Chapter 3 Functions of Samsung Drive Manager

Functions of Samsung Secure Manager

The following functions are used for secure hard disk management.

[[Lock/Unlock]]

This function is used to lock and unlock your secure hard disk.

The data area of a locked secure hard disk is not displayed and saved data cannot be used.

The data area of an unlocked secure hard disk is displayed and saved data can be used.

Note: [[Lock/Unlock]] cannot be used unless the password is set.

[[Settings]]

Click this button to view and set the functions required to conveniently use your secure hard disk.

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[Image] Settings Screen

[[Set Auto Unlock]]

Auto Unlock automatically unlocks your secure hard disk when connected without password confirmation.

[[Auto-Lock Timeout]]

Auto-Lock Timeout automatically locks your secure hard disk if not used for the set time.

Note: [[Auto Unlock]] is only applied to computers it is set on.

Note: The set functions are applied when the secure hard disk is reconnected.

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[[Factory Reset]]

This function deletes all data stored on your secure hard disk and restores the default security settings.

Note: All stored data is deleted and cannot be restored after factory reset.

[Image] [[Factory Reset]] Screen

Set/Change Password

The secure hard disk password is set or changed.

[[Do Not Use Password]]

[Do Not Use Password] removes the set password.

Note: The password must be between 6 to 15 characters.

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Note: Secure hard disk functions cannot be used or configured if no password is set.

[Image] Change Password Screen

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Terminology

The following is the terminology you should become familiar with to use Samsung Drive Manager.

What is backup?

Backup is the act of safely storing data on a data storage device such as a hard disk.

What is [[encrypted backup]]?

[[Encrypted backup]] is the act of encrypting and safely storing data on a data storage device such as a hard disk.

What is a [[historical backup]]?

When backup sources change multiple times as backups are performed regularly, [[historical backup]] backs up changed files along with the information about the changed files among the backup sources each time the backup is performed.

Source and Destination

The file or folder to back up is referred to as the source. The device to which a source is backed up and saved is referred to as the destination.

Full Backup

Full backup involves backing up all folders and files included in a selected backup source.

[[Real-Time Backup]]

Real-time backup involves real-time monitoring of backup sources and backup of any new or changed files.

Backup Log

A backup log contains detailed information (backup time, completion time, number of backed up files, etc.) on backup jobs.

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[[Auto-Connection]]

If [[Auto-Connection]] is enabled, your Secure Drive is automatically connected when your Samsung External Hard

Drive is connected.

[[Auto-Disconnection Timeout]]

This function automatically disconnects the connected Secure

Drive if not accessed for the set time.

[[Normal Secure Drive]]

This option is used to create a Secure Drive of the set size. The entire space on a Secure Drive can be used after being created.

[[Dynamic Secure Drive]]

This option is used to automatically expand the size of your

Secure Drive according to the amount of space being used after setting a maximum Secure Drive size. A disk can be used efficiently by expanding the size according to the amount of space being used.

Data area

Data area is the space in which data is stored on a Samsung secure hard disk. A secure hard disk can be locked to hide data or unlocked to display data.

[[Lock]]

When your Samsung secure hard disk is locked, the data area is hidden. The Samsung secure hard disk and the data saved on the disk cannot be accessed.

[[Unlock]]

When your Samsung secure hard disk is unlocked, the data area is unlocked and displayed. The Samsung secure hard disk can be accessed and the data saved on the disk can be viewed.

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