That way, when the inevitable eventually happens, you won't get that deep sick feeling that all your important data is lost forever. Generally, have AT LEAST one copy of everything, preferably kept in another physical location. So, whilst I do sympathise with those folk who have lost valuable data, I would always advocate BACKUP, BACKUP and BACKUP! No storage device is ever 100% reliable nor lasts forever.
They don't get hammered, but do cope perfectly well for this fairly demanding use.
More recently, I've been using these 2.5" USB 5TB drives for video library use. I guess people are more likely to post negative comments when they have suffered a failure of some kind? I have no connection with Segate nor any other vested interest, but I would say I've had literally dozens of their drives over the years and only ever had one failure.Īlso worth pointing out that almost every other make and model have similar comments, if not quite as many. There does seem to be quite a few negative reviews for Segate drives in general here. We're very pleased with this hard drive, so I have no hesitation in recommending it to you.
SEAGATE 1TB PORTABLE EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE 1TB MAC AND PC HOW TO
Really, if you know how to transfer files onto a conventional memory stick then you'll intuitively be able to use this Seagate portable drive.įor peace of mind, we've now got our Seagate hard drive safely stored away in a dust-proof, moisture-proof, anti-static case, of which there are many on Amazon to choose from. I would say that within 15 minutes I had all of our chosen files on this drive. Let me tell you that I'm a 64 year old technophobe, yet even I found it easy to transfer all our important 'stuff' onto this drive. We also have several thousand photo's taken during our memorable world travels - so it was most important to us that we keep back-up digital copies. We have lots of copies of legal documents/letters/university course work etc that we didn't want to risk losing. There's a lot of choice out there, but looking at all the pro's and con's of those available, I thought this one stood out from the crowd. I'm so pleased we finally got around to purchasing ourselves an external hard drive. Really, if you know how to transfer files onto a conventional memory stick then you'll intuitively be able to use this Seagate portable drive.For peace of mind, we've now got our Seagate hard drive safely stored away in a dust-proof, moisture-proof, anti-static case, of which there are many on Amazon to choose from. We also have several thousand photo's taken during our memorable world travels - so it was most important to us that we keep back-up digital copies.Let me tell you that I'm a 64 year old technophobe, yet even I found it easy to transfer all our important 'stuff' onto this drive.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2020
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