Is this a good solution to keep some files archived but accessible, similar to an external hard drive?
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I use it strictly for emergency back up. Things that I want easy access to I keep on an EHD. It just seems faster and easier to do it that way. But for all I know there may be a way to do that on the Time Capsule as well. Either way, once you have had your HD crash and burn, you will never do without the ATC again. Hope this helps.
1764019
Yes. It is excellent as it backs up everything. And with the 3T you will never have to worry about info that you might later need getting deleted.
1764020
Yes! You can keep a lot of files as it is a 3TB. You can also use this a router and printer hub.
1764021
The time capsule backups are good for if you know where and when do you want the backup from, keeping them on the time capsule without backuping up is easy too, no harm in it. But not a backup solution
1764022
You can easily set it up to use that way, as well as for a dedicated backup device.
1204764
Yes you can, just be careful the type of files you want to move to it. I read that raw files can be a problem.
2050238
Not unless you have IOMEGA zip disks you need to access. As others have said, it's old technology. You probably want a flash drive that is compatible with current computers.
1542744
If you are using this with a Mac try using Hazel. It is available in the App Store. It is a great little app to manage the location of files
478855
Yes, but only if you want to back up to writable DVD or CD media. Few people do that any more, because backup to external hard disks is faster and more easily accessible.
335067
Yes. Time Machine can automatically back up to this, and you can use the drive as a regular network share and store files on it that you no longer want on your mac. It works well with OSX, works horribly with Windows.
1568445
yes, it has the possibility to save your images, photos, docs. separate or together if you check pdf. I hope this answers your question.
960198
Roger, you can transfer the existing files to an extrnal drive via USB. I don't know if you can record directly to an external drive.
1819611
I'd recommend a portable external USB hard drive for backing up a computer system or a hard drive enclosure.
412383
You can move files to and from the tablet or use it as extra storage. Put personal data that you need on the use and not on the table for better security. Ps get a file explorer app. It works great
1916788
This will work fine just like any other external USB drive. If you don't want it formatted as NTFS, it can be easily formatted as FAT32 or whatever your need is.
888236
Yes, this can be set up as just a external hard drive for storage. That is what we use it for.
103520
Yes, treat it as a standard removable usb drive, don't run the "backup" software.
251149
Yes you should be able to do this using something like Clonezilla or Accronis I believe. However, if you are cloning your main drive to the external, you will not be able to use it during that time of course.
1120024
I have a "very old" External Hard drive...not this make/model...I turn it on once/quarter to backup recent files...it's probably over 3 years old. Recently, I bought one of these WD Elite 500GB models...my plan is to backup on two externals...in case one fails. I know this seems lame, but it is the only way to ensure everything sticks around. Seems like its worth the extra $100.
496139
Like most external USB drives, I'd not rely on it for long-term backups over one year. Augment it with a cloud product that is acceptable for the type of data being backed up (i.e. personal, confidential, commercial, etc.). In my experience, none of the disks used in these devices are high-grade, and in commercial applications, we'll go to a NAS with RAID.
717246
if you want read access only I wouldn't suggest this. I would use something like Google Drive.