I know there is a similar question below, but does anyone know if I can plug in by USB and transfer files like a regular external drive?
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There are USB ports on the drive if you choose to use it conventionally like othe external drives
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I would avoid all Buffalo products. I purchased an NAS that failed after two years. I have come across others who have encountered poorly manufactured equipment and even worse customer support.
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Short answer - don't know. There is nothing in the documentation to indicate you can. The USB port seems to be only for extending the drive space. I would say it is not intended to be connected to a computer via USB connection. Mine is connected via the wireless network and it works fine.
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You can use the cable that came with the drive (actually, you have to since USB 3.0 has one different end). It will automatically transfer data at 2.0 speeds.
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this cable isn't made for direct transfers. and if you are trying to mount a usb drive with it. you most likely need root access and an app called stick mount. then you can mount flash drives and tranfer files that way. other wise hook your individual devices to a computer and do it that way
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It's not that simple, but yes. Suggest you google this question in your browser: "how to transfer data from one external hard drive to another".
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Yes you can, there's a small flap where the USB is located, all you have to do is lift it up and plug it in.
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Yes you can. That's what I did with my Sony Viao. I purchaced the drive and an external holder with a usb connection ($8 from amazon). I used NTI Echo 3 ($19) to clone the drive. After the coloning process I swapped drives. Took about an hour to do the whole thing. Mostly waiting for the cloning process.
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You can, and I do it all the time by simply plugging the converter into my tablet or phone and plugging the flashdrive into the converter. However, I have a hard time getting it to recognize large external hard drives.
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If it's a external hard drive, you cannot because there's not enough power running through the device. But thumb drives and flash drives work fine but beware that they transfer very slowly
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The easiest way is to get an external drive. You can also share a dvd/cd drive from a computer on the same network. I have not heard of connecting two computers together with a usb cable.
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Yes you can. A USB flash drive functions like a hard drive or extra memory. Once you plug it into your USB port, you can download music , video or photos. Works as an extra storage device up to 256 GB.
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Short answer: yes.Long answer: It's a very standardized interface supported in almost any operating system. You should expect this to work as well as a USB flash drive. There may be some slight differences between operating systems, such as whether it powers down when not in use and how long (within a narrow range) it takes to start transferring data. Otherwise you'll have no problems.
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Though there is no internal drive, I used an external drive to transfer data back and forth with no issue. I made a conscious choose choice for lightweight portability over a drive, since I already had an external drive.
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No, although you can transfer data from a USB drive to the My Cloud, it does not connect to your computer via USB. It connects via Ethernet to your network but does not necessarily have to be open to the internet.
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I plugged mine into my Mac via the USB and was able to transfer the files with no trouble.
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No you cannot attach a USB drive directly to this NAS. But a better approach would be to attach the USB drive to your desktop and run automatic backups from your desktop.
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Are you talking about cloning the contents of this drive to your computer? If so, yes. It is indeed possible, manually or with the help of freeware. I recommend the latter though. I did the opposite though as I have a 3TB drive. Good luck.