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Q: QuestionDoes this work with Xbox One???

Asked 8 years ago by Marco.

• A:Answer Absolutely. I have one on my xbox one and another on my sons ps4.

  Answered 7 years ago by LennyVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWe I need an external hard drive that can be used interchangeably between a PC and a Mac at any given time (I often swap between the two computers). Does this hard drive offer that flexibility?

Asked 5 years ago by PCandMAC.

• A:Answer The previous answer is incorrect. A Mac can easily read a hard drive formatted for a PC. But the reverse is not true. If you want this to be read by a Mac, then simply format it on your Mac using the "MS-DOS (FAT)" format, and it will work fine with both machines.

  Answered 5 years ago by SmokinHalfNote

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Q: QuestionIs this compatible with a PS5?

Asked 4 years ago by LouG.

• A:Answer Yes it is. I purchased one for my ps5 and it works very well.

  Answered 4 years ago by Sissy70

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Q: QuestionHow many movies can it hold

Asked 6 years ago by Pierre.

• A:Answer It depends on the size of the movie. A Typical commercial DVD is roughly 8 Gigs, so 4TB would hold about 500 DVDs (4000/8). Single layer Blue-Ray disks (high def) will be around 25GB and dual layer disks 50GB, so figure 160 and 80 respectively. Of course, these are approximations.

  Answered 6 years ago by CommunityAnswer

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Q: QuestionHi, must be reformatted to be used with Mac Computer, or just plug in and nothing else. Thanks

Asked 6 years ago by sergio53.

• A:Answer I’m using with PS4 and it did request to be formatted to be used with console. I hope that helps Thank you

  Answered 6 years ago by Jorges73Verified Purchase

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Q: QuestionIs it better or safer to leave my 4TB Seagate hard drive connected to my PC for scheduled weekly back ups or is it better to disconnect it in between back ups?

Asked 4 years ago by Ski.

• A:Answer I schedule for an early Monday morning backup (1 am). Then I check to see if it completed (8 am) ; if so; then unplug until Sunday evening and plug it in again. If you get hit with virus or malware during the week your backup if unplugged is still safe!

  Answered 4 years ago by SnowballVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionDoes this have wifi

Asked 8 years ago by Blue22713.

• A:Answer No it's just a storage device

  Answered 8 years ago by AnonymousVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionIs this compatible with Windows Server 2016?

Asked 4 years ago by km.

• A:Answer Not sure, I have it connected to my home desktop Dell PC.

  Answered 3 years ago by SteveVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionCan this work for games on a laptop such as steam and other games from other clients? Just to give more space for the laptop itself.

Asked 4 years ago by MIkoSphinx.

Q: QuestionWill this work to transfer from Dish Hopper and then play on Direct TV DVR?

Asked 4 years ago by Anonymous.

Q: QuestionIs this compatible with a Surface Book 3, and is the USB cord included?

Asked 4 years ago by Fratata.

• A:Answer The USB is included.

  Answered 4 years ago by RandyD61Verified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWill it work through a USB 3.0 hub?

Asked 5 years ago by Will.

• A:Answer Yes

  Answered 4 years ago by Ilikebigdikinmypussy

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Q: QuestionDoes it have backup software on it

Asked 5 years ago by wayne.

• A:Answer No

  Answered 4 years ago by RandyD61Verified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWill this work for the new Xbox X or S?

Asked 5 years ago by MsPam.

• A:Answer I'm using it for my Xbox X. It will save Xbox X games but they need to be moved to the main hard drive to play.

  Answered 4 years ago by DaveBVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionWill this work for xbox one??

Asked 5 years ago by Mack.

• A:Answer You would have to consult your XBox requirements for the type of external hard drive needed. This one can be used on a PC (how I am using it) and a MAC. Sorry I don’t have an XBox.

  Answered 5 years ago by Ed1954Verified Purchase

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Q: QuestionThis drive shows up as 4tb on my Xbox but when I wiped it and moved it to my pc it only shows it has 465 gb after formatting it

Asked 5 years ago by TrapperB.

• A:Answer Use "Disc Management" in your computer where it shows the drives. You can right click the drive you want to format/change and you can change the size of the partitions. There is an options that allows you to do this when you right click. This happened to me when I was formatting SD cards and this is how I was able to set the size of the drive. I hope this helps.

  Answered 5 years ago by ByronVerified Purchase

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Q: QuestionCan it be set to back up computer at a certain time each day or do you have to manually back up?

Asked 5 years ago by continuous.

• A:Answer Manual

  Answered 4 years ago by RandyD61Verified Purchase

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Q: QuestionIs this external hard drive compatible with both WIN XP and Vista? I’m in the process of purchasing a new laptop and need to transfer files. My college PC from 2007 uses XP and my laptop from 2009 uses Vista. If not, then what is recommended?

Asked 5 years ago by Matt.

• A:Answer Hello Matt, The Seagate Expansion Portable 3.0 hard drive is not compatible with Windows XP and Vista. Per data sheet these hard drives require Windows® 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7 operating system. Here is the link to the data sheet: https://www.seagate.com/www-content/datasheets/pdfs/expansion-portable-DS1842-6-1907-WW-en_EM.pdf Unfortunately Windows XP and Vista are not supported anymore, so there are no current hard drives that could be recommended. Regards, Zac Seagate Support

  Answered 5 years ago by SeagateTechnicalSupport

  
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Q: QuestionIs this compatible with bitlocker?

Asked 5 years ago by REX.