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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 2392 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are enthusiastic about the Backup Plus Desktop 5TB External Hard Drive's large storage capacity and ease of use. Its reliability and relatively quiet operation are also frequently praised, along with the competitive price and fast USB 3.0 transfer speeds. While some users found the bundled software to be problematic, most customers reported a positive experience.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Reliability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    worked perfectly for xbox one

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

    Easy set up and easily hooked up and works perfectly with xbox one a excellent hard drive.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small and easy to use

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

    I found this camera small and easy to use. Instructions were clear and easy to understand.

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

    Perfect for xbox one

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

    Use it for more space on my xbox one. Went from 99% filled to 11%!

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

    Excellent Device

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

    Very pleased. I had always gone with WD for hard drives, but the size and price matched up with what I needed. Works fast and beautiful. From now on, I'll stick with seagate.

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

    Solid reliability.

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

    I LOVE my Seagate external. This is my second purchase of this product. I use it to store my book and movie collection and I am very happy with its quiet stable operations.

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

    So Far So Good

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

    We purchased this for the reason of having one major backup, 5TB instead of 6 other ones laying around. "Backup of a Backup" is important, but this only fires up once a month to sync all our videos and photos and then goes back into the safe.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great storage

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

    Great storage for great price! Easy to use and compact for placement on your desk

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it!

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

    I love this thing!! I got it to move som large files on my computer to free up some space. I have moved several folders over 10-20Gb in size and it still looks as if no space on the seagate has been used, which means there is plenty space of course. I also operate some programs from it which is my favorite part bcuz I don't have to save it to the hard drive & move it to the seagate later.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    excellent product

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

    easy to install. simply plug in and it works as intended. no negatives. reliable. portable.

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

    Finally, enough room to meet my needs!!!

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

    This drive can be used with the automatic backup but can also accommodate drag & drop saving. What a relief to have one place to look vs. all my old backup drives!!!

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

    Great value

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

    Good speed and great for backing up personal photos, movies, etc. on the network. Only complaint is the bloatware that comes with it - but that's easily deleted.

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

    Great HD for Mac Time Machine

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

    I bought this to use as my Mac's Time Machine. It has worked great. I had to reform it for Mac, but it was an easy process and when I did I even partitioned it so that I have the "back-up" drive, plus a 1TB drive to use for other things.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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

    It's a good price for this product. Now I can have more space for my documents and music.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Totally rocks

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

    Bought this as an experiment.. ps4 now allowes external hard drives so now instead of 500gb..ps4 now has 5.5tb hard drive..amazing ...my internal hard drive is now empty besides game saves and updates..all other applications and games are on the external hdd..it has its own power supply and is usb 3.0

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid, Fast External Drive

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

    Pros: Fast, solid, and professional. Transfer speeds are good, it holds a huge amount of data, and it's solid (i.e. not flimsy) without being overly bulky. Great for saving local backups or just being able to store a bunch of media and take it from one location to another without having to transfer over the Internet. Cons: None that I've experienced so far.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Reliability
    Cons mentioned:
    Heat

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    So far, so good

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

    I've had this for about a month now, and use it for Time Machine backup of a Mac. It seems to work well, although it does get a little bit warm.

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

    Good drive at great sale price

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

    For the money, this was even cheaper than an internal drive. It is fast and responsive. Make sure to install the software to change the sleep setting, or it goes to sleep with only 3 minutes of non-use, and then has to spin up again.

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

    great product

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

    I bought this to back up my laptop, and it is working just as I had hoped. Now I am no longer afraid of losing everything I store on it. I have had no problems.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great external hard drive!!!

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

    The external hard drive is compact, easy to use, and fits into small spaces.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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

    Great external hard drive with plenty of space for the money. Easy to install

    I would recommend this to a friend