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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 546 reviews

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95%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers commend the Backup Plus Desktop 3TB External USB 3.0/2.0 Hard Drive for its ample storage space, ease of use, and reliable performance, particularly with Time Machine. Many appreciate its excellent value for the price and quiet operation. While some users mention the need for a separate power supply and occasional heat generation, these concerns are relatively minor compared to the overwhelmingly positive feedback. The drive's compatibility with various USB versions and its suitability for backup purposes are also frequently highlighted.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great drive

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

    Good drive works fast get one if ya need.\ Good price

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

    External Hard Drive

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    It's great! It allows you to save a great deal of files.

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

    Never have problems

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    I am very happy with this product and will keep purchasing them.

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

    Excellent product

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    Is is a excellent product. I recommend this product

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Worked well; no problems.

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    This is a very good option for backing up files on to a portable hard drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    DO NOT BUY THIS

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    The fail rate on this product is way to high for me to say purchase this

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Does the job

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    Using for Xbox one works great! No lag time and detected perfectly.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works fine

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    It works fine, price seems a bit high compared to other product

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great External drive

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    Was able to hold all my pictures and videos. Easy to install

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    It works

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    It works. Had no problems yet. Physically bigger than expected.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Just what I needed for college

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    It's super helpful especially with these college essays.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice external backup

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    Works as advertised, no troubles, fast and reliable.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Confusing to set up

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    Plenty of memory, but it took so much time getting the software loaded on my computer to create the backup. Didn't realize I didn't have to do that. Now it wants to "make changes to my computer" every time I restart. Annoying.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Works we'll so far

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    Used thus with my macbook time keeper. Could hear it running hourly (per timekeepers schedule). My macbook was just stolen but they didn't steal thus. I'll see hiw it works with the new computer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Great for the price

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    This external hard drive does what it supposed to at a decent price. It's the slowest hard drive I own but, it's cheap so it's alright.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not user friendly for finding most recent files

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

    Older Seagate model was perfect and had a Sync function that kept all backup files in one folder and automatically replaced older versions with the newest version. This model does not allow for that. Every day backs up in a new folder that only contains files that were created/altered on that day. It is a huge hassle to try to find the latest backed up version of specfic files.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Stopped working after 2 months

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

    My Seagate 3TB Backup Plus stopped working after 2 months.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Instructions not great

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    Instructions not great had to look up online how to use it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Has a bit of a learning curve

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    Difficult to find drives and data. HP was easier to use.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Could not get it to work

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

    I bought the Seagate Backup Plus STDT3000100 after reading the reviews on it and seeing so many 5 stars. Perhaps it is normally a great drive, but the one I bought was apparently defective. I tried it with three different computers and could never get the computer to see the drive, even with drivers updated, etc.. Returned it for a refund.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend