Seagate 4TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Black)
$83.99
In stock
Description
Designed for growing your digital library, the black 4TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 External Hard Drive from Seagate is formatted as exFAT and compatible with Windows and Mac right out of the box. It connects to systems running Windows 7 and higher or macOS 10.11 and higher using its micro-USB port and an included 18" micro-USB to USB Type-A cable that supports USB 3.0, which is also known as USB 3.1 Gen 1, as well as USB 2.0. It is bus powered so no additional power supplies are required and also features plug-and-play functionality, meaning that no additional drives are required for use.
Also included with Backup Plus is downloadable Toolkit Backup Software, which lets you backup on demand, schedule automatic backups as you desire, and mirror folders for file management. Take advantage of a 1-year subscription to Mylio Create to organize your photos and protect, edit, share, and sync them across multiple devices and use a 2-month subscription to Adobe’s Creative Cloud Photography Plan to edit and create using Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.78 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 5.85 × 4.15 × 1.75 in |
| Storage Capacity | 4 TB |
| Connection Interface | 1 x USB 3.2 / USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Micro-B) |
| Pre-Format | exFAT |
| Internal Interface | SATA (Unspecified) |
| Type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Power Source | USB Bus Power |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 4.5 x 3.1 x 0.8" / 114.3 x 78.7 x 20.3 mm |
Reviews (242)
242 reviews for Seagate 4TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (Black)
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Fernando Bauch (verified owner) –
plenty of room and need to store all of my documents on my three windows 10 and one windows 7 computer
Ettie Dooley (verified owner) –
Quiet, fast, cold – that’s how I can describe this hard drive! I have more than 10 devices, and after two years everything is in excellent condition.
Ella Aufderhar (verified owner) –
I just got this, but so far it has been easy to set up and use. One downside is that it’s noticeably weightier than a smaller capacity model I had, which makes it somewhat unwieldy on a USB connection hanging off of a laptop. Also, it gets warmer than I would prefer after a series of 4-5 minute transfers; that will bear some watching.
Freda Brekke (verified owner) –
I bought this to use as an extra back up drive and it works well. Very simple plug in and use it.
Demarcus Parisian (verified owner) –
PROS: You can’t beat the price for getting 8 Terabytes + an external enclosure with a USB3 hub. It doesn’t look half bad, either. HDD enclosed is not terribly fast, but what do you expect for a budget backup HDD? CONS: The software packaged with the drive is awful. Slow. Buggy. Unreliable. Do yourself a favor and invest in 3rd party back-up software. Unless you’re using the Windows/MacOS cross-platform drivers, go ahead and format this drive to your native filesystem and leave Seagate’s stuff out of your backup process. Your data and sanity will be better for it. In the end, you’re paying for a dirt cheap external backup drive. Don’t count the software as part of the value, though.
Kaelyn Gutmann (verified owner) –
It’s my 5th Seagate drive and i’m a happy customer, it’s not the fastest of drives but good enough speed for my needs, 5T, nice design, all-in-all good product.
Mekhi Abshire (verified owner) –
I am very pleased with the quality & value that Seagate hard drives provides me for backing up my system & storing my photos. I am using this drive as my second image back up. Thank you B&H Photo for providing us with great deals.
Charlie Stokes (verified owner) –
the outlet does not stay connected. I have 2 of them and both with the same problem. Each time it disconnects I chance corrupting my files. Maybe it’s just the tones from B&H cause of have 2 others and they are fine.
Josue Stracke (verified owner) –
I have two in different colors for easy identification. Excellent backup drive, but the case is kind of slippery and I worried about it sliding off a desk or table. I put an Xcellon anti-slip pad on the bottom; no problems!
Madonna Pagac (verified owner) –
As always, excellent product, fair and competitive prices, and excellent service! I’m a 20 year regular patron of B&H and hopefully for 20 more!
Liliana Feil (verified owner) –
This drive is silent and has a small footprint. Fully USB powered so a power cord is not required. Runs a bit warm. It’s a winner!
Ahmed Becker (verified owner) –
Using the drive for on-site backup of another external drive. The extra USB ports are handy for charging my phone, or whatever else I need to plug in.
Alana Heidenreich (verified owner) –
Good design.
Daisy Kemmer (verified owner) –
We had a similar/maybe same unit in the past for backing up our server at the office. The new one is similarly fast/efficient and backing up our main server and Seagate external backup drives have been very reliable for us over the years… would recommend.
Ole Donnelly (verified owner) –
Works well, connection is fast, small and light, does not need a power adapter. Only down side is that my Samsung s20 phone has trouble recognizing it.
Alexandre Nader (verified owner) –
Fast enough. No problems.
Neha Glover (verified owner) –
Getting this 4 TB portable USB disk storage have provided an ease of mind against computer system hard disk crashes. I am using this portable disk as a repository that maintains all my computers recovery images. The capacity is large enough to maintain many image versions.
Lilian Sipes (verified owner) –
Great little drive! I have 3. I use them for what I call cold storage. I use them for photo archives. I do not need speed – I do not store video. They are never on all the time – just for image archive. I have other larger 4T full size drives for day to day back up. I use 1t drive dedicated by year. Basically they only get used 5-15 times a year. Always make sure everything is backed up in two places other than your computer. I maintain 3 backup locations. All drives will fail at some point in time. None of my drives have ever failed (I feel blessed) and most are Seagate.
Judd Pagac (verified owner) –
Ran an in depth smart test as soon as I got it (as I always do for new hard drives) and it passed with no warnings/errors. It’s a nice physical size for an enclosure and the red color is nice and shiny (but still looks like a serious product). Two downsides: 1) it’s not using a usb c connector to the drive itself, instead it uses some connection I don’t know the name of and don’t have a cable for already (it ships with a cable, but if I ever needed a replacement, usb c is far more common than whatever this connection is). 2) it’s an smr platter (shingled magnetic recording) which will make it slower than the conventional option. That’s kind of the tradeoff to get a 5TB drive in 2.5 form factor (although I think they also use it for the smaller capacity drives in this line as well). For my workload – doing a full backup once a year or so and incremental backups in between, I don’t really mind, but something to be aware of. My initial full backup took 12-16 hours for 2.5TB worth of data, ymmv.
Ladarius Kuphal (verified owner) –
use daily. fast and stable. so far so goood.