I have a mac and DO NOT want to use this device as a time machine backup. How does it do in allowing you to backup just the files you want to back up?
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I use this device strictly for external file access (photo and video storage and editing); don't use a time machine target. Works superbly, solidly built and small form factor.
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From my experience, you just refuse Time Machine for the device once, and then you can use it as a normal backup/file transfer device. Although it is true that I reformatted the drive to work with Windows and Mac using eXFAT file system.
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I have the LaCie drive and understand they make their own drives (not Seagate). I am using as the backup with Time Machine for my MacbookPro and have been very pleased. It is quiet and efficient and I would recommend. In addition, it can be partitioned in case you operated in both a Windows and OS 10 environment.
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If you are used to TimeMachine, which comes free with the Mac OS, then you cannot expect the automation Apple build into the backup process. You have to configure and operate backups manually on this drive. It is somewhat slow. Even though the connection is USB 3.
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I believe you can drag/drop too. I have a Mac and it worked like that for me. However, I chose the Mac TimeMachine to back up all my pertinent data. PS. I had mine 3 months and it stopped working. I just had to contact Toshiba for a replacement. Hoping I don't have another issue with the new one.
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I have a DNS-323 and no, it does not work reliably with Mac OS 10.6.4. You can make it work for a while with considerable effort (find instructions online) but after a week or two Time Machine will detect an error, erase all of your backup history, and start over with a new backup. In my case that means about 50 hours to do a new backup (1.5TB
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Time Capsule is a backup device, not a file server. You must start with Time Machine setup on your Air.
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If you are talking about a PC, the seagate software will NOT backup the system or applications. On a Macintosh, Time Machine (which comes with a mac) WILL back everything up, including versions of files that change. Also, Carbon Copy Cloner will make a bootable copy of your disk. There are programs for the PC which will back everything up, but I'm not familiar with them.
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Do you use file sharing for both? Yes, the TC will back up multiple computers via time machine - and do it automatically every time, without user intervention. If you use 'accounts' in Leopard - make sure you do a manual setup (see my review) when setting up the TC or you will lose your data, should you want to 'revert' from disk sharing to file sharing.
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Unless there is some oddity in those files there shouldn't be a problem. The "special" Mac-ness of this drive is that it is able to be used as a backup drive with Time machine - not all drives will support that. AFAIK
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Not an expert on this, but after my own recent unbacked-up-data-loss fiasco, I *believe* Time Machine (part of Apple OS X) not only backs up each item---text file, photo, song, movie, etc.---on your computer, but creates a whole copy ("image") of the complete contents of your computer---including apps. In the event of data-loss disaster, you can simply restore your complete computer the way it was.This drive's features list describes it "Time Machine ready"
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I have been loking around for an external drive, and I've noticed they all fail! IMO the best way to gois to have 2 of the drives and do a periodic copy of each to each. I have a free agent on my mac and it has been working perfectly, but I am looking for a drive to back up between a PC and a mac. Two cheap drives may be more reliable than a single more expensive, since they all fail and you cant "pay out" of the uncertainty. Change that: Buy two expensive hard drives and dont even fool with the Seagates..
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Sincerely, I do not know. Because in my case I use this device only one or two time for month -when my Mac activate Time Machine option-, so I have not experience using everyday. For me works very good, is enough.
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Just to throw in my 2 cents here, the Disk Utility reformat mentioned above in Andrew's post is spot-on. The drive so far as been great to use. However, I'm running Mac 10.5.6 and it was immediately recognized when I first plugged it in: it mounted and Time Machine asked if I wanted to use it for backups...I did the reformatting anyway as the apps on board are no use to a Mac owner.BTW, the $99 price was unbelievable!Fingers crossed on reliability,Yikesboy
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No but you can backup your files with it useing time machine. i have use it with no problem on my pro mac
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I use mine as a movie and music drive and works great. Another drive was used for my TimeMachine backup and works great.
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This is only meant for Mac. It backs up files using Time Machine. You'll have to use a different product for a PC.
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Yes. I have been using it and it works fine. It appears to backup my MacBook Pro fine. I have not had to restore the backups so i haven't test that. Although I have viewed the folders on the backup drive.