Seagate 420 User Manual

BlackArmor® NAS User Guide 

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Backing Up Your Files

BlackArmor Backup is a full backup software application with a wide range of features that let you 
customize a backup system to suit your needs.

You can use BlackArmor Backup to start a backup whenever you want. You can also use Black-
Armor Backup to set up recurring backups that can take place at convenient times (for instance, 
overnight or on the weekends, when you aren’t using your computer).

You can use BlackArmor Backup to protect all the files, applications, and even the operating sys-
tem on your computer.

If you haven’t already installed BlackArmor Backup, see page 24 for instructions.

For more information, refer to the BlackArmor Backup User Guide or online Help.

This task can be done by an administrator only.

You can use BlackArmor Manager to back up to and from your BlackArmor server and another 
backup server on your network. To complete a backup to another server, you will need the 
server’s IP address and log in credentials.

The Backup Manager is in the BlackArmor Manager’s Storage menu. For step-by-step instruc-
tions for backing up files between servers, refer to the BlackArmor Manager online Help.

This task can be done by an administrator only.

You can use BlackArmor Manager to immediately back up your files (or schedule backups) from 
an external USB drive to the BlackArmor server, or from your BlackArmor server to an external 
USB drive.

To begin a backup to or from an external USB drive, insert the drive into an available USB port 
on the BlackArmor server (see page 11 for help locating the server’s USB ports), then open 
BlackArmor Manager (see page 17). The Backup Manager is in the Storage menu. 

For step-by-step instructions for backing up your files, refer to the BlackArmor Manager online 
Help.