Can this be easily used as a portable HDD? I'd like to use it to do backups from 3 different computers (XP,7,8). Would partitioning a 1T HD help?
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Absolutely will work just fine as all three of those operating systems use NTFS. However the limit of 32bit Windows XP means it cannot recognize a hard drive that is larger than 2 terabytes regardless of how it's partitioned so I recommend formatting an entire 2 terabyte hard drive or smaller as NTFS.
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You could use it for that. But, you need a hard drive to install into it. You might as well buy a WD Book, and use it for all three. I just bought a 4TB book to do the same thing. But, it was over $150 bucks. I also have a 3 TB 'wireless' external hard drive (book). I use 2 computers to store info, so that I can use either computer, and not have to re-hook up my book. Can get files, for my laptop, or desktop. I filled up 3 TB pretty fast. It was around $150 also. But, I love it. desktop is 7 and laptop is 8. No problems accessing from either. Spend the bucks. If you can.
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ABSOLUTELY. I have been using a pair of 3TB, a pair of 4T and a pair of 1 TB seagates for some time with no problems. I do not use any of their special back-up software. (KIK, Ph.D.)
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That will depend on your OS and drive manufacturer. I'm using Win 7 and a Seagate drive so I had to partition my 3TB into 2 logical drives. Don't quite understand why but that's what Seagate said I had to do.
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The golden rules for any backup are the data relocation (save the data to another device). That means that backing up to an additional internal HD of your same device (e.g. a RAID storage technology) it's not the best choose for me though it's automatic. If you need a quick, simple and portable backup an external HD is the good choose. Otherwise if you want spend a little more time in configurations, you can try to buy a NAS device where you can remotely save ever you want, maybe configuring also some automatic jobs for synchronization.
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Sure, you can use an external enclosure and use it as a backup drive. Just remember that it's a 2.5 inch drive (like in laptops), not a regular 3.5 inch (like in a pc).Cheers
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I bought one and I use it. Windows 7 Backup doesn't work with it, so I use a 3rd party backup. It has a USB 3 interface, but I have only USB 2. The disk works fine.
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I have actually tried it with a 2TB HDD and it worked fine. Loaded up with no issues. It should definitely work with a 3TB HDD, 1TB shouldn't make a difference. You would definitely enjoy it, i sure am.
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It will back up the computer it is connected to and the files you identify for backup. I don't think you can partition the Clickfree drive so all your files from 2 or more computers would be lumped together. I prefer a separate backup for each computer.
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You can absolutely set it for external storage and automatic backup. It comes with software designed with a program specifically for automatically backing up your data on your computer. It sounds as if you don't particulary need 4TB of storage though. Each TB will holld approximately 250,000 pictures at an average size of 4mb. If you hold your pictures and video near to your heart as I do, I would get 2 each of the 1TB or 2TB drives and use one of them as a backup for all your files, pictures, videos, etc... It's a much better value in my opinion because it gives you a backup copy of all you data, but that's up to you. In the mean time what I would do is cut and paste some of your picture files to a thumb drive so your antivirus software can update itself, buying you some time until you get your hard drive. I hope this was helpful. I don't think you were looking for detailed "Geek speak" to to hlep you make your decision. If so, please let me know and I sill be happy to provide some.
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Yes. I own this device and cloned a 1TB HD to a 2TB HD for my home PC running Windows 7. No issues whatsoever. Worked great.
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I used it as an external drive. Even if you can take the HD out, you still need a sata connecting cable ($8.66 for 2). It has a USB-3 cable which is faster than the conventional USB-2. I wonder why you would pay the price of an external drive and use it as an internal drive, which usually costs less for the same capacity. I bought a WD 4 TB internal drive as D:
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Just as KrellSteel said, works fine once you use Disk Manager on it. I have a 4TB drive, a WD40EURX, and gave it a GUID partition with NTFS, and drive letter for convenience, and it's copying files like a champ as I type. Copying 200GB of data (5% of it's capacity) takes about 40 minutes.
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This isn't exactly "portable"...You can move it around, sure, but it requires another power source (wall outlet) to run. So that's two cords, the USB connected to the computer and the power cable connected to the wall. It's a little inconvenient in my opinion but if you have a stationary computer it isn't a problem. Like Adam said this HDD is plug and go. I didn't have to install anything or even format it. Works like a big flash drive. I'm planning on getting another, bigger one because I filled my 500GB in a few months.
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No, it's intended as a desktop drive, meaning the external power supply is needed. But it's worth checking out LaCie's portable HDs. I have a 250GB Porsche-designed one that's been a workhorse for years.
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I wouldn't be suprised if some external hard drives use the NTFS system instead of the FAT32. It's easy to reformat it though.
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effortlessly is relative...can you transfer the data and O/S? or is this as a secondary drive? Your mileage may vary!
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This drive burnt out on me, so I'm not able to speak from personal experience about it's ability to store multiple backups. I assume that it can house multiple back-ups as long as there is enough space however I CANNOT recommend it's reliability as a harddrive.