Fuel User Manual
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Copying and synchronizing files on a Mac
Connect the USB 3.0 cable to the LaCie Fuel and to your computer.
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Launch Seagate Media Sync. Make sure that the device appears in the left panel of the Seagate Media Sync
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window. If more than one device is connected to your computer, select the appropriate device for
synchronization. Each device has its own settings.
In the right panel of the application window, select a sync plan.
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Simple iPad Sync: Automatically synchronizes media files that an iPad can play or view. To make changes to
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the sync plan, select Edit Sync Settings on the Media Sync screen.
Simple Sync: Automatically synchronizes your computer’s media folders with an external drive. To make
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changes to the sync plan, select Edit Sync Settings on the Media Sync screen.
Custom Sync: Allows you to manually select the folders and media types to synchronize between your
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computer and an external drive.
Select Include my Movies, Music and Pictures folder to use your Mac’s default media folders as the
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source folders.
To include other files and folders from your computer, click the + button and then navigate to the source
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media folders.
To sync files that are specific to Apple devices, choose the device from the Sync files for: list.
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To filter what is synchronized, select what you want to synchronize under Include.
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Click Sync Now or select Automatic Sync if you want to automatically synchronize media when your
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computer is connected to LaCie Fuel.
When the sync is complete, safely eject LaCie Fuel from your computer (see
Eject the hard drive
).
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Note on Automatic Sync: Automatic Sync continuously tracks file changes in synchronized folders and
automatically synchronizes revised versions by overwriting older versions with newer versions. Automatic
Sync can occur only when your external drive is connected.
