An owner keeps important files on her private share. Since remote access is not always available when she
.travels, the owner backs up her share to a portable USB storage device
Back up to a Seagate network storage device on the home network
To prevent data loss due to hardware failure, the owner schedules regular backups of Seagate Personal Cloud 1
to Seagate Personal Cloud 2. They are both on the same local network. Alternatively, the administrator can back
.up Seagate Personal Cloud 1 to a compatible third-party network storage device
(Back up to a network storage device outside the local network (offsite
To prevent data loss due to onsite fire, flood, or theft, the owner backs up data on Seagate Personal Cloud 1 at
her home to Seagate Personal Cloud 2 at a her brother's home. A compatible third-party storage device can also
.act as the destination storage
Back up to a cloud service
To prevent data loss due to onsite fire, flood, or theft, the owner backs up data on Seagate Personal Cloud 1 to
.her OneDrive account
Restore
Someone at home accidentally deleted an important spreadsheet from his personal share. Fortunately, the
owner backs up to another storage solution, such as USB storage, another Seagate network storage device or
:cloud storage. The owner can
.Restore a backup to revert the share to an earlier state, including the lost file
Connect to the destination storage device from a computer and browse for the missing file. For example,
.retrieve the file from a cloud storage service that hosts a Personal Cloud backup
Create a backup
:To create a backup
Launch the Backup Manager app .1
.Choose Backup .2
.Click Add backup to launch the Backup Wizard .3
:Follow the Backup Wizard to perform one of the following types of backup
:Back up your Seagate Personal Cloud to
(External storage (USB hard drive or USB flash drive
(Network storage (Seagate or third-party network storage
Important info: The time to complete the first backup job can vary based upon the amount of data
and the speed of your network. It can take several hours or, if it is an offsite or cloud backup,
.several days
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