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Introduc on Welcome to the user manual for Seagate Backup Plus Desktop, a hard drive with ample capacity to store all your important files. Connect your Backup Plus Desktop to a computer that supports USB 3.0 for fast transfers of all your data. Review this user manual for instructions on how to manage your Backup Plus Desktop. For common questions and answers about your drive, please see Frequently asked questions.
LED indicator and cables Status light informa on Your hard drive features a status light that provides general information about the product. Refer to the table below for details. Light color Status White Drive is on and ready Blinking white Drive activity Off Drive is off USB 3.0 USB is a serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer. USB 3.0 is a recent implementation of this standard that provides high bandwidth for data transfers.
Connect Backup Plus Desktop to your computer Your Backup Plus Desktop is compatible with computers that feature a USB port. Important info regarding USB connections: Your Seagate drive is shipped with a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a compatible USB 3.0 port. The cable also works when connected to a USB 2.0 port, but drive performance is limited to USB 2.0 transfer rates.
Step 2 – Connect to your computer Attach the USB Micro-B end of the included USB cable to Backup Plus Desktop. Attach the USB Type A end of the included USB cable to a compatible port on your computer. Step 3 – Registra on and so ware Register your Seagate Backup Plus Desktop to receive the latest news regarding your device. You can register your device and install Seagate software in a few simple steps.
Macintosh computer Seagate Backup Plus Desktop is formatted for Windows using NTFS. Mac OS X can read hard drives formatted as NTFS but write access is not available without the aid of a special driver. If you want to use Backup Plus Desktop with a Macintosh computer, download and install the Paragon driver. For more information, go to Paragon driver for Mac.
Safely remove your Backup Plus Desktop from your computer Always eject a storage drive from your computer before physically disconnecting it. Your computer must perform filing and housekeeping operations on the drive before it is removed. Therefore, if you unplug the drive without using the operating system’s software, your files can become corrupt or damaged. Safely remove external storage from a Windows PC Use the Safely Remove tool to eject the hard drive you want to remove. 1.
Eject via Desktop 1. Select the desktop icon for your hard drive and drag it to the Trash. 2. When the image is no longer visible on your desktop, you can physically disconnect the hard drive from your Mac.
Back up your computer to Backup Plus Desktop What is a backup? There are two types of backup: System backup: A system backup copies everything on your computer onto an external storage device including the operating system, applications and data. If the computer’s hard drive fails, the computer can be restored to its former state with the backed up system data. File backup: A file backup copies select data files onto an external storage device.
Windows 10: Backup and Restore or File History Mac Time Machine x x (Backup and Restore) (File History) x x Click the links below for further information regarding each backup solution: Seagate Dashboard Windows System Image Backup Windows 7 and 10 Backup and Restore Windows 8 and 10 File History Mac Time Machine When initiating a backup task, make certain that your Backup Plus Desktop has sufficient capacity to hold the data you want to back up.
Op onal Forma ng and Par oning Your Backup Plus Desktop is formatted as NTFS for compatibility with Windows out of the box. Therfore, you can connect Backup Plus Desktop to a Windows PC without formatting the hard drive. However, NTFS is not fully compatible with Mac computers. If you want to connect Backup Plus Desktop to a Mac as well as a Windows PC, you can install special software that allows Macs to read and write files to NTFS hard drives similar to Windows PCs.
modern operating systems and computers. Forma ng instruc ons The steps below help you format and partition a storage device. Caution: Formatting erases everything on the storage device. Seagate highly recommends that you back up all data on your storage device before performing the steps below. Seagate is not responsible for any data lost due to formatting, partitioning or using a Seagate storage device.
Hard drive tests If you experience problems with your Seagate external storage, you can run diagnostic tests on its hard drive. Windows and Mac offer utilities to test and repair hard drives and Seagate provides utlities for Windows. Seagate diagnos c tool (Windows only) Download Seatools for Windows and follow the steps below to help determine the health of your device. Make certain to back up data on your storage device before running the test. 1.
drive. Always back up your data before running Check Disk scans on your hard drive. If a bad sector is found, data that had been available can be inaccessible once the bad sector is reallocated. Follow the steps below to run Check Disk: 1. Launch Command Prompt. Go to the start menu or start screen to type cmd and then click Command Prompt. 2. Type chkdsk X: /f.
Frequently asked ques ons For help setting up and using your Seagate hard drive, review the frequently asked questions below. For additional support resources, go to Seagate customer support. Q: What is the hard drive format for the Backup Plus Desktop? A: The default hard drive format for Backup Plus Desktop is NTFS, native to Windows. Q: Can I use my Seagate hard drive without backup software? A: Yes, the hard drive does not require any special software to work.
Q: Can I protect my Seagate hard drive with a password? A: Yes, it is possible to protect the hard drive or individual folders and files with a password. There are many third-party solutions for password protection. However, Seagate cannot guarantee them since we do not test third-party applications. Some versions of Windows have a built-in utility called Bitlocker that can protect hard drives with a password. For more information about Bitlocker, consult Microsoft's support documentation.
