external backup disk
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External hard drives are one of the most popular ways to back up your computer. They're easy to use, relatively inexpensive, and they give you a lot of storage space. Browse the top-ranked list of external backup disks below along with associated reviews and opinions.
SanDisk Professional - G-DRIVE ArmorATD 4TB External USB-C Portable Hard Drive - Space Gray
Model: SDPH81G-004T-GBANDSKU: 6467120Top comment"Needed to update my external storage for my new MacBook and this has been working great for storage and backups. ...They have been bullet-proof. While other external drives have gone bad for me, G-Drives never have. ...Good External Drive."
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Back up valuable memories or important documents with this SanDisk Professional G-Drive ArmorATD external hard drive. The all-terrain build and aluminum housing provide long-lasting use, while data transfer speeds up to 140 MB/sec. make it easy to move large video or music files. Boasting a 4TB capacity, this SanDisk G-Drive ArmorATD external hard drive provides plenty of storage space.Top comment"Needed to update my external storage for my new MacBook and this has been working great for storage and backups. ...They have been bullet-proof. While other external drives have gone bad for me, G-Drives never have. ...Good External Drive."
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Back up valuable memories or important documents with this SanDisk Professional G-Drive ArmorATD external hard drive. The all-terrain build and aluminum housing provide long-lasting use, while data transfer speeds up to 140 MB/sec. make it easy to move large video or music files. Boasting a 4TB capacity, this SanDisk G-Drive ArmorATD external hard drive provides plenty of storage space.See all External Hard Drives
Seagate - One Touch 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black
Model: STKC4000400SKU: 6439178Top comment"If you need SSD speeds this spinning hard disk won’t do it. I’ve never used the included backup software as apple’s Time Machine is the best for macs since it’s native to the OS....A Good Backup hard drive for the money...This is a good external backup hard drive. I have used Seagate external drives in the past and all have performed well. "
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Store and access photos and files on the go with Seagate One Touch. The perfect compliment to personal aesthetic, it features a minimalist brushed metal enclosure and quick plug-and-play connectivity with the included USB 3.0 cable. Great as a Mac external hard drive or Windows drive, simply back up with a single click or schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups. Plus—edit, manage, and share photos with a one-year complimentary subscription to Mylio Create and a four-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan!Top comment"If you need SSD speeds this spinning hard disk won’t do it. I’ve never used the included backup software as apple’s Time Machine is the best for macs since it’s native to the OS....A Good Backup hard drive for the money...This is a good external backup hard drive. I have used Seagate external drives in the past and all have performed well. "
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Store and access photos and files on the go with Seagate One Touch. The perfect compliment to personal aesthetic, it features a minimalist brushed metal enclosure and quick plug-and-play connectivity with the included USB 3.0 cable. Great as a Mac external hard drive or Windows drive, simply back up with a single click or schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups. Plus—edit, manage, and share photos with a one-year complimentary subscription to Mylio Create and a four-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan!See all External Hard Drives
Seagate - One Touch 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black
Model: STKC5000400SKU: 6439180Top comment"Great for backups...The last one I had worked without any problems but I filled it up. Now I can another backup....Works Great for Backups...My Apple Time Capsule is on its last leg so I bought this as a backup for my backup. Seems good so far. Easily backed up 450 gigs. "
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Store and access photos and files on the go with Seagate One Touch. The perfect compliment to personal aesthetic, it features a minimalist brushed metal enclosure and quick plug-and-play connectivity with the included USB 3.0 cable. Great as a Mac external hard drive or Windows drive, simply back up with a single click or schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups. Plus—edit, manage, and share photos with a one-year complimentary subscription to Mylio Create and a four-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan!Top comment"Great for backups...The last one I had worked without any problems but I filled it up. Now I can another backup....Works Great for Backups...My Apple Time Capsule is on its last leg so I bought this as a backup for my backup. Seems good so far. Easily backed up 450 gigs. "
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Store and access photos and files on the go with Seagate One Touch. The perfect compliment to personal aesthetic, it features a minimalist brushed metal enclosure and quick plug-and-play connectivity with the included USB 3.0 cable. Great as a Mac external hard drive or Windows drive, simply back up with a single click or schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups. Plus—edit, manage, and share photos with a one-year complimentary subscription to Mylio Create and a four-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan!See all External Hard Drives
WD - My Cloud Pro PR4100 4-Bay 0TB External Network Attached Storage (NAS) - Black
Model: WDBNFA0000NBK-NESNSKU: 5709976Top comment"This second PR4100 is essentially a backup of the first. Both NAS systems contain plex media and backup of the family PC data. ...Very easy to migrate to the newer NAS using the same disks. I was thinking of upgrading to a newer unit; but this forced my hand. "
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With space to keep virtually everything, the My Cloud Pro Series offers your creative team the network storage to edit, save and share production files from anywhere with an internet connection. Compatible with both Mac and PC, you’re able to keep your media protected and organized in one place to streamline your creative workflow.Top comment"This second PR4100 is essentially a backup of the first. Both NAS systems contain plex media and backup of the family PC data. ...Very easy to migrate to the newer NAS using the same disks. I was thinking of upgrading to a newer unit; but this forced my hand. "
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With space to keep virtually everything, the My Cloud Pro Series offers your creative team the network storage to edit, save and share production files from anywhere with an internet connection. Compatible with both Mac and PC, you’re able to keep your media protected and organized in one place to streamline your creative workflow.See all Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished T7 1TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable SSD with Hardware Encryption - Titan Gray
Model: GSRF MU-PC1T0T/AMSKU: 6415699Top comment"Great little backup...great deal for backups...worked great affordable extra disk storage for backups"
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Store and access confidential files on the go with this refurbished gray Samsung T7 portable SSD. The 1TB capacity offers vast storage space to accommodate large files, and the sequential write speeds of up to 1000MB/sec. ensure rapid data transfer. This Samsung T7 portable SSD boasts 256-bit AES encryption for reliable data security, and the shock-resistant design withstands daily rigors for long-lasting durability.
Top comment"Great little backup...great deal for backups...worked great affordable extra disk storage for backups"
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Store and access confidential files on the go with this refurbished gray Samsung T7 portable SSD. The 1TB capacity offers vast storage space to accommodate large files, and the sequential write speeds of up to 1000MB/sec. ensure rapid data transfer. This Samsung T7 portable SSD boasts 256-bit AES encryption for reliable data security, and the shock-resistant design withstands daily rigors for long-lasting durability.
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Seagate - One Touch 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black
Model: STKB2000400SKU: 6439172Top comment"Great External Drive for backup....I bought this Seagate One Touch External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive to use as a backup for all my files. ...great little disk...small and compact but big data for backup and movies"
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Store and access photos and files on the go with Seagate One Touch. The perfect compliment to personal aesthetic, it features a minimalist brushed metal enclosure and quick plug-and-play connectivity with the included USB 3.0 cable. Great as a Mac external hard drive or Windows drive, simply back up with a single click or schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups. Plus—edit, manage, and share photos with a one-year complimentary subscription to Mylio Create and a four-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan!Top comment"Great External Drive for backup....I bought this Seagate One Touch External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive to use as a backup for all my files. ...great little disk...small and compact but big data for backup and movies"
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Store and access photos and files on the go with Seagate One Touch. The perfect compliment to personal aesthetic, it features a minimalist brushed metal enclosure and quick plug-and-play connectivity with the included USB 3.0 cable. Great as a Mac external hard drive or Windows drive, simply back up with a single click or schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups. Plus—edit, manage, and share photos with a one-year complimentary subscription to Mylio Create and a four-month membership to Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan!See all External Hard Drives
WD - My Cloud Expert EX2 Ultra 2-Bay 4TB External Network Attached Storage (NAS) - Charcoal
Model: WDBVBZ0040JCH-NESNSKU: 5061400Top comment"Only drawback is that WD has stoppes support of the Smartware software wich i used to backup the MyBook to a USB attached WD drive. The USB BACKUPS APP is OK, but will not run on a schedule....My Backup has Backup...Having a backup to my backup is reassuring."
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Keep important media safe with the My Cloud EX2 Ultra hard drive. This high-performance, network-attached storage device stores files and lets you access them securely from smartphones, tablets or computers enabled with the My Cloud app. This 4TB My Cloud EX2 Ultra hard drive features SmartWare Pro software that automatically backs up your content.Top comment"Only drawback is that WD has stoppes support of the Smartware software wich i used to backup the MyBook to a USB attached WD drive. The USB BACKUPS APP is OK, but will not run on a schedule....My Backup has Backup...Having a backup to my backup is reassuring."
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Keep important media safe with the My Cloud EX2 Ultra hard drive. This high-performance, network-attached storage device stores files and lets you access them securely from smartphones, tablets or computers enabled with the My Cloud app. This 4TB My Cloud EX2 Ultra hard drive features SmartWare Pro software that automatically backs up your content.See all Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Crucial - X6 SE 4TB External USB-C/USB-A Portable SSD - Black
Model: CT4000X6SSD9SESKU: 6457936Top comment"hoping its better that past backup drives...According to the Geek squad being solid state this should be better. wish it came with instructions of some type or software for auto backups....This drive is fast. Its mainly a backup drive for my home computer, but also handles backups for my work system occassionally. "
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How much content can you hold with your fingertips? With the Crucial® X6 Portable SSD, the answer is: A lot! Whether you’re downloading videos for off-line travel, organizing family photos, collaborating with classmates, or heading off on a great adventure, the Crucial X6 features up to 4TB of portable storage capacity and is ready to go wherever you do.Top comment"hoping its better that past backup drives...According to the Geek squad being solid state this should be better. wish it came with instructions of some type or software for auto backups....This drive is fast. Its mainly a backup drive for my home computer, but also handles backups for my work system occassionally. "
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How much content can you hold with your fingertips? With the Crucial® X6 Portable SSD, the answer is: A lot! Whether you’re downloading videos for off-line travel, organizing family photos, collaborating with classmates, or heading off on a great adventure, the Crucial X6 features up to 4TB of portable storage capacity and is ready to go wherever you do.See all External SSDs
SanDisk Professional - G-DRIVE ArmorATD 1TB External USB-C Portable Hard Drive - Space Gray
Model: SDPH81G-001T-GBANDSKU: 6467104Top comment"External Drive...I received a few days ago the SanDisk Professional 1TB G-DRIVE and it the perfect Hard Disk Drive to save your most important files, data, pictures etc... "
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Back up valuable memories or important documents with this SanDisk Professional G-Drive ArmorATD external hard drive. The all-terrain build and aluminum housing provide long-lasting use, while data transfer speeds up to 140 MB/sec. make it easy to move large video or music files. Boasting a 1TB capacity, this SanDisk G-Drive ArmorATD external hard drive provides plenty of storage space.Top comment"External Drive...I received a few days ago the SanDisk Professional 1TB G-DRIVE and it the perfect Hard Disk Drive to save your most important files, data, pictures etc... "
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Back up valuable memories or important documents with this SanDisk Professional G-Drive ArmorATD external hard drive. The all-terrain build and aluminum housing provide long-lasting use, while data transfer speeds up to 140 MB/sec. make it easy to move large video or music files. Boasting a 1TB capacity, this SanDisk G-Drive ArmorATD external hard drive provides plenty of storage space.See all External Hard Drives
Seagate - One Touch Hub 8TB External USB-C and USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black
Model: STLC8000400SKU: 6492545Top comment"Useful for High speed backups or photo or music collections....Reliable backup drive...Within the software I was able to schedule daily backups. I plan to backup my phone photos to this as well. "
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Let’s face it, life’s busy. And backing up digital memories is always on the to-do list. Check it off—with One Touch Hub. Password-protected storage with a front-facing USB-C and USB 3.0 port lets you quickly backup files AND charge multiple devices simultaneously. Windows® and Mac® compatibility, file mirroring, and capacities that store countless photos and more make this task a thing of the past.Top comment"Useful for High speed backups or photo or music collections....Reliable backup drive...Within the software I was able to schedule daily backups. I plan to backup my phone photos to this as well. "
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Let’s face it, life’s busy. And backing up digital memories is always on the to-do list. Check it off—with One Touch Hub. Password-protected storage with a front-facing USB-C and USB 3.0 port lets you quickly backup files AND charge multiple devices simultaneously. Windows® and Mac® compatibility, file mirroring, and capacities that store countless photos and more make this task a thing of the past.See all External Hard Drives
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