Seagate Backup Plus 4TB External Desktop Hard Drive Storage (STFM4000100)

I have a linux computer so the Seagate dashboard doesnt work. However the drive was still plug and play. Plugged it in, patched it across and the window popped on the screen. Would have been very disappointed if Linux did not have great tools for doing imaging, backup and copy of files. Backed up my computer without a hitch. Despite having a USB 3.0 port on my computer it seemed to take a while to copy the files over. I suspect however that this was due to my computer and not the drive. Have only had it one day and haven't tried out backing up anything else yet. Drive is small, about the size of an ereader but a bit thicker, and sleek in design.

So far so good. These drives don't last forever so I tend to buy new ones every 3-4 years just in case. Never hurts to have extra backups! Skip the extra "data recovery" offer when you buy this, although its cheap I don't think its worth it.

This drive 4TB, Seagate works well. Read/write speed is good. Drive is quiet. This is one of the drives, the other is an 8TB Seagate, used as a backup drive to my Seagate and WD NAS (RAID) systems. What more can I say but it works as advertised. However, after 3 Years, it just quit working. This is not a complaint about the drive failure. Drive failure happens all the time. In fact, I will most likely replace this drive with the newer Seagate. I did open up the case and connected to a computer. A ticking sound was heard but was never recognized by a Windows 10 computer.

Easy to set up, easy to use. I was a little hesitant to go back to a Seagate given that my first one died after a small drop and I lost a lot of data as a result. Anyway, it was quick to respond and did well.

Bout this device at 2017, everything worked fine until last week, when "Cyclic Redundancy Check Data Error" error message pops up on my computer screen, than after couple days it stop responding competently. Now i don't know what to , all my family photos, music, documents are gone. Will try to fix it.

I love these drives. I have 4 of them. They are quiet and power down when not in use. I haven't had any issues with Seagate drives. I've been buying them for years. I like the light to see access. Two off them have been doing my time machine backups on macs for 3 years now and still going.

Good external hard drive but LOUD. So I keep the USB plug unplugged until I need the drive.

Bought to replace the Tablo external hard drive, followed some online steps to copy existing drive to this new drive (took a long time), work great. Went from 1TB to 4TB for DVR storage without missing a beat.

This external drive is fantastic. It is lightening fast and perfectly reliable every time. Plug and play with Windows 10. Was up and running in about a half hour. Lots and lots of memory now. Also, terrific and rock-solid back-up.

Connected to the USB port of my Seagate 4Bay NAS and used to backup my Seagate 4Bay NAS. Unit works as expected. Although W10 Explorer sees the unit, One star removed because Seagate backup software does not see it!

Rápido. Fácil de instalar. Buen tamaño. Compatible con Windows y Mac. Excelente precio calidad. Cumple con las espectativas según su documentación.

Llego muy rápido, en bien estado, sirve al 100% sin problemas, es exactamente lo q dice la descripción. Rápido carga la información y hace backup automático.

Picked up this HD to replace a WD Passport which had failed. I chose this as a replacement because it is not powered via USB. I use this to store my files for a Home Theatre PC that I leave running 24/7. Installation and setup was a breeze and have not had any issues with it. Note: All drives will fail at some point. I was very happy with my WD Passport. If you want to minimize your losses due to Hard Drive failures you should be backing that data up to alternate storage venues like cloud storage.