When you set up your Personal Cloud 2-Bay, you also create the owner account. The owner adds users,
.manages the device’s services, such as iTunes, and manages device settings, such as power management
If you followed the quick start guide and were successful setting up your device and adding your owner
Set Up Your Owner Account
.Access your Personal Cloud 2-Bay .1
.PC—In Windows under Networks, click PersonalCloud
.Mac—In Finder under Shared, click PersonalCloud
.Open the Public folder and then double-click Personal Cloud .2
.The Welcome screen opens in your web browser
.Accept or change your storage settings .3
By default, your Personal Cloud 2-Bay is configured for maximum protection. This means that all of the data
you copy to your device is stored on one disk, and a copy of that data is stored on the second disk. This
configuration provides the greatest protection, but does reduce the total capacity of storage on your drive.
.In the event of a disk failure, you can replace the failed disk and continue to use your Personal Cloud 2-Bay
To use all of storage available on your device, select Maximum capacity. This option allows you to use all
.available storage, but offers no data protection
. Enter your email address and create a password .4
If you have registered with Seagate before (for example, you already have a Seagate Access account), you
.can use the same email address and password
:Your Personal Cloud 2-Bay creates your
Username, which allows you to access your private folder, manage users, and manage device settings
Private folder, where you can store personal content
Seagate Access account, which allows you to access your Personal Cloud 2-Bay remotely and enable
.Note: If your computer does not detect your Personal Cloud 2-Bay, go to
Note: You can also access your Personal Cloud 2-Bay through the Seagate Dashboard desktop
Note: If you change the configuration of your Personal Cloud 2-Bay after you have created your
media library or backed up computers in your home, you will lose your data. Copy all data to
.another device before you reconfigure your device to a different storage setting
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