portable back up drive
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If you've ever had a hard drive fail, you know the sinking feeling of losing your irreplaceable data. The only way to prevent such a catastrophe is to back up your files regularly. But setting up a backup routine isn't always easy. If you have a laptop that doesn't have an internal drive, or if you don't want to use up the space on your primary hard drive for backups, you need a portable external drive. Here are some great options.
LaCie - Rugged 1TB External USB-C, USB 3.1 Gen 1 Portable Hard Drive - Orange/Silver
Model: STFR1000800SKU: 6299881Top comment"External USB - portable hard drive I found this difficult to set up and to use. ...Easy to use as a backup for my Macbook pro. Also very portable....Back up your MacBook!...external hard drive"
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Back up large media files during travel adventures with this 1TB LaCie Rugged portable hard drive. Its USB-C interface is compatible with next-generation devices and provides up to 130MB/sec. of data transfer speed. Connect this IP54-rated LaCie Rugged portable hard drive to your PC or Mac via the included USB 3.0 adapter.Top comment"External USB - portable hard drive I found this difficult to set up and to use. ...Easy to use as a backup for my Macbook pro. Also very portable....Back up your MacBook!...external hard drive"
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Back up large media files during travel adventures with this 1TB LaCie Rugged portable hard drive. Its USB-C interface is compatible with next-generation devices and provides up to 130MB/sec. of data transfer speed. Connect this IP54-rated LaCie Rugged portable hard drive to your PC or Mac via the included USB 3.0 adapter.See all External Hard DrivesYour price for this item is $84.99
Seagate - One Touch 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Red
Model: STKB2000403SKU: 6439179Top comment"Portable hard drive...It works as expected. I use it to back up my home computer....back up"
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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"Portable hard drive...It works as expected. I use it to back up my home computer....back up"
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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 DrivesYour price for this item is $66.99The previous price was $82.49
SanDisk Professional - G-DRIVE ArmorATD 4TB External USB-C Portable Hard Drive - Space Gray
Model: SDPH81G-004T-GBANDSKU: 6467120Top comment"Tough little drive!...This is definitely built to travel! My husband as an IT professional likes to carry around a private drive while he travels to store our home photos and videos til we can get it back to our home servers. ...Portable,Compact and Fast !!...I needed a external hard drive to back up my files from my computer. This has become my favorite portable 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"Tough little drive!...This is definitely built to travel! My husband as an IT professional likes to carry around a private drive while he travels to store our home photos and videos til we can get it back to our home servers. ...Portable,Compact and Fast !!...I needed a external hard drive to back up my files from my computer. This has become my favorite portable 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 DrivesYour price for this item is $144.99The previous price was $149.99
WD - My Passport Ultra 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Blue
Model: WDBC3C0020BBL-WESNSKU: 6295033Top comment"Great back-up drive...Needed another back-up hard drive and this fit the bill perfectly....Wonderful WD My Passport Portable Hard Drive!...I bought a similar WD-My Passport to back up my Dell Desktop. Over the past few years, I have bought five WD 2TB My Passport Portable Hard Drives for storage of travel photographs and backing up my family members' computers! "
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Equipped with USB-C™ technology, the My Passport™ Ultra portable drive offers an easy way to expand your storage with a modern metal design that complements your PC. It’s Windows® 10-ready out of the box to seamlessly deliver plug-and-play storage, while password protection with hardware encryption helps enforce the security of your content.Top comment"Great back-up drive...Needed another back-up hard drive and this fit the bill perfectly....Wonderful WD My Passport Portable Hard Drive!...I bought a similar WD-My Passport to back up my Dell Desktop. Over the past few years, I have bought five WD 2TB My Passport Portable Hard Drives for storage of travel photographs and backing up my family members' computers! "
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Equipped with USB-C™ technology, the My Passport™ Ultra portable drive offers an easy way to expand your storage with a modern metal design that complements your PC. It’s Windows® 10-ready out of the box to seamlessly deliver plug-and-play storage, while password protection with hardware encryption helps enforce the security of your content.See all External Hard DrivesYour price for this item is $79.99The previous price was $89.99
Seagate - Expansion 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black
Model: STKM4000400SKU: 6461973Top comment"Great back up for the price....Easy to use. Love the back up assurance. First one last over 10 years and information was recovered by company....Seagate Expansion Drive...Excellent back-up drive but expected thinner form factor with advanced storage technology"
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Expansion portable drive is an easy-to-use solution for instantly adding storage to Windows or Mac—and taking those files on the go. Take advantage of fast data transfer speeds with USB 3.0 and consolidate files into a single location. Free up space on your computer with a simple drag and drop—file saving is that easy. Plus, Seagate Expansion comes with Rescue Data Recovery Services for additional peace of mind.Top comment"Great back up for the price....Easy to use. Love the back up assurance. First one last over 10 years and information was recovered by company....Seagate Expansion Drive...Excellent back-up drive but expected thinner form factor with advanced storage technology"
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Expansion portable drive is an easy-to-use solution for instantly adding storage to Windows or Mac—and taking those files on the go. Take advantage of fast data transfer speeds with USB 3.0 and consolidate files into a single location. Free up space on your computer with a simple drag and drop—file saving is that easy. Plus, Seagate Expansion comes with Rescue Data Recovery Services for additional peace of mind.See all External Hard DrivesYour price for this item is $91.99The previous price was $104.99
Seagate - One Touch 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Light Blue
Model: STKB2000402SKU: 6439168Top comment"hard drive...good and fast hard drive, use to back up my pictures...External hard drive...Great external hard drive. Back up for my MacBook"
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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"hard drive...good and fast hard drive, use to back up my pictures...External hard drive...Great external hard drive. Back up for my MacBook"
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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 DrivesYour price for this item is $66.99The previous price was $82.49
Seagate - One Touch 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Space Gray
Model: STKB2000404SKU: 6451356Top comment"Like all Seagate external hard drives it is very fast & reliable too, I use Seagate for all of my video back up drives....Just what I needed to back up my hard drive loaded with photos taken over the years. "
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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"Like all Seagate external hard drives it is very fast & reliable too, I use Seagate for all of my video back up drives....Just what I needed to back up my hard drive loaded with photos taken over the years. "
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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 DrivesYour price for this item is $66.99The previous price was $82.49
Seagate - Expansion 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black
Model: STKM1000400SKU: 6461965Top comment"Back up...Reliable back up with reasonable data recovery if needed...Great External Hard Drive...Great portable powerful external hard drive for back-up or extra storage"
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Expansion portable drive is an easy-to-use solution for instantly adding storage to Windows or Mac—and taking those files on the go. Take advantage of fast data transfer speeds with USB 3.0 and consolidate files into a single location. Free up space on your computer with a simple drag and drop—file saving is that easy. Plus, Seagate Expansion comes with Rescue Data Recovery Services for additional peace of mind.Top comment"Back up...Reliable back up with reasonable data recovery if needed...Great External Hard Drive...Great portable powerful external hard drive for back-up or extra storage"
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Expansion portable drive is an easy-to-use solution for instantly adding storage to Windows or Mac—and taking those files on the go. Take advantage of fast data transfer speeds with USB 3.0 and consolidate files into a single location. Free up space on your computer with a simple drag and drop—file saving is that easy. Plus, Seagate Expansion comes with Rescue Data Recovery Services for additional peace of mind.See all External Hard DrivesYour price for this item is $51.99The previous price was $57.49
Seagate - Expansion 5TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black
Model: STKM5000400SKU: 6461979Top comment"Easy set up and easy to back up my laptop computer...Always trusted this brand and will continue to back up with their products!"
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Expansion portable drive is an easy-to-use solution for instantly adding storage to Windows or Mac—and taking those files on the go. Take advantage of fast data transfer speeds with USB 3.0 and consolidate files into a single location. Free up space on your computer with a simple drag and drop—file saving is that easy. Plus, Seagate Expansion comes with Rescue Data Recovery Services for additional peace of mind.Top comment"Easy set up and easy to back up my laptop computer...Always trusted this brand and will continue to back up with their products!"
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Expansion portable drive is an easy-to-use solution for instantly adding storage to Windows or Mac—and taking those files on the go. Take advantage of fast data transfer speeds with USB 3.0 and consolidate files into a single location. Free up space on your computer with a simple drag and drop—file saving is that easy. Plus, Seagate Expansion comes with Rescue Data Recovery Services for additional peace of mind.See all External Hard DrivesYour price for this item is $109.99The previous price was $124.99
Seagate - One Touch 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Black
Model: STKB1000400SKU: 6439177Top comment"the best portable hard drive...Portable hard drive...I already owned the Seagate One Touch portable hard drive and have purchased this second one as a gift for my grandson who is now attending college."
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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"the best portable hard drive...Portable hard drive...I already owned the Seagate One Touch portable hard drive and have purchased this second one as a gift for my grandson who is now attending college."
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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 DrivesYour price for this item is $54.99The previous price was $62.49
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