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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 185 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are impressed with the Backup Plus 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive's massive storage capacity, ease of use, and compact size. Many appreciate its compatibility with various devices and the competitive price point. Positive feedback also highlights its quiet operation and seamless USB connectivity. Overall, the drive receives praise for its performance and value.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for gaming

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased online as gift for son. He received it two days latter and was able to store his games on it and said it works great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lots of space

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was very easy to set up this harddrive. I replaced an older hard drive that failed. So far it has worked perfectly.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A ton of space

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'm so glad that I bought this drive it stopped my step up buying of smaller ones, this one will do me well into the years ahead.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works as expected, great size

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works as expected, great size for taking with me as an offsite backup. Formatted for use with Mac network quickly and simply.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for work

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This hard drive is great for housing all of my work files. It's easy to use and carry anywhere. Great product.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    They has been a great tool to help me with all of my data storage. it small and very handy.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid hard drive

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works like it’s supposed to and cool color. Not much bigger than typical portable drive and 5 TB is great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Add lots of storage for whatever you need.

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This works great and has lots of storage. We keep movies on ours and it's been working well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    fast and easy to use

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The portable hard drive was easy to use and set up. simple

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I really like Seagate external hard drives. I have thousands of songs and many movies stored on this one.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Ready when promised. Set up was easy.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have a lot of photo's so it took a long time to copy over almost 3TB (yes TB). It worked flawlessly.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great on the ps5 to store ps5 games with plenty of space. Great price as well

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to configure for Mac

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Seagate drive worked perfect with Time Machine on my MacBook Air -- after properly configuring the drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    E Celentano back up device

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was much smaller than I expected which was fantastic as the footprint is perfect for what I needed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great so far

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Plugged it into my Xbox One S, formatted it, and it works just fine.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value and does what it’s supposed to do

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I produce a lot of media so I need a lot of storage space and this does the job it is a great value!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good external storage for ps4

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this external harddrive for my ps4 lots of storeage space

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great storage for Ps4 Pro

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing product happy that I don’t have to worry about choosing what game to keep and delete on my Ps4 pro

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Compatibility

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for use with Mac, easy to connect and compatible

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Seagate External Hard Drive is easy to use!!!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Seagate External Hard Drive is ideal for storage back- up and easy to use!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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