Does the software do continuous backup? Every time you change a file, it gets immediately backed up.
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All depends on your setting. If you set it to do continuous backup, t will back up everytime there is a change. You can set thethe programm to back up every time you shut down the computer or once a day at a specific time.
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it backs up everything on it but if you mean does it backup the operating program ie xp or 7 I don't think so. ask Seagate.
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If you are backing up to an external drive, you will be fine. You can program the software to make scheduled backup to any drive but I do not know if you can change were the data resides unless you do that at installation of the software.
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NO! It corrupts random files; I bought two and I would not recommend it at all! I would say go ahead and pay a little extra for something more reliable!
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I don't use the backup software which came with it, nor do I use Windows Backup. I use Acronis True Image 2014, and the answer there is yes. You likely can with both the others as well, but I went with Acronis based on features and reputation. The answer is dependent upon the software you use, not the device. The device is just storage. As long as it's visible, you can do whatever you like, whenever you like. I will say that you should keep data volume versus time in mind. A full backup of 1.8TB takes over 24hrs. You're not likely to get through even an incremental backup nightly of anything over 0.75TB. The CPU on this thing is a bit underpowered. The CPU is maxed during transfers, and that appears to be what holds transfer speeds to 50MB/sec, when they should be over twice that when hung directly on gigabit ethernet as mine is (and both the device and the PC show their ports locked at gigabit). Throughput it throttled by the CPU speed limitation on this device. And double the required backup time if you have it verify your backups after making them, as Acronis can do. So if you're trying to do nightly backups of a -whole system-, the frequency with which you can do so will depend on how much data you have to push. If you're just backing up select locations like a lot of people do, that won't be as big an issue unless you work in video production or something similar.
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Yes. Each backup type (i.e., different drive) requires a different "script" and you can create as many scripts as you want. I backup to one internal drive and two external drives.
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Yes, but not very well. I tried using it and ended up sending it back to amazon. It was no good for our network. The software it uses is very slow and I had a very difficult time performing backups. All in all, it was nothing like what it was marketed as.
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Yes you can backup only selected files on a schedule you choose or just once.Install the program on the drive then run the dashboard. Choose the files & frequency you'd like to back up files.Leave the drive connected and your backups are run as you scheduled.
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Yes it will backup all files. The backup software is always the problem. I have used them all, and like SyncBackup SE, FolderClone and Bounceback Professional. They each have problems however. I also like my files saved in native format, and not zipped.
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All it came with is what you see. I didn't see or have any pre-loaded backup software. All you do is plug it in and copy the files you want onto it. It's really easy.
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There is a menu option to have the system overwrite old data automatically. I use a 16GB card and my unit records a continuous loop of a little over the last 48-hours.
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We set it up to sync. with Google Cloud for automatic backup real time, but you can program it to sync. with Drop Box, Windows cloud, and many other services. Check their website, I think there is more information there and instructions on how to do it.
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Hi, I'm so sorry, I can't help you: I never, ever use the back up software in these drives, my laptop is already slow and I find it makes it worst, so I copy/updates my files manually. Good luck with yours!
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Yes - I dedicated the drive to backups and they're automatically stored via the "Time Machine" app onto this drive. The nice thing about the drive is that it auto spins up/down when the drive is use (vs my older external SATA drive which spins 24x7x365)
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Well, I have a Mac and I just use the built-in time machine backup which does all of that automatically. So, I haven't used any of the backup software that comes with the hard drive, sorry!
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Mine came with the backup software already on the drive. It is part of the setup.
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Yes, if You use the Software Included with the Portable Hard Drive, and set it up accordingly, You Just have to press the Button on top of the hardrive, and automatic backup is set! the Backup software included sucks though, you might what to do it your self with winrar, or use acronis true image home 2013/2014.