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3. Move the cursor over a media service until the Edit button appears on the right.
4. Click Edit and select Re-index.
Control remote access for all users
By default, anyone with a Seagate Access account on your Personal Cloud 2-Bay can access content on the
storage drive while away from home. You can disable this ability for all accounts. If you want to disable this
ability for a specific user, see Manage remote access for an existing user.
1. Open the Device Manager.
2. Click Show advanced settings, and then click Services.
3. Move the cursor over Seagate Access until the Edit button appears on the right.
4. Click Edit and select Enable remote access or Disable remote access.
A green circle indicates that the service is enabled.
Conserve power usage
You can save energy by turning off hard drives and powering off your device after a specified interval of
inactivity. When you turn off the hard drive, it still remains active to receive network commands from other
devices.
1. Open the Device Manager.
2. Click Show advanced settings, and then click Power.
3. To turn the hard drive off after a specified interval, select a value from the pull-down menu.
4. To turn power saving mode on or off, slide the button.
Connect your device to an uninterrupble power
source
Connecting your Personal Cloud 2-Bay to an uninterruptible power source (UPS) ensures a continuous power
supply.
1. Confirm that no one is accessing your Personal Cloud 2-Bay and power it off.
2. Connect a supported UPS device to a USB port on your Personal Cloud 2-Bay.
3. Power on your Personal Cloud 2-Bay.
4. Open the Device Manager.
5. Click Show advanced settings, and then click Power.
6. Set the battery threshold level.
If your Personal Cloud 2-Bay reaches the threshold, it will automatically enter stand-by mode.
The UPS's status is provided within UPS Management:
Note: If you plan to schedule frequent backups to and from an external device, you might
want to connect the UPS to the USB 2.0 port on your device. The USB 3.0 port provides
greater transfer speeds.
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