My GoFlex is full now. Is it possible to delete all that is in it and start fresh with backing up my files, folders, etc?
762382
I have not yet started using my 4TB Backup Plus, so I don't know the capabilities. Sorry.
762383
Because I do not know what operating system you are using or the backup software that you employ, I can't answer your question directly. In general, I believe that you may be able to delete files to free up disk space for backup depending on your particular hardware/software configuration. HOWEVER, during the deleting of the existing backup files, you will have no backup which will be a real problem if your main hard drive crashes in the process. Secondly, I am on a Mac computer I do not use the Seagate backup software. Instead I use Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) which backs up my changed files once each day. With this software, I can delete any files from the backup drive to free up space (be sure to empty to trash to really free up the space), then CCC will only rewrite these files if they are specified for backup on your primary disk. This method may or may not be applicable for PC backup software or other Mac backup software. I realize that this is quite a wishy-washy answer to your question, for this I apologize. Good luck.
896161
You need to format the drive before use. So if you have some files on it, you will lose that. Beware!!!!!
2228711
No, there's no way to do that. Is beacuse the File System FAT 32.. that FS desnt accept more than 4GB per file :/ i know it sucks :c
1651189
I could, but why? Any specific reason? The only reason I have not dumped/recycled this system is because I have yet to wipe the hard drive after replacing the system with a new PC about 2-3 years ago.
85970
Ouch :( I was in a similar position when I moved all my multiplayer saves to my flashdrive to play at friend's, but the files became corrupted after a while. I had thankfully made a backup on my pc 3 months before with Xport 360. So you're saying evrything was moved from the original drive to the new one over the cable but the data wasn't there when you started the 360 with the new drive? Or did Xbox Live apply an update and the data was erased after the update? It might still be there and recoverable, just unrecognized by the 360. First do not pit more stuff on the drive! It increases the chance of any data there previously being overwritten or becoming fragmented! Best to not even turn the 360 on with the drive in. Try using fatx explorer, as it actually has a recovery tool for deleted files. If the 360 redormatted the drive entirely though, your data is gone, as formatting deletes the data and overwrites it with a blank slate.
1211444
No, use your manufacture drive tool , third party software or simply reformat existing drive
1972508
sure hope you have not used more on the drive the terrabyte drive that is usuallly its customarry to replace with same size drive or larger for that very reason but load in the4 new drive and and the old make secondary you can send all to the new drive or drag and drop in new drive
1018727
It depends on what default files are stored on the drives from the manufacturer. You'll often find instructions, welcome files, and other stuff on the drive. Feel free to delete everything that you don't need on there.
796105
Yes, but it has to be formatted to exFAT if you want the files to be over 4gbs. (NTFS also for Windows)
2109437
It would have to go inside a box, basket, or file cabinet for support in my opinion. You might want to consider hanging files in the pendaflex desktop file also carried by Amazon or another desktop system.
634580
I moved everything. I wanted the OS. Maybe you could clone it all and then remove all the applications. Or maybe someone else has a better idea.
268704
Yes, you can back up the applications, but why would you want to do that if you have the original software. Even if you do back up an application like MS Office you will probably have to reinstall it. I don't think it will run from the Seagate drive. At least, that's my understanding.
1032116
Yes. I have a 2TB GoFlex Home Network drive this I converted using this to USB.
736032
I think the easiest thing to do would be to install one of the 750gb drives and let WHS incorporate it into your array. Then tell WHS that you want to remove the original 500gb drive. It *should* transfer all of your data from that drive to your new one, allowing you to remove it and then install the remaining new drives.
722313
You may have to check with your FreeAgent to see if it includes the latest Seagate Goflex Control software. I connected my Seagate drive up to the GoFlex and it came up with the list of movies but only those in the root directory on the drive, it found none of the ones inside my Created sub-dirs.
1673905
the best way to back up your files is to simply drag and drop or copy paste make couple of folders manually like my pics my doc ....and drop all your stuff there
2056393
Hi, that is what I did with my clickfree. I backed everything up in Vista and upgraded to win 8 and then restored my files. However, while I got all folders and files back, 2/3 of the files had a size of 0 bytes which means that they were lost. I still have not been able to restore those files so 2/3 of my files were permanently lost. I did have some files backed up elsewhere but I still have not recovered from that and because of that I no longer use Clickfree. I had many conversations with their technical staff and they did not know what happened in my situation and eventually refused to return my calls. I don't know if this was unique to me or a systemic problem but I don't want to be the one to figure that out. Use with extreme caution and I would back up my files with some other way such as another hard drive and if Clickfree doesn't work you haven't lost everything. Earl