Is there any way to set this up as a straight USB to USB backup device without using the network functions?
915379
No, this is a pretty terrible product in my experience. The only way to use it at all is with the network mode. Save yourself the trouble and just buy a stand alone hard drive.
915380
Yes, but you need to buy a Goflex Home Doc or a special cable from Segate ($20) (Model # STAE104). Try this page - http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/accessories/
915381
I have tried to ...other have stated they can but this sucker for some reason only goes wireless for me. I personally don't think it really has the high speed ports for it ...which sucks as it can be quite slow transferring large chunks of data compared to the older usb ports. That being said I find it's greatest function is allowing everyone in my house to access my movies wirelessly to watch. But be careful not much security once a person has access to it. They have access everything on it. So in short no.... not that i have seen. But for the price it's one of the best out there.
697668
None. You can buy an external USB drive or share a drive from another computer. We use our portable for that purpose.
2276887
You can certainly copy it. I do not use automated backup routines (except for C: drive) so cannot comment on these.
508353
I'm not a regular Mac user, so cannot answer this question with 100% certainty. To streamline the backup process, Apple has made it a bit challenging to use Time Machine with a network drive. To have Time Machine back up to the USB connected network drive you would have to create a HFS+ disk image, mount it to its permanent home, and point Time Machine there.
1115077
No, this is impossible with a USB Hub. The functionality you want can be achieved with a KVM Switch (just search on Amazon), or if you want to try it with Software, try checking out http://synergy-project.org/
957682
No, this will not do what you need. If you want to connect a hard drive to your network without using a computer, you will need a device called a NAS, or "Network Attached Storage" - it's basically an external case that connects via ethernet instead of USB.
60520
Yes. Two USB jacks to plug into. I use a Maxtor drive to backup every night. I also use a powered USB hub for a variety of connections.
1384906
Sorry, its USB 3.0/2.0 only. The only way to get it on the network would be to connect to a computer and then create a share.
1384904
No. Not directly. This drive has USB 3.0 only. There are other models (pro family) that have USB and eSATA. If you want Network Attached you need to look at their NAS family. Specs for all of their products are located here: http://iosafe.com/products
393751
No, as far as I know you have to use the app to move anything into the drive using it as a stand alone drive. I originally wanted to use it on locations and such but data transfer is slow and the interface is horrendous. I'm sticking to my laptop and cabled drives for the time being.
1343641
From my experience, you just refuse Time Machine for the device once, and then you can use it as a normal backup/file transfer device. Although it is true that I reformatted the drive to work with Windows and Mac using eXFAT file system.
1916788
This will work fine just like any other external USB drive. If you don't want it formatted as NTFS, it can be easily formatted as FAT32 or whatever your need is.
2245525
Depends on the backup software, but generally yes. You connect them not directly, but by attaching the drive to a compatible router on your network. Some routers have USB jacks for hard drives. Do a search on "attach hard drive to router" and you'll get information. This is called "network attached storage" (NAS for short), by the way.
329623
I have never used it like that myself as my backup drives do not use the usb as a power source. I suppose you could use it that way as long as you use the hubs line power source. Most of the time I do not use the hub's power source as I use it as a conduit from my laptop's usb.
1561600
I do not see how the operating system on the computer has any bearing on the interface adapter. SATA and USB are not OS specific as I understand it. I have not tried the automatic backup function on this device. That's not why I bought it. So, I cannot comment on the compatibility with different platforms.
1002600
Yes, the device can be used as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) if you connect a USB HHD, SD card, USB drive. I am not sure if it has a program to do automatic backups, but it will serve as the NAS no problem!
1449903
Yes you can if it connects by USB. You can also connect over a network if the drive is shared and skip the wires.