Any helpful people tried it for backup using windows 7, 64-bit? Other reviews indicate it's a little finicky about OS... Thanks!
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Yes it works fine and both of my pcs are windows 7 and 64 bit. I have had no issues with it just a little had to limit what files are backed up
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I would never use the SanDisk Ultra Back-up at all, forget about using it for data back-up/ The drive died less then three months after I bought it and SanDisk support was rude and useless. They said they can't help me with my lost data recovery, but said 'feel free to use a third party data recovery service'. The drive is crap and support sucks, so I will never ever use this manufacturers products again. My alternative - Corsair, which is more reliable and is cheaper.
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The backup button doesn't work on for Window 7 64 bit but you can still backup to it using another program.
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What type of backup? You should be able to run it as an emergency repair disc, as long as you make sure the USB 3.0 drivers are installed correctly when making the backup image. There are a lot of websites that can take you step by step through the process. Or, if you're talking about Win 8.1's ability to create a "Windows to go" bootable backup (only for Windows 8/8.1 professional/enterprise? You should be able to do that also. Only problem is that 16GB is going to be very tight. You're not going to able to install much else, in terms of applications and your pagefile is going to be nonexistent. Considering how much space you will have left over and how flash memory is limited in the number of writes it can take, it'll probably fail pretty quickly. I'd get at least a 64GB USB drive.
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Gerry: I've got it installed on WINDOWS 7...but never use it. I'm using it on my WINDOWS XP (another computer) and it works just fine. I've had problems installing on "7"....and if that's the only thing you have.....good luck. I was just patient and kept at it after "7" was telling me to forgot it. But I did get a correct install.
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It works fine with Windows 7, including both Home Premium 32/64 bit and Ultimate 64 bit (those are the systems I have). Think about it....why would Microsoft, of all companies, create a product that is not compatible with their latest operating system?
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I've been using 120gb with another 120gb as extra storage. I therefore think 500gb is ample, especially if you can always get external storage later for backup. I run windows8.1.
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What did you find-out about 64 bit compatability. So far< I have not found any drive compatable with 64 bit Vista.
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Does anyone have the current software to download? So I can get mine to work again. I now have a new computer and I backed everything on to MyBook portable hard drive.
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Hi William: I have so far had a good experience with the LaCie 3TB minimus (with Windows 7). It is possible I may have a review of it on Amazon. My concerns were largely issues of formatting a 3TB drive. But an official vendor's quote could be taken if you make a pdf of the Amazon page for the relevant product. I would think the same goes for any other site. And give the school a printout of the pdf. They can verify it independently as well once you have given them the pdf. If the school is bureaucratic about it get written quotes from neighbourhood computer stores. That ought to do it. Good luck!! Hi William: I have so far had a good experience with the LaCie 3TB minimus (with Windows 7). It is possible I may have a review of it on Amazon. My concerns were largely issues of formatting a 3TB drive. But an official vendor's quote could be taken if you make a pdf of the Amazon page for the relevant product. I would think the same goes for any other site. And give the school a printout of the pdf. They can verify it independently as well once you have given them the pdf. If the school is bureaucratic about it get written quotes from neighbourhood computer stores. That ought to do it.... » Read More Hi William: I have so far had a good experience with the LaCie 3TB minimus (with Windows 7). It is possible I may have a review of it on Amazon. My concerns were largely issues of formatting a 3TB drive. But an official vendor's quote could be taken if you make a pdf of the Amazon page for the relevant product. I would think the same goes for any other site. And give the school a printout of the pdf. They can verify it independently as well once you have given them the pdf. If the school is bureaucratic about it get written quotes from neighbourhood computer stores. That ought to do it. Good luck!! « Show Less
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Yes. I have Windows 8 Professional, 64 bit. Works fine. Keep in mind it has preinstalled backup software. This worked too, but I abandoned it as I use a different backup method and didn't want more software running in the background. Good luck!
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It worked with me. But i only used it to copy files off it to my win7/64 desktop. I did not run any programs
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I only run windows 7, 64 bit version. How anything, including drives, will run on other operating systems is only confirmed by actual use on that system in my opinion.
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I use a Kingston 32 GB Data Locker on Windows with no problems to date. Just follow the directions on the Data Traveler.*
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It worked fine for me on the lowly Windows 7 *Starter* edition (on a cheap mini Acer netbook), *but* I didn't install the Iomega *software* because Windows 7 was able to read and write to the drive without any extra software. I formatted the disks using Windows (the usual right-click menu thing) but I don't remember if I used FAT or NTFS or what, and I don't have the Zip drive (or the netbook) anymore so can't do further testing.
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This is confusing. The company website says it doesn't work with 64-bit systems - does that mean Windows 7? Why don't they just tell us what it does or does not work with - we aren't all computer people.
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i am running maverick. my os is 10.9.3. the hard drive works fine. quiet and fast. this is my second my book externalhard drive. th first one i use with a windows 7 computer, it is around 5 years old. i love it. never fails me. thatis all i can tell you.
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Actually I have Windows 8.21 on my computer, functioning as Windows 7. I have two drives, that way I protect my software and can use a clone to copy it to the other drive and keep them up to date that way. Mine is a 1 TB solid state, quiet and very fast. Cost nearly $500.
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I run a 32-bit Vista system. Formatted a 4tb drive GTP/NTFS, connected via eSata and it is both fast and reliable. USB does not work.