HELP!
I have a FreeAgent GoFlex Home Drive that is connected to my router via ethernet. It is available to share files to anyone on our network. My Mac can see it no problem (so it's not a device problem). It was fine from my Windows 10 PC until the update that went in the last few weeks. It is a Windows 10 issue.
Seagate GoFlex Home Pdf User Manuals. View online or download Seagate GoFlex Home User Manual. Backup Plus and GoFlex Desk Thunderbolt Software for Mac. The Seagate Thunderbolt adaptor driver is only needed if you are using 3 TB or 4 TB drives with the Thunderbolt adaptor and plan to change drives with other GoFlex adaptors (such as USB or FireWire). Note: Effective December 31st, 2018, remote access, including the Premium Service, will no longer be available. Please see our GoFlex Home - Remote Access Shutdown article for more details. After December 31st, 2018: You should not reset your GoFlex Home. For additional information about using the GoFlex Home after 31/12/18, please see our support article here. Download the latest Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex driver for your computer's operating system. All downloads available on this website have been scanned by the latest anti-virus software and are guaranteed to be virus and malware-free.
I have contacted Seagate and this is what they said:
Thank you for contacting Seagate Support. I understand Windows 10 is not seeing your GoFlex Home NAS on your network. I'm sorry for the inconvenience this is causing for you. I'd be glad to assist you.
As far as the Seagate Dashboard/Memeo Instant Backup software is concerned, the software is really not going to be of any benefit to you. The Seagate Dashboard/Memeo Instant Backup software is not compatible with Windows 10 anyway. 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.
The Paragon Driver software you downloaded only works with GoFlex USB connected external hard drives, not network drives.
I believe the reason Windows 10 is not seeing the GoFlex Home is probably because of an update that Microsoft pushed out recently that changed the way Windows 10 detects network devices. The GoFlex Home is dependent on a Microsoft protocol called SMBv1. Microsoft created this protocol and it was used for providing shared access to files, folders, printers, serial ports, and basically anything you wanted to share. This used to be the standard protocol on all previous versions of the Windows operating system. With the recent updates that Microsoft sent out for Windows 10, however, Windows 10 now has SMBv1 disabled by default in the Windows operating system. From my understanding, Microsoft did this to address some security flaws in the SMBv1 protocol. The only thing we can point you toward is this 3rd party knowledge base support article on how to enable SMBv1.
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As far as the Seagate Dashboard/Memeo Instant Backup software is concerned, the software is really not going to be of any benefit to you. The Seagate Dashboard/Memeo Instant Backup software is not compatible with Windows 10 anyway. 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.
The Paragon Driver software you downloaded only works with GoFlex USB connected external hard drives, not network drives.
I believe the reason Windows 10 is not seeing the GoFlex Home is probably because of an update that Microsoft pushed out recently that changed the way Windows 10 detects network devices. The GoFlex Home is dependent on a Microsoft protocol called SMBv1. Microsoft created this protocol and it was used for providing shared access to files, folders, printers, serial ports, and basically anything you wanted to share. This used to be the standard protocol on all previous versions of the Windows operating system. With the recent updates that Microsoft sent out for Windows 10, however, Windows 10 now has SMBv1 disabled by default in the Windows operating system. From my understanding, Microsoft did this to address some security flaws in the SMBv1 protocol. The only thing we can point you toward is this 3rd party knowledge base support article on how to enable SMBv1.
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If you are a fan of Seagate's new, superflexible FreeAgent GoFlex Desk external hard drives, you'll probably love the GoFlex Home NAS server. It comes with either 1TB or 2TB of storage, and can also turn any GoFlex Desk external hard drive into a network storage device. It has a convenient remote-access solution and decent performance.
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However, the GoFlex Home's offers only a short list of features, a difficult Web interface, a mediocre desktop application, and its built-in storage is limited to 2TB.
But for about $160 for 1TB (about $230 for the 2TB version), the GoFlex Home still will make a decent investment for those who wants a simple network storage device for their home. However, if you want more features and the capability to add more storage, we recommend the HP MediaSmart Server LX195.
Design and setup
The GoFlex Home NAS server shares a similar design with the GoFlex Desk external hard drive. The device comes in two parts: the external hard drive, which is the same as that of any GoFlex Desk drive, and the adapter/base part.
The GoFlex Home NAS server shares a similar design with the GoFlex Desk external hard drive. The device comes in two parts: the external hard drive, which is the same as that of any GoFlex Desk drive, and the adapter/base part.
The adapter part of the GoFlex Desk external hard drive provides a direct-attach connection (USB, FireWire, or eSATA), and the adapter of the GoFlex Home NAS server provides a Gigabit network connection. It also has an additional USB port to connect more storage or a printer.
We preferred the design of the GoFlex Home's base to that of the GoFlex Desk external hard drive. It's significantly wider and therefore helps the device stay firm on the surface. Even with this wider base, the whole package remains compact for a single-volume NAS server.
The GoFlex Home comes either with 1TB or 2TB of storage. However, it works with any existing GoFlex Desk hard drive, except for the 3TB version, at least in our trials. This is rather disappointing since it means the NAS's built-in storage is limited to only 2TB before you have to resort to using its USB port to add more storage. We hope Seagate will change with an updated firmware.
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It's easy to get the GoFlex Home up and running. The NAS server comes with setup software that helps identify the server in the network and map all the share folders to the computer. On top of that, it also installs Seagate Dashboard, which you can use later to customize the device.
Note, however, that you will need to have an Internet connection to set up the device as it requires you to enter a unique name for the NAS server and register it with Seagate. This name is later used to access the server remotely via the Internet. This means if you want to use the NAS server in an isolated network, it might not be possible to set it up.
This Internet-dependent initial setup is similar to that of the Verbatim Mediashare; however, the GoFlex Home's setup process is much simpler.
The Seagate Dashboard software has a fancy look with large, colorful buttons, but we didn't like it. The software, powered by Memeo backup service, seems more of a gimmick than something useful. Most of its buttons don't do what one might expect from the descriptions.
For example, there's a button called 'Load Content' with the description 'Quickly load files onto your GoFlex Home drive.' When we clicked on it there was nothing but a pop-up window that explains that you can copy files onto the mapped network drives using Windows Explorer via drag and drop--something that everybody who has used a computer before already knows.
Other buttons do similar--rather useless--things. The 'Folder View' for example, just shows the NAS server's share folders in Windows Explorer. To be fair, the software could be useful to those who've hardly ever used a computer before.
Technically, you can work with the NAS server without using the software. For example, you can get to the server's Web interface by pointing a browser to its IP address, and you can browse for the server's share folders using Windows Explorer and map the share folders manually. On a Mac computer, the server automatically appears in Finder.
The part of the Seagate Dashboard desktop software that's helpful is rather limited, and there's a huge section at the bottom of the interface to coerce users into buying premium service from Memeo.
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Features
The GoFlex Home has almost exactly the same firmware as that of the Verbatim MediaShare. Both of these devices are powered by Hipserv, a technology based on Marvell's wall-plug computer initiative. This means, similar to the Verbatim, the GoFlex Home's Web interface is also oversimplified to the point that it's counterintuitive. People will need to figure out how to use it via trial and error, as the descriptions are often inconsistent or ambiguous.
The GoFlex Home has almost exactly the same firmware as that of the Verbatim MediaShare. Both of these devices are powered by Hipserv, a technology based on Marvell's wall-plug computer initiative. This means, similar to the Verbatim, the GoFlex Home's Web interface is also oversimplified to the point that it's counterintuitive. People will need to figure out how to use it via trial and error, as the descriptions are often inconsistent or ambiguous.