Seagate Goflex Home Software
Detail:The drive is a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk, which has a swappable software (Memeo) that came with it, or just do my own thing? Up your operating system. System files, and periodically do a system restore disc and image. The Seagate GoFlex Home is a NAS for consumers. We did a review some time ago on this product and gave it a good review. Here’s a way to gain root access and perform drive maintenance on the drive. Download Putty to gain SSH. If you want to add software to your GoFlex Home then the easiest way to do that is with a package manager, which is a software installer that takes care of the housekeeping tasks of adding new programs. I will show you how to install the Optware ipkg utility which then makes it easy to add programs from the repository. The Seagate Dashboard/Memeo Instant Backup software was only supported in Windows XP through Windows 8, and there are no plans to update the software to include Windows 10 compatibility. Software was only supported in Windows XP through Windows 7, and there are no plans to update the software to include Windows 10 compatibility. T-Power Made with the highest quality (( Extra Long 6.6ft cable cord )) Brand-new Input Voltage Range: AC 100V - 240V ( 12VDC - 2A ) Compatible Model: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk / Seagate Backup Plus Hub P/N: 9ZC2A8-501 9ZC2A8-500 9ZC2AG-501 9ZQ2A1-500 9NL6AR-500 9NL6AG-500 9SE2A2-571 9W2681-540 9NL7A8-510 9NK2AM-510 9BJ83G-561, Seagate Hdd 9nk2al-510 9nk2ae-500 Free Agent Pushbutton.
Seagate’s FreeAgent GoFlex Home is a 1TB (or 2TB) external hard drive that connects to your home network. The product is designed to allow you to share files over your network and from outside your network with yourself and others. GoFlex Home - Installing without Dashboard Step by Step instructions on how to set up the GoFlex Home without the use of the Seagate Dashboard software. Please follow this procedure: Connect the GoFlex Home to the router and power on the GoFlex Home.
Do *not* reset a GoFlex Home.Seagate Freeagent Goflex Home Software For Windows 10
Do *not* reload the firmware 2.7.2 on a GoFlex Home.Seagate has terminated their 'Seagate Share' service which is not a problem as it was old and probably had some security holes. However when they shut down that service, they seem to have also removed the seagateshare.com link that a GoFlex Home requires in one of the setup steps so user accounts can be added.
If someone has created a file that replaces the 2.7.2 firmware such that getting Uboot to load from a USB will result in something that has some kind of user account so the device can be accessed via a web interface I would greatly appreciate it being noted.
Now my rant.
Although the above mentioned services were terminated at the clock tick of midnight December 31 2018, Seagate didn't update any of the knowledge base articles that were easily findable by Google searches of 'reset goflex home' and on January 9th I reached Seagate's page detailing how to perform the reset and executed it.
There was no warning that this would 'brick' the unit anywhere on that page. I did (later) find warnings and pages on Seagate's site warning about this in other places, but they didn't come up in the Google search I used.
Those Google results now get '404 page not found' probably because I insisted my case be presented to a supervisor. Typically the first line responders can't effect any changes of the nature needed to safeguard other GoFlex Home users from killing their units.
I did exchange emails with Seagate support, and the first response seemed like the responder was blaming Windows 10. Then he stated that I could 'preform a reset' if needed and he also provided a link to the firmware 2.7.2 with its companion instructions that if followed, will brick a unit just like I did. Note that at the time I am making this post, that page is still online at Seagate. I hope this link dies quickly and they do better then just a 404 page not found.
http://support.goflexhome.hipserv.com/e . index.html
Seagate Goflex Home Software For Windows 10
In writing this post I realized that although since Jan 10, Seagate has removed the instructions I found and now clicking on the links from Google searches get '404 page not found' the firmware method of bricking a unit is still easily findable. I just emailed them again.I was nicer in previous emails, but this time asked if someone was 'asleep on the job' up there as the general public shouldn't get 404 errors nor instructions how to destroy their equipment from the manufacturer.
GoFlex Home is a consumer network attached storage (NAS) hard drive for the home. Easy to set up and use, it allows the access, sharing, streaming, and backup of files and media for computers, network TVs, media players and game consoles connected to the home wireless network.
The Seagate GoFlex Home comprises a drive dock and a hard drive.
Secure access can also be opened to computers and iOS/Android tablets and smartphones over the Internet.
Over the weekend, I helped my friend set up an NAS drive for his desktop, netbook, two laptops, iPhone and Android tablet. He had bought the Seagate GoFlex Home 3 TB storage drive during the recent COMEX 2011 but hadn’t had the time to set it up yet.
I helped by using eye-power because he decided to give it a go himself and actually got the thing working in less than 15 minutes. That was the reason why I recommended the drive in the first place, it works with most consumer home Wi-Fi routers with little set-up or configuration needed.
The GoFlex Home comes with two cables and an software installation CD. The following steps were all that was needed to get the personal storage cloud going:
Win 10 key generator tool. 1. Connect the GoFlex Home drive dock to the Wi-Fi router by using the provided Ethernet cable.
2. Pop the GoFlex hard drive into the GoFlex drive dock and plug the power supply into the drive dock and the wall outlet. Switch on the GoFlex Home by pressing the Power button on the drive dock.
3. Pop the CD (or download from Seagate’s website) into the computer (can be a Mac or Windows PC) to install the software needed to access the hard drive. Simply select a language, key in the product information found on the drive, give the drive a name and register it. The name has to be unique globally since it will be used to identify the drive should you access it from the Internet.
4. Install the software on other computers that require access to the shared drive. Up to 5 people/computers on the home network can access the GoFlex Home. By paying to subscribe to the Seagate Share Pro, you get access for an unlimited number of people/computers to the GoFlex Home.
There are three ways to access the drive. One is to use the installed Seagate Dashboard software (on Windows PCs), which allows all features of the drive to be configured and managed. You can add computers and user accounts, backup, access and share files as well.
https://evertoys649.weebly.com/blog/photoimpact-mac-os-x-download. Use Seagate Dashboard software to configure and manage GoFelx Home
The other way is to use a browser-based Seagate Share either for a computer in the home network or out in the Internet.
Both are easy to use with a simple interface, using drag-and-drop or standard dialog boxes we’re familar with.
The third method is via the appropriate free app on a iOS/Android smartphone or tablet, also over the Internet.
The GoFlex Home comes with a USB port which is very useful. You can connect an additional external hard drive to expand the capacity of the original GoFlex hard drive. You can also connect a USB hub for connecting more than one USB device.
In my friend’s case, he connected his printer to the USB port and all his computers on the Wi-Fi network got to share that printer. No more plugging/unplugging the old printer from one computer to another.
The included backup software allows up to three connected computers to be automatically backed up to the GoFlex Home. Upgrade to Premium Backup ($49.95) to back up an unlimited number of computers on the GoFlex Home network. You can upgrade at the Application Store that can be accessed through the Seagate Dashboard software.
For each user account set up on the GoFlex Home, three folders are created – a Public, Personal, and Backup folder. The Public folder holds files that can be stored and accessed by everyone on your home network. The Personal and Backup folders can only be accessed by the the user.
What I like about the sharing is the granular control available for the files shared. You can specify who you want to share files with, choose to share just certain files or entire folders, set passwords, and set expiry dates for the shares. Administration is intuitive and easy to pick up. You can send a URL of a shared file via email.
Stream media to other computers and media players on the home wireless network.
Music, photos and video can also be shared and streamed to media players, game consoles or network TVs that support UPnP-AV, DLNA or Windows Media Connect. A wide range of file types are supported.
The GoFlex Home is available in 1TB (S$179), 2TB (S$239) and 3TB (S$339) capacities.
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