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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 2392 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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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:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    One Storage Device for All Data

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

    This is a good size to load all your pics , Music and videos. I have several Hard Drives for each one, which I combined to one Hard Drivce. I plugged it to my SMART TV and can see the pics from that on the TV.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good external hard drive

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

    I bought it to use with the xbox one and had absolutely no trouble so far. Also the case looks great in my entertainment center.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Needed more space for the xbox

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

    This is the 2nd Seagate 5tb external I've bought for my Xbox needed some more space you just plug it in and start downloading

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

    Great product

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

    Purchased as extra storage for gaming. Works great.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Value

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

    For the price, this hard drive can't be topped Very fast transfer of the entire contents of my PC. Would definitely recommend.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Second seagate drive

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

    After my last seagate drive I decided to go with a brand I knew I could trust. Very easy setup on my mac and works perfectly.

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

    oop goood

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

    it is good to have in the home not too big or small

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best product

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

    I purchased this after comparing so many models. I found this is the best in this price. It is working perfect with my windows.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good external hard drive for storage

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

    I have many of these and have not had one failure yet. They are used for storage and are not written to on a daily basis.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great storage backup for Xbox1

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

    Have bought 2 of these hard drives to accommodate space on my Xbox 1 game systems. Seagate has always been a quality product.

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

    Worth the Purchase

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

    Love this external drive, larger & faster than my WD. I've been using it for a couple of months now with no problems whatsoever.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great hard drive for storing photos

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

    Great hard drive for storing photos. I'm using this hard drive to back up my l-phones, computer and thousands of pictures.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect size

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

    Will back up iMac for a while...which is great because I won't be replacing it for a while and comes with free one loud storage.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Yeah buddy!

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

    My former external crashed out, so i replace it with this workhorse. Glad indid cuz it works like a dream. Thank you Seagate!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Simple and easy to configure

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

    This was plug and play. Easy to use. Like the fact that it recognizes my laptop so I don't have to type password in each time.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this External Hard Drive

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

    I bought this for my son's Xbox One and he loves it! It works perfect and will last a while because of the large capacity.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great storage device

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

    This drive is easy to use. The installation was straight forward. It works great for storing pictures, videos and large files.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fast & Easy-to-use Backup Solution

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

    I can highly recommend the Seagate Backup Plus drive. It's easy to set-up. The process is fast and simple. It just works.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Backups

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

    Here my whole systems are protected and backup as the fear of loosing works for life is taken away

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great capacity

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

    Great hard drive. I got almost all my pictures and music on this drive and it is almost as good as my friends plex drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend