Seagate Dashboard Feature Removal FAQ


This article provides additional detail regarding the removal of some Seagate Dashboard features. 

Question: Which features are being removed?
Answer: 
  • Mobile Backup
  • Social (Save and Share)
  • Cloud Backup
Question: What does limited functionality mean?
Answer: Since these feature are no longer being updated by Seagate, some features may partially work while others may stop working completely. 

Question: What if I want to continue to use the social feature?
Answer:  Do not update Seagate Dashboard. The functionality should continue to work until an update is released by Youtube, Facebook, or Flickr. 

Question: What if I want to continue to use the cloud backup?
Answer:  Do not update Seagate Dashboard. The functionality should continue to work until an update is released by your Cloud provider. 

Question: What if I want to continue to use mobile backup?
Answer:  The servers that handle mobile backup will be turned off after the update in early 2018.