Contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Using the Maxtor System Tray Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Restoring the System Tray Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Managing Your Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleting Sync Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Using Automatic Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Turning Off Automatic Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Using the Sync Preview Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Using Automatic Overwrite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Managing Security . .
Getting Started This User’s Guide is written for both the OneTouch 4 Plus and the OneTouch 4 Mini drives. The images in the User’s Guide display a OneTouch 4 Plus drive, but all information is relevant for the OneTouch 4 Mini drive as well. In addition, the User’s Guide is written for both Windrows XP and Windows Vista users. The images reflect the Windows XP environment, but all information is relevant for the Windows Vista environment as well.
Figure 1: Main Menu Step 2: Click Install Maxtor One Touch. The Welcome window opens: Figure 2: Welcome Step 3: Click Next.
Figure 3: EULA Language Selection Step 4: Select the language in which you want to read the License Agreement and click Next. The License Agreement window opens in the selected language: Figure 4: License Agreement Step 5: Click Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement.
Figure 5: Select a Destination Step 6: Accept the default destination folder or click Browse to select a different folder. Step 7: Click Next.
Figure 7: Register Step 8: Click Register to register your OneTouch 4 drive now or click Next to conclude the installation. The InstallShield Wizard Complete window opens: Figure 8: InstallShield Wizard Complete Step 9: Decide whether to restart your computer and complete the installation now and click Finish.
Step 10: Double-click the Maxtor Manager icon to open the OneTouch application: Figure 9: OneTouch Application You’re ready to use your Maxtor OneTouch 4 drive. Using the Maxtor System Tray Icon You can use the Maxtor system tray icon to check the status of your OneTouch drive and to access the drive features.
Figure 10: System Tray Icons The information popup confirms the drive’s status and identifies the drive letter. The color of the system tray icon conveys this information: Figure 11: System Tray Icon Information Note: When a backup or sync has failed, the red icon continues to display until the next successful backup or sync.
Table 1: Using your Mouse with the Maxtor System Tray Icon Click the system tray icon to • Launch Maxtor Manager • Back Up Now • Sync Now • Edit Backup Settings • View Log • Open Maxtor Encryption • Exit Run your mouse over the icon to show • Status Information • Status for Multiple Events Restoring the System Tray Icon If you select Exit from the System Tray menu, the Maxtor icon disappears from the System Tray.
Managing Your Drives The My Drives window provides a central point from which to manage your Maxtor OneTouch™ devices. It displays all Maxtor devices connected to your computer: Figure 1: My Drives The Command panel across the top of the window allows you to access your drive features and manage drive utilities. In the My Drives window, Step 1: Select a device. Step 2: Click an option in the Command panel. Note: External drives are automatically detected and listed in the My Drives window.
Customizing the OneTouch Button You can customize your OneTouch button, located on the front of your drive, so that your OneTouch drive automatically performs the action of your choice when you click the OneTouch button. You can set the OneTouch button to • Back up now • Sync folders now • Open the application of your choice To customize your OneTouch button, Step 1: In the My Drives window, click Settings. The Settings window opens: Figure 2: Settings Step 2: Click Customize OneTouch Button.
Figure 3: Customize OneTouch Button Step 3: Select Backup or Sync and click Apply to link that action to the OneTouch button. — OR — Select Open an Application to choose an application to open when you press the OneTouch button.
Figure 4: Customize OneTouch Button - Choose Application Step 4: Click Browse to select an application. An Open window appears: Figure 5: Open Application Step 5: Select an application and click Open.
The application you’ve chosen is displayed in the Customize OneTouch Button window: Figure 6: Customize OneTouch Button - Application Selected Step 6: Click Apply.
Figure 7: Customize OneTouch Confirmation Step 7: Click OK. You can now open the selected application by pressing your OneTouch button. Adjusting the Power Setting You can choose how long your drive should remain inactive before it goes into powersaving mode. To adjust the power setting, Step 1: In the My Drives window, click Settings.
Figure 8: Settings Step 2: Click Adjust Power Setting.
Figure 9: Adjust Power Setting Step 3: Select an interval from the dropdown menu or click Default to return to the default power setting. Step 4: Click Apply to save the power setting.
Figure 10: Adjust Power Setting Confirmation Step 5: Click OK to return to the My Drives window. Testing Your Drive Test your drive to check the health of your OneTouch drive. The diagnostic utility performs its tests without affecting the data on your drive. To test your drive, Step 1: In the My Drives window, click Settings.
Figure 11: Settings Step 2: Click Test My Drive.
Figure 12: Run Drive Diagnostics Step 3: Click Test. A progress bar indicates the progress of the test.
Figure 13: Diagnostics Complete The drive pictured above is functioning normally.
Figure 14: Diagnostics - Bad Drive Step 4: Click OK.
Figure 15: My Drives To use RAID, Step 1: In the My Drives window, select your OneTouch III drive and click Settings.
Figure 16: Settings Step 2: Click RAID Settings.
Figure 17: RAID Settings Step 3: Select a RAID setting and click Next.
Figure 18: RAID Warning Step 4: Click Continue. A window informs you that RAID Setup is in progress: Figure 19: Reformat Warning Step 5: Click OK.
Figure 20: Reformat in Progress Step 6: Click Reformat. When the reformat is complete, your drive is ready for use. For further information about using RAID, refer to your OneTouch III User Guide. Updating Your Software The Software Update feature automatically informs you when an update is available for your software. However, you can manually check to see if an update is available or you can turn off the Software Update feature.
Figure 21: Settings Step 2: Click Check for Software Update.
Figure 22: Software Update Software Update is selected by default. Step 3: To turn off Software Update, unselect Check for updates automatically. Step 4: To check for updates now, click Check Now.
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Backing Up & Restoring Folders The Maxtor OneTouch Backup feature allows you to • • • • Schedule the backup of selected folders Edit backup settings Launch an immediate file backup Restore backed up files After the initial backup, the OneTouch software backs up changed files in backed up folders on a schedule you set or when you click Back Up Now in the Backup window. You can create one Backup Plan for each OneTouch drive connected to your computer.
Figure 1: Backup Step 2: In the Backup window, click Simple Backup. A Simple Backup Confirmation window confirms that you’ve selected Simple Backup and asks you to name this Backup Plan: Figure 2: Simple Backup Confirmation Step 3: Enter a name for your Backup Plan and click OK.
The Backup window now offers the options of editing your backup settings and restoring backed up files and describes your Backup Plan and the details of your last backup. Figure 3: Backup Creating a Custom Backup To select specific folders for backup and set up a backup destination and schedule, Step 1: Click Backup in the Command panel.
Figure 4: Backup Step 2: In the Backup window, click Custom Backup.
Figure 5: Backup Folder Selection Step 3: Name your Backup Plan, select the folders to be backed up, and click Next.
Figure 6: File Types: All Types Step 4: 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: Maxtor OneTouch IV 35
Figure 7: File Types: Photo, Music, Video, Documents • 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.
Figure 8: File Types: Custom Step 5: Click Next.
Figure 9: Backup Schedule Step 6: Select the days and time you want to back up your folders and click Finish. The Backup window now offers the options of editing your backup settings and restoring backed up files and describes your Backup Plan.
Figure 10: Backup Managing Backup Settings Editing Backup Settings To edit the settings for a Backup Plan, Step 1: Click Backup in the Command panel.
Figure 11: Backup Step 2: In the Backup window, click Edit My Backup Settings.
Figure 12: Backup Folder Selection Step 3: Edit the Backup Plan name and/or the folder selection and click Next.
Figure 13: File Types Step 4: Edit the types of files to be backed up and click Next.
Figure 14: Backup Schedule Step 5: Edit the days and/or time you want to back up your folders and click Finish. The Backup window now displays your edited Backup Plan.
Figure 15: Backup Deleting a Backup Plan You can delete the Backup Plan for any OneTouch drive on which you’ve created one, even if the drive is not connected to your computer. To delete a Backup Plan, Step 1: Click Backup in the Command panel.
Figure 16: Backup Step 2: In the Backup window, click Delete Backup Plan.
Figure 17: Delete Backup Plan Listed is the Backup Plan for each OneTouch drive connected to your computer. Step 3: Select the Backup Plan you want to delete and click Delete. The Backup Plan is deleted. Note: Your backed up files are NOT deleted. Using Automatic Backup Use Automatic Backup to back up changed files in backed up folders on the days and time you set. The Automatic Backup On/Off switch enables or disables the Backup schedule. By default, Automatic Backup is turned on.
Figure 18: Automatic Backup Off Backing Up Manually You can back up files manually whenever you like, whether Automatic Backup is on or off. To launch a backup manually, • Press the OneTouch button if you’ve customized it to back up files. — OR — • Click Back Up Now in the lower right corner of the Backup window.
A Backup Progress window informs you of the progress of the manual backup and lets you know when the backup is complete: Figure 19: Manual Backup Complete Viewing the Backup Log The Backup Log is a text-based report of your backup history.
Figure 20: Backup — OR — Click the OneTouch icon in your System Tray to display the OneTouch popup menu: Step 2: Click View Log to open a text file showing the history of your system backups: Maxtor OneTouch IV 49
Figure 21: Backup Log Restoring Files When you back up the files stored in selected folders, the Maxtor Manager saves ten (10) previous, or historical, versions of each revised file stored on your OneTouch drive. You can restore a saved historical version of a backed up file based on the date it was last modified or you can restore the most recent version of a backed up file. Note: An encrypted file is restored based on the date it was backed up rather than on the date it was last modified.
Figure 22: Backup Listed beneath Restore Files are the date and time of your most recent backup. Step 2: In the Backup window, click Restore Files.
Figure 23: Restore a Backup Restoring an Historical Version Step 1: Click Restore historical version of backed up file to restore a previous version of a file.
Figure 24: Restore Historical Version Step 2: Select a file and file version to be restored and click Restore. The selected file version is restored to the location noted in the Restore Historical Version window. Restoring the Most Recent Version Step 1: Click Restore most recent version to restore the latest version of a file.
Figure 25: Maxtor Backup in Windows Explorer Step 2: Browse to the desired file and drag it to the location at which you want it restored. Step 3: Close Windows Explorer.
Synchronizing Folders Sync is designed to synchronize files in one or more folders between two or more computers. You can sync selected folders from one computer to your OneTouch drive and then connect the drive to another computer to complete the sync. Note: Files cannot be synchronized between computers running XP and those running Vista.
Figure 1: Sync Step 2: Click Simple Sync. The Simple Sync Confirmation window opens: Figure 2: Confirm Simple Sync Your XP My Documents or Vista Personal Folder folder is now synchronized with your drive. Connect the drive to other computers to complete the Sync.
Using Custom Sync Custom Sync allows you to select specific folders and file types for synchronization and to choose sync and encryption settings. To configure Custom Sync, Step 1: Click Sync in the Command panel. The Sync window opens: Figure 3: Sync Step 2: Click Custom Sync.
Figure 4: Folder Selection Step 3: Select the folders to be synchronized. You can select as many folders as you like, but they must all reside on the same drive (partition). Step 4: Click Next.
Figure 5: All File Types Step 5: Select the types of files you want to sync: • All File Types • Photos, Music, Videos, Documents — You can choose to sync any or all of these: Maxtor OneTouch IV 59
Figure 6: File Types: Photo, Music, Video, Documents • Custom Select specific file types to include or exclude for sync: — To sync only a few of the available file types, 1. Select Include these file types. 2. Select each file type you do want to sync and click Add to move it to the Include window. — To sync most of the available file types, 1. Select Exclude these file types. 2. Select each file type you don’t want to sync and click Add to move it to the Exclude window.
Figure 7: File Types: Custom Step 6: After you’ve selected the types of files to sync, click Next.
Figure 8: Sync Using Sync Encryption You can automatically encrypt synchronized files to keep them secure as you synchronize them between computers. Your Sync Encryption password is the same as your Maxtor Encryption password since all encrypted folders are stored in the same folder, the Maxtor Encrypted Folder. Before you can enable Sync Encryption, you must set up Maxtor Encryption in the Security window.
Figure 9: Sync Options with Encryption Grayed Out To set up Maxtor Encryption and then enable Sync Encryption, Step 1: Click Cancel in the Sync Options window. Step 2: Click Security in the Command panel. Step 3: Click Maxtor Encryption and follow the steps to set up an encrypted folder. Step 4: Click Sync in the Command panel. Step 5: Click Custom Sync and select your Sync folder and file-type settings. When you reach the Sync Options window, Sync Encryption is no longer grayed out.
Completing the Sync To complete the Sync, you must remove your OneTouch drive from the computer on which the original Sync occurred and connect it to another computer on which you want to sync the selected folders. You can connect the OneTouch drive to as many computers as you wish to include in the Sync. The first time you connect your OneTouch to a second computer to complete a Sync, you’re asked where to put the synchronized folders on this computer.
Figure 11: Sync My Documents or Personal Folder (c) If you’ve synchronized both XP My Documents (or Vista Personal Folder) and other folders, both windows open. Step 3: In each window, select the location at which to store the synchronized folders on this computer and click OK. From now on, the selected folders will automatically sync with the versions on your OneTouch drive each time you connect the drive to the computer.
Figure 12: Sync Step 2: Click Edit Sync Settings.
Figure 13: Folder Selection Step 3: Add and/or remove folders from Sync and click Next. Folders removed from Sync are deleted from your OneTouch drive.
Figure 14: File Types Step 4: Make the desired changes and click Next.
Figure 15: Sync Options Step 5: Make the desired changes and click Finish. Checking Sync Status To check the status of a Sync, Step 1: Click Sync in the Command panel.
Figure 16: Sync Step 2: Click Check Sync Status.
Figure 17: Sync Status Listed are the names of the computers on which Sync was set up, the date of the last Sync, and the Automatic Sync setting (On or Off). Step 3: Click OK to return to the Sync window. Deleting Sync Settings To delete all your Sync settings and create a new set, Step 1: Click Sync in the Command panel.
Figure 18: Sync Step 2: Click Delete Sync Settings. The Delete Sync Settings Confirmation window opens: Figure 19: Delete Sync Settings Confirmation Step 3: Click Delete.
Figure 20: Sync Step 4: To create new Sync settings, select Simple Sync or Custom Sync. Using Automatic Sync The Automatic Sync feature continuously tracks file changes in synchronized folders and automatically synchronizes revised versions by overwriting older versions with newer versions. Your OneTouch drive must be connected during Automatic Sync. By default, Automatic Sync is turned on.
Figure 21: AutoSync Step 2: In the Sync window, click the Automatic Sync Off button. Step 3: To sync manually when Automatic Sync is off, • Press the OneTouch button if you’ve customized it to sync files. — OR — • Click Sync Now in the lower right corner of the Sync window.
Figure 22: Sync Preview Listed are the files scheduled to be overwritten. If you do NOT want to overwrite an older file version with a newly-synchronized version, • Uncheck the file in the On column. Using the Sync Preview Window Use the Sync Preview window to manage your synchronized files: • Add or delete files. • Decide whether to overwrite existing file versions. • Resolve conflicts over which version of a synchronized file to save.
Figure 23: Sync Preview To use the Sync Preview window, Step 4: Use the On checkbox to tell Maxtor Manager which file versions to overwrite, add, or delete. Step 5: Click Sync Now to complete the sync. A Sync Progress window informs you of the progress of the sync: Figure 24: Sync Progress Step 6: When the sync is complete, click OK to close the window. Using Automatic Overwrite When Automatic Overwrite is on, older file versions are always replaced with newer versions.
When Automatic Overwrite is off, the Maxtor Manager displays the Sync Preview window to allow you to decide whether to overwrite an older file version with a new version: Maxtor OneTouch IV 77
Managing Security Setting Up DrivePass DrivePass allows you to password-protect an entire OneTouch drive. You can use DrivePass on any of the OneTouch drives connected to your computer. Be sure to use a DrivePass password you can remember easily. If you forget your password and are unable to unlock your drive, you must reformat the drive in order to continue to use it. Reformatting erases all data stored on the drive. Enabling DrivePass To enable DrivePass, Step 1: Click Security in the Command panel.
The DrivePass Password window opens: Figure 2: DrivePass Password Step 3: Enter and re-enter a password that will unlock your OneTouch drive. Your password must contain at least six characters, including one digit. Step 4: If you wish, select a security question from the dropdown menu and then enter and re-enter the answer to that question. You can use the answer to the security question to unlock your drive if you forget your password. Step 5: Click Apply.
Figure 3: Password Warning Step 6: Click Confirm to set your password.
Figure 4: Password Confirmation Step 7: Click OK. Unlocking Your OneTouch Drive Once you enable DrivePass, your OneTouch drive locks automatically each time you shut down your computer or remove the OneTouch drive.
Figure 5: Drive Locked To unlock your drive, Step 1: Enter your password and click OK. A confirmation verifies that your drive is unlocked.
Removing DrivePass To remove DrivePass from your OneTouch, Step 1: Click Security in the Command panel. The Security window opens: Figure 7: Security Step 2: Click DrivePass.
Figure 8: Manage DrivePass Step 3: Click Remove DrivePass.
Figure 9: Remove DrivePass Step 4: Enter your current DrivePass password and click OK.
Figure 10: DrivePass Removed Step 5: Click OK. Changing Your DrivePass Password To change your DrivePass password, Step 1: Click Security in the Command panel.
Figure 11: Security Step 2: Click DrivePass.
Figure 12: Manage DrivePass Step 3: Click Change Password.
Figure 13: Change Password Step 4: Enter your current DrivePass password and click Next.
Figure 14: Change Password Step 5: Enter and re-enter the new password. Step 6: If you wish, enter and re-enter the answer to a security question. Step 7: Click Apply.
Figure 15: Password Warning Step 8: Click Confirm to change your password.
Figure 16: Password Changed Step 9: Click OK. If You Forget Your Password... If you forget your password and are unable to unlock your drive, you must reformat the drive in order to continue to use it. Reformatting erases all data stored on the drive. When you disconnect a OneTouch drive for which you’ve set a DrivePass password, the drive locks automatically.
Figure 17: DrivePass Password Window If you’ve forgotten both your password and (if you’ve set one) the answer to your security question, you must erase and reformat your OneTouch drive before you can use it again. To erase your OneTouch drive, Step 1: If the DrivePass password window is open, click Forgot your Password? — OR — Open Maxtor Manager. Step 2: Click Security in the Command panel.
Figure 18: Security - Drive Locked Step 3: Click DrivePass.
Figure 19: Manage DrivePass Locked Step 4: Click Erase Maxtor OneTouch.
Figure 20: Erase Maxtor OneTouch Warning Step 5: Click Confirm to continue with the erasure.
Figure 21: Erase Maxtor OneTouch Warning Step 6: Click Yes to proceed with the disk erasure. The Erasing window informs you of the progress of the erasure.
Figure 22: Erasing The erasure can take several hours depending upon the size of your drive.
Figure 23: Erasure Complete Step 7: Click OK. Step 8: Turn your OneTouch drive off and back on. Your OneTouch drive is now ready to be used again. Using Maxtor Encryption Maxtor Encryption offers the encryption of multiple files and folders in one location, the Maxtor Encrypted Folder. After you create and set a password for the Maxtor Encrypted Folder, you can simply drag and drop files and folders into it to secure them.
newly-encrypted version. For total security, you should delete the unencrypted version from your computer. If you leave an unencrypted version of a file or folder on your computer, when you decrypt the encrypted version, you’re asked permission to overwrite the original unencrypted version. Creating an Encrypted Folder Step 1: Click Security in the Command panel. Figure 24: Security Step 2: Click Maxtor Encryption in the Security window.
Figure 25: Encryption Password Step 3: Enter and re-enter a password that will open your encrypted folder. Your password must contain at least six characters, including one digit. Be sure to use a password you’ll remember; you’ll need it each time you want to access the files and folders stored in the encrypted folder. Note: Your Encryption password is attached to the encrypted folder and not to the files and folders stored within it. Step 4: Click Create Folder.
Your encrypted folder opens: Figure 27: Encrypted Folder Step 6: Drag files and folders into your encrypted folder as you would into any folder: Figure 28: Maxtor Protector Encrypted Folder Populated Step 7: Delete the original, unencrypted versions of the files and folders from your computer. Note: Your encrypted files and folders will not be completely secure unless you delete the original, unencrypted versions from your computer.
Managing an Encrypted Folder You can move files and folders from your encrypted folder to another location on your computer or delete them from your encrypted folder. To manage the files and folders in your encrypted folder, Step 1: Click Security in the Command panel. The Security window opens: Figure 29: Security Step 2: Click Maxtor Encryption.
Figure 30: Manage Maxtor Encryption Changing Your Encryption Password To change your Encryption password, Step 1: Click Security in the Command panel.
Figure 31: Security Step 2: Click Maxtor Encryption.
Figure 32: Manage Maxtor Encryption Step 3: Click Change Password.
Figure 33: Change Maxtor Encryption Password 1 Step 4: Enter your current Encryption password and click Next.
Figure 34: Change Maxtor Encryption Password 2 Step 5: Enter and re-enter a new password and click Change. A Change Maxtor Encryption Password confirmation window opens: Figure 35: Change Maxtor Encryption Password Confirmation Step 6: Click OK.
Deleting an Encrypted Folder Warning: When you delete an encrypted folder, you also delete the data stored in it. To retain your data, be sure to remove files and folders from your encrypted folder before you delete the folder itself. To delete your encrypted folder, Step 1: Click Security in the Command panel. The Security window opens: Figure 36: Security Step 2: Click Maxtor Encryption.
Figure 37: Manage Maxtor Encryption Step 3: Click Delete Encrypted Folder.
Figure 38: Delete Encrypted Folder Step 4: Click Open Encrypted Folder, decrypt and save files and folders stored in the encrypted folder, and close the encrypted folder. See Decrypting Files and Folders for further information. Step 5: Click Delete in the Delete Encrypted Folder window.
Figure 39: Delete Encrypted Folder Warning Step 6: Click Delete. A Delete Encrypted Folder confirmation window opens: Figure 40: Delete Encrypted Folder Confirmation Step 7: Click OK.
Opening an Encrypted Folder To open an encrypted folder, Step 1: Click Security in the Command panel. The Security window opens: Figure 41: Security Step 2: Click Maxtor Encryption in the Security window.
Figure 42: Manage Maxtor Encryption Step 3: Click Open Encrypted Folder. The Unlock Folder window opens: Figure 43: Unlock Folder Step 4: Enter your password and click OK.
Figure 44: Encrypted Folder Decrypting Files and Folders To decrypt files or folders and move them out of your encrypted folder, Step 1: Select the items to be decrypted in the encrypted folder and click Decrypt in the toolbar.
Figure 46: Select Destination Directory Step 2: Select a destination and click Decrypt. Decrypted copies of the items are placed in the selected location. The encrypted versions remain in the encrypted folder. To remove them from the encrypted folder, use the Delete option in the encrypted folder toolbar. Note: Files can also be dragged and dropped at the desired location on your computer. Folders cannot be dragged and dropped; you must use the Decrypt operation to remove them from an encrypted folder.
Figure 47: Encrypted Folder - Delete File A Delete warning window opens: Figure 48: Encrypted Folder Delete File Warning Step 2: Click Yes. The selected items are deleted from the encrypted folder. Note: Files can also be dragged and dropped into the Recycle Bin. Folders cannot be dragged and dropped; you must use the Delete operation to delete them from an encrypted folder.
Restoring Your System With SafetyDrill™ SafetyDrill™ allows you to save copies on your OneTouch drive of all partitions on your PC system boot drive so that you can restore your system in the event of a system failure. You can create a SafetyDrill copy whenever you like and save as many copies as will fit in the space you allocate for them on your OneTouch drive. SafetyDrill consists of two components: 1. A Maxtor SafetyDrill Recovery CD, which is included with your OneTouch drive.
Figure 1: SafetyDrill Step 2: Click Create SafetyDrill Copy Now. A Creating SafetyDrill Copy window informs you of the progress of the copy: Figure 2: SafetyDrill Copy Progress Step 3: When the SafetyDrill copy is complete, click Done to close the window.
Figure 3: SafetyDrill Setting Up SafetyDrill Copy Parameters SafetyDrill copies are not created automatically; you must click Create SafetyDrill Copy Now in the SafetyDrill window each time you want to create a new copy. You can schedule the Maxtor Manager to remind you to make copies on a regular basis and you can specify how much of the space on your OneTouch drive should be allocated to storing those copies.
Figure 4: SafetyDrill Step 2: Check Remind me to create a copy every days to set up a reminder. days and fill in the number of When the allotted number of days passes, the Reminder window opens: Figure 5: SafetyDrill Copy Reminder Step 3: Check Set maximum amount of space on my OneTouch to % for SafetyDrill copies and fill in the percentage of disk space your SafetyDrill copies can occupy.
Step 4: Enter a name for your SafetyDrill copies so you can distinguish them from SafetyDrill copies of other computer hard drives. Managing SafetyDrill Copies Once you’ve filled the amount of space allocated for SafetyDrill copies on your OneTouch, older copies will automatically be overwritten by more recent copies. If you wish, you can manage versions yourself and choose which copies to save. If you want to save only the most recent copies, you don’t have to do anything.
Figure 7: Manage SafetyDrill Copies Step 3: Select Never Delete for copies you don’t want overwritten. Step 4: Click Apply to save your selections and return to the SafetyDrill window. Restoring Your System from a SafetyDrill Copy If your system crashes, use your SafetyDrill System Boot CD to reboot your system. Then you can use the SafetyDrill copies stored on your OneTouch drive to restore your entire PC boot drive system.
The Maxtor SafetyDrill Startup Options window opens: Figure 8: Maxtor SafetyDrill Startup Options Step 5: Use the arrow keys to make sure Maxtor SafetyDrill Recovery [CD] is selected. Step 6: Wait 30 seconds for your computer to restart or press Enter to restart immediately.
Figure 10: Maxtor SafetyDrill Restore Window Step 7: In the Maxtor SafetyDrill Restore window, (a) Select a language. (b) Select a SafetyDrill copy to restore. (c) Use the date stamp and the image information provided to the right of the selected copy to select which SafetyDrill copy to restore. (d) Select a PC drive to restore to. (e) Click Restore.
Step 8: Click OK. After the system has been restored, a window confirms a successful restore: Figure 12: SafetyDrill Restore Confirmation Step 9: Click OK. Your computer shuts down automatically and the CD tray opens. Step 10: Remove the SafetyDrill Recovery CD before your computer automatically restarts in two minutes. Step 11: After your system has been restored, restore your backed up files and folders from your OneTouch 4 drive. See Backing Up and Restoring Folders for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions These are common, frequently asked questions about the OneTouch 4. For further information, refer to the Seagate Knowledge Base at support.seagate.com. 1. What are the minimum Operating System requirements for the OneTouch 4? Microsoft Windows: • XP Professional, XP Home, XP Media Center Edition* • Vista Home Basic, Vista Home Premium, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate* * 32-bit Operating Systems only Macintosh: • Mac OSX 10.4.
computers. (SafetyDrill is not available on the Macintosh.) OneTouch 4 users can use a third-party or Operating System (Vista Business or Vista Ultimate) backup solution. 4. What types of files and folders cannot be backed up or synchronized using the Maxtor Manager's Backup and Sync features? The Backup and Sync features cannot back up or sync these file and folder types: • System Attributed Files/Folders (Operating System and/or Program files), including hidden files/folders.
How you disconnect your OneTouch 4 from your system depends on your Operating System platform: Windows: 1 Double-click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the System Tray. 2 Select the OneTouch 4 from the list of devices and click Stop in both windows. 3 Disconnect your OneTouch 4 from your computer. Macintosh: 1 Click and drag the volume associated with the OneTouch 4 to the Trash to eject the volume. 2 Disconnect your OneTouch 4 from your computer.
Index A Adjusting the Power Setting 14 B Backing Up & Restoring Folders 30 Creating a Backup Plan 30 Restoring Files 50 Backing Up Manually 47 C Changing Your DrivePass Password 86 Changing Your Encryption Password 104 Checking Sync Status 69 Completing the Sync 64 Creating a Backup Plan 30 Creating a Custom Backup 32 Using Simple Backup 30 Creating a Custom Backup 32 Creating an Encrypted Folder 100 Creating SafetyDrill Copies 118 Setting Up SafetyDrill Copy Parameters 120 Customizing the OneTouch Button
G Getting Started 1 Installing the Software 1 Using the System Tray Icon 6 I If You Forget Your Password...
Restoring Your System from a SafetyDrill Copy 123 Restoring your System with SafetyDrill 118 S Setting Up DrivePass 78 Changing Your DrivePass Password 86 Enabling DrivePass 78 If You Forget Your Password...
V Viewing the Backup Log 48 Maxtor OneTouch IV iv
