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Macintosh
The OneTouch Settings utility does not work with USB using OS 9.
Opening the OneTouch Settings utility
Go to the Applications folder on your Macintosh and open the Maxtor OneTouch Settings.
The Maxtor OneTouch Settings window will appear.
The features are grouped into four sections:
OneTouch Action: Where you can customize the
OneTouch button.
DriveLock TM Data Security: Where you can control access to your Maxtor OneTouch II drive.
Diagnostics: Where you can check the health of your drive.
Tuning: Where you can adjust the performance of your drive.
OneTouch Action
You can set the button on your Maxtor OneTouch II drive to open an application or file of your choice.
1.Select your Maxtor OneTouch II Drive in the window
2.Click Select Action...,
3.Select the application or file.
4.Click Set Action.
If you did the Full Installation, including Retrospect, the button on your Maxtor OneTouch II drive is automatically set to start your backup whenever you press it. If you customize it, it will disable your OneTouch button backup settings. However, you can reset the button at any time by clicking Revert Settings. If you also have a Personal Storage 5000 drive, you can set its button to launch a different application.
DriveLock Data Security
You can set a password for your Maxtor OneTouch II drive. Every time your drive is on and connected to your computer, including when you start or restart your computer, or when you turn off your drive and turn it back on, you will need to enter your password or the answer to your secret question, which you setup when you create your password, in order to use your drive.
If you have forgotten your password, you can attempt to
5 times.
If you are not able to recover your password, the only other way to unlock the drive is to erase all of
its contents.
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