can you back up a external Hard drive automatic
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If you're referring to this device, it is setup to be RAID so that if you lose one of the drives, you merely replace it and tell it to rebuild the RAID.
365945
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.
1408810
It's not a hard drive - just an enclosure. You would have to provide your own drive.
101316
Not mandatory. You can use the drive as is. I kept the software on - just in case I changed my mind and/or computer. Be careful what you delete, some of the software is not related to the back up application.
1164705
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.
355155
Absolutely, in fact the backup is not automatic unless the user configures it.
526577
Yes, you FolderClone can backup to any folder or drive connected to your computer. Keep in mind that it can't back up active system files.
1887456
no. this is strictly an external backup drive with usb as the sole interface to the computer.
1002600
Yes, the device can be used as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) if you connect a USB HHD, SD card, USB drive. I am not sure if it has a program to do automatic backups, but it will serve as the NAS no problem!
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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.
200504
Sure. But if you are backing-up your OS, you should be doing that to a second physical internal hard drive.
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If you want to use the drive for automated back-up is has to be plugged in, of course. Any wear items wear faster with constant use, but if the point of the drive is to easily and conveniently back-up your data, so what? I have drives in servers that have been running practically non-stop for years. I've also had brand new drives that lasted only a few months with intermittent use. The bottom line is that drives are commodities and storage is getting cheaper every day. Your data and your time are what is valuable. Connect the drive, configure the automated back-up and forget about it. If the drive fails, pitch it and get another one. If you want to use the drive for automated back-up is has to be plugged in, of course. Any wear items wear faster with constant use, but if the point of the drive is to easily and conveniently back-up your data, so what? I have drives in servers that have been running practically non-stop for years. I've also had brand new drives that lasted only a few months with intermittent use. The bottom line is that drives are commodities and storage is getting cheaper every day. Your data and your time are what is valuable. Connect the drive, configure the automated back-up and forget about it. If... » Read More If you want to use the drive for automated back-up is has to be plugged in, of course. Any wear items wear faster with constant use, but if the point of the drive is to easily and conveniently back-up your data, so what? I have drives in servers that have been running practically non-stop for years. I've also had brand new drives that lasted only a few months with intermittent use. The bottom line is that drives are commodities and storage is getting cheaper every day. Your data and your time are what is valuable. Connect the drive, configure the automated back-up and forget about it. If the drive fails, pitch it and get another one. « Show Less
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The backup utility built into the NAS software will only back up the NAS. You can backup your external drive to the NAS using third party software, or backup software that came with your drive. I backup my external drives to the NAS by plugging them into a computer on the network that has my backup software. I use Acronis. I do not know if you can backup the external drive if it is plugged directly into the NAS. Never tried it that way. It probably depends on the capabilities of your backup software.
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No -- and that is why I bought it -- strickly as an external storage drive. You just plug it in and use it from Finder/Windows Explorer. It contains software to use it as a backup drive, but I did not install it, nor did I have to do anything to prevent it from installing. I use it as one of my dual drives for redundant storage for my images as a photographer so I access it frequently -- it has worked flawlessly since I bought it.
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I believe you'd have to back up to your computer then put it on the external drive
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You can manually transfer photo's, documents, etc. to the external hard drive to make certain they're saved; then when deleted off your computer (if using time machine to automatically back up your files) it should still keep them on the external hard drive. You can manually transfer documents while also using the automatic back-up feature of time machine. The way Time machine works though is pretty much in the same principal - if you delete a file or lose a file/document then you can enter time machine and restore the previous days/weeks back-up. So either way works, but I'd suggest that if you are planning on using the external hard drive as a storage device, then manually transfer the photos and they will remain on the EHD permanently until you delete them off the EHD.
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Backing you your computer should be done BEFORE there is a problem. Not after. As long as the hard drive still functions you should be able to place it in the enclosure and plug it into a computer and read your data that way.