can it backup your operating system?
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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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sure, depending on which system you are using. With windows, you can copy your svc pak discs to the seagate pretty easily
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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.
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Yes, according to the company. I asked this question myself. I have backed up three computers, VERY easy. Since I have not had a failure or need to try, I cannot answer 100%.
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It is recommended but you can use the free clone software the WD offers to clone OS to new hard drive. Just keep in mind it is only 115 GB at first you can use
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absolutely not.....you'll enjoy it....first backup took about 45 minutes..all the rest approx. 12-15 minutes
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You can also plug a USB HDD in and do a content drag and drop from explorer, or use something like the free versions of EASUS, Paragon, Free sync etc., set up a back up and let it run overnight, but you have to be willing to become an active participant in your data backup routine, at least once. The plus is that you can back up what's important to you and not the fluff that might accumulate like TV shows you aren't going to watch again.
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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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While I've used it for a lot of things I didn't have any luck backing up the os
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Pete is absolutely wrong. YES you can upgrade the operating system. You will have to back up all of your data that you do not want to loose. You will have to create a bootable install disk or USB. You can even install windows on the system if you like, which is what I would do.
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This is not a RW (Rewritable) disk but, yes you could use this to make backups of almost anything.
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Yes, just make sure you have the proper drivers, and backups if anything goes wrong.
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It can but you need to use either the utility that comes with it or you need to manually partition and format it using disk management in windows.
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Yes you can, but there are lots of operating system backup programs that make an image of the entire partition into a single file or span of files which don't need a separate partition at all, which are smaller total volume due to being compressed, and read and write much faster to a USB flash drive due to being a single large sequential read or write.These backup utilities can also usually extract and restore individual files or groups of them you select as well, so partitioning and backing up thousands of little files to different partitions on a thumbdrive opposed to what I described above isn't a good solution. One such backup software is Acronis Trueimage. Yes you can, but there are lots of operating system backup programs that make an image of the entire partition into a single file or span of files which don't need a separate partition at all, which are smaller total volume due to being compressed, and read and write much faster to a USB flash drive due to being a single large sequential read or write.These backup utilities can also usually extract and restore individual files or groups of them you select as well, so partitioning and backing up thousands of little files to different partitions on a thumbdrive opposed to what I... » Read More Yes you can, but there are lots of operating system backup programs that make an image of the entire partition into a single file or span of files which don't need a separate partition at all, which are smaller total volume due to being compressed, and read and write much faster to a USB flash drive due to being a single large sequential read or write.These backup utilities can also usually extract and restore individual files or groups of them you select as well, so partitioning and backing up thousands of little files to different partitions on a thumbdrive opposed to what I described above isn't a good solution. One such backup software is Acronis Trueimage. « Show Less
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You can format this drive to either FAT32, NTFS, ExFAT, or whatever. Will work for system backup or making a recovery disk.
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I have not yet started using my 4TB Backup Plus, so I don't know the capabilities. Sorry.
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I don't see why not. I agree with Patrick - it's just like a giant flash drive and doesn't depend on an operating system.
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Yes however reinstalling operating systems can be a huge complication as in some cases you will need to download particular drivers seperately in order forbit to work appropriately.