and folders when it shuts down. [. . . ]