Does this unit have continuous backup?
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Sorry, I cannot help you with that as I do not use it that way. Great little drive though
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No it does not, however you are encouraged to generate a backup disk after placing your new computer into service. It would be nice if the seller or manufacturer provided a software repair disc. They did years ago.
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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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Yes, once the unit has been plugged in and charged, it has a back-up battery that will preserve time and settings during intermittent power outages.
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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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to my knowledge, only the internal storage of information. I see no need for any backup storage.
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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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One of the options is an incremental backup, only backing up new files or changed files. But I haven't tried to restore anything, so I don't actually know how well it does.
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if it is continuing backing up, is that the same information being made redundant or does it back up new information. MAC user with Time Machine
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Yes it does. It comes with everything you need to hook up the backup system except a battery.
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I am uncertain...I purchased it solely for the hardware features such as ease of swapping hard-drives and the manual power switch. I did not investigate if software exists to perform an automatic power mode toggle and backup.
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no. this is strictly an external backup drive with usb as the sole interface to the computer.
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The very first backup takes a long time, maybe an hour. For subsequent back-ups, it records whatever has changed, and the back-up takes only 55-10 minutes.
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Absolutely, in fact the backup is not automatic unless the user configures it.
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It is a portable unit so unless you leave it plugged into your computer you will not be able to do backups but if you leave it attached all the time you can have auto backup through your antivirus program like Norton
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Kristin,Carfam is right. Just to add: you can do it manually without the backup tool or even with the included backup tool (using the external for two or more systems).
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Unsure, but be advised that while this drive in eco friendly it pays the price in speed, this is a very slow drive. I use it for gentle backups, nothing serious or fast.