“Can this device be powered from the USB connection only or is the AC adapter always required? Usually when a hard drive is listed as portable, the AC adapter is not required.”

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• The drive needs the power cord to use.

  Answered by pehvah 8 years ago

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• Needs AC.

  Answered by Nick 8 years ago

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• This drive is not listed as a portable drive. It is a desktop drive with a full size 3.5" disk drive inside and always requires power from the AC power adapter that comes with it in order to operate.

  Answered by flashdrive 8 years ago

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• included AC power required. This is an external hard drive not a portable drive.

  Answered by aNameToUse 9 years ago

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• No. You must be plugged in. This is being marketed as a desktop external harddrive and not a portable one.

  Answered by Jason 9 years ago

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