Designed for growing your digital library, the light blue 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.
Myah Hegmann (verified owner) –
I bought this drive to replace a 500 GB external drive on my desktop, which had died with less than 50% of the space filled. I was a bit surprised how small it is, but it does the job and the backup software is easy to use. I’m sure that it is designed mainly for portable use with a laptop and if I ever get a laptop I will be sure to try it out.
Felicia Jakubowski (verified owner) –
I purchased 9/20/17. Used it as a Time Machine backup drive (just like I’ve done with half a dozen other drives over the years). It lasted barely two months before it quit working. I tried it on two different Mac’s. Neither could recognize the drive. Disk Utility could not repair it. B&H customer service basically said “Tough luck, contact Seagate.” So I am in the process of trying to get it replaced, or get my money back…. BARELY TWO MONTHS USE!!!