Seagate 12TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
$239.99
In stock
Description
Add space, consolidate files to a single location, or free up space on your system’s internal drive with the 12TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive from Seagate, which is preformatted exFAT, meaning it is compatible with Windows and Mac right out of the box. This hard drive provides a storage capacity of up to 12TB and connects to your host system using its micro-USB 3.0 interface. Copy and saving data is easy – simply drag and drop. Included is an 18″ USB 3.0 cable, an 18W power adapter, Seagate’s Rescue Data Recovery Services, and Toolkit backup software.
Please note that reformatting may be required for use with Apple’s Time Machine. Also, Rescue Data Recovery Services is not available in all countries.
Additional information
| Weight | 2.95 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 8.6 × 8.3 × 3.1 in |
| Storage Capacity | 12 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 |
| Power Source | Included AC Adapter |
| Cooling System | Passive |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 7.0 x 1.6 x 4.9" / 177.8 x 40.6 x 124.5 mm |
Reviews (459)
459 reviews for Seagate 12TB Expansion Desktop USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
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Domingo Stark (verified owner) –
I took the unit out of the box, plugged it into my USB hub, and my PC computer immediately recognized it. I was also able to transfer about 3TB of images and other data very easily. The reason I have not given this device 5 stars is that I have not had it long enough to be able to address its longevity.
Kevon Willms (verified owner) –
Extreemly easy to set up and operate. Pluge in – drag and drop.
Mikayla Hermann (verified owner) –
Great unit. Easy set up. I needed redundancy for my photo storage.
Elwin Denesik (verified owner) –
Been using this for a few months. Was a bargain ($200 before the pandemic surge). But, it has hung up a couple of times now requiring a power cycle to restart. Not a good sign.
Imani Connelly (verified owner) –
Am using the the drive for OSX TimeMachine and it works just fine. HOWEVER, it makes too much noise when spinning up and the vibrations got amplified by my desk. Was able to diminish the problem by using a longer cable and placing the drive on a softer surface (to diminish the vibrations). Someday I will find a high capacity solid state drive. Sigh….
Lavina Stamm (verified owner) –
Very satisfied, seems sturdy. Works great after a couple of weeks, of course we’ll have to wait and see after a year or two.
Ryder Wehner (verified owner) –
It was late in being delivered but I would blame that more on the post office than the manufacturer. I have not owned it for to long to have had mush of a chance to find to many faults but so far it seems to work as one would have have expect. I do have one issue but it’s more the industry than this product it’s self and that is that there is less room on the drive than is advertised. When they say that there is so much room on the drive that is not usable space but space before all the stuff on the drive that takes up space on the drive so it’s usable.
Natalie Kub (verified owner) –
Am using this with M1 MacBook Pro 13 and OWC Thunderbolt dock. Initially I thought it was owrking great but two things are making it look really shakey. (1) it keeps undocking and reconnecting itself, every few hours, and (2) trying to copy files from this drive back to another drive is failing due to unrecognized characters in file name. Sad. No other drive has these problems at all, not even a little bit. Very sad.
Jackeline Corkery (verified owner) –
Worked fine on my iMac running Big Sur and then all of a sudden it disappeared. Could not recover data even with disk utility. Returned it immediately and purchased a G-Drive from another vendor.
Carmella Feeney (verified owner) –
Have only been using it for a month but so far, so good. It is smaller than I expected and also winds down to sleep mode once my back up is complete so I don’t have to worry about powering it off and on. Overall, it serves it purpose w/o hassle. I would buy it again.
Patsy Pfannerstill (verified owner) –
Works great, a little slow but I update at night. I love the Extra storage space. Super fast shipping.
Meggie Rowe (verified owner) –
I use these to create periodic back-ups of my larger storage system. inexpensive and effective insurance!!
Etha Volkman (verified owner) –
This big external drive was a snap to setup and provides me with a ton of working storage for my photos and videos.
Joan McLaughlin (verified owner) –
the 8TB drive is actually 7.27TB and when you google 7.27 you can readabkut how this is an accepted thing that some companies do when calculating size.
Crystel Boehm (verified owner) –
I’m storing photographs on mine. It has more space than I need at this time but it’s nice to know the space is there when I will need it eventually.
Guido Auer (verified owner) –
This is my 3rd Seagate unit (the other two are 5TB size). Unfortunately, one of the older units gave indications of dying and I bought the 8TB unit. I formatted the 8TB unit with the Mac Disk Utility and was up and running in less than 10 minutes. And the unit is working perfectly.
Mabelle Leannon (verified owner) –
Working as expected. Only 4 stars because nothing is absolutely perfect.
Laisha Goyette (verified owner) –
After seeing that Seagate discontinued my favorite hard drive it was a treat to see this new version.
Okey Beer (verified owner) –
What can you say about a little black box that you plug in and let it do its thing to store all kinds of data, photos and videos. It just works. Easy to reformat for MacOS. This is number three of these for my workgroup and will not be the last.
Hyman Schuster (verified owner) –
This drive is very easy to use, just plug it in and go. Truly amazing that it is 8TB for a reasonable price. A good way to backup photos and other files.