does it do incremental backups?
1097380
It did NOTHING for me except screw up a part of my Registry. My computer wouldn't recognize the little piece of junk and it took me nearly a month and a half and God knows how much of my time and money to get a credit back to my credit card. In other words, to try out and find how bad this thing was, I had to pay $15 to send it back to them. If Amazon has no better judgment than to deal with someone like "Portable Guy." I may have dealt with Amazon for the last time.
1097381
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.
1097382
If you mean: "Does it backup periodically (you decide when) and only the new stuff on the hard drive, the answer is yes. It does not do a complete backup every time it backs up the system.
1097383
The first time it is plugged in it backs up everything. After that it should back up only new data, unless you request it to back up everything.
1185573
Yes you can, it might take a while if you are backing up a lot of files,just be patient.
1395775
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.
49420
It does not do incremental copying. It copies the entire data card each time, into a new folder. So, if you take 1g of pics each day and back them up to photosafe each nite, 1st file is 1g, 2nd file is 2g (3g now on disk), 3rd file is 3g (6g total on disk), etc... You now have 3 copies of day 1 pictures. To keep from saving multiple copies, you'd need to clear your data card from the camera before taking new pics.Hope this helps!
1006928
I am using MyPCBackup which works fine and I have also used a Toshiba external drive for backup. The backup up and down loads very easily.
2236978
I usually back up full os, but i'm almost positive you can back up individual files. My only gripe with this software is I already owned an older copy and had to purchase a new copy for windows 7!
335066
yes, you can use it for automatic backups--that's what I do. Each backup is 'discrete' so you can backup a file (as part of a regular backup) then delete it; it'll still be there on one of the backups. Will remain until you clear it out deliberately or room is needed for the next backup. With 3TB, that's not going to happen soon...
1164704
Yes. You can specify which folders to be backed up, the type and frequency to be used.
875704
Mine came with the backup software already on the drive. It is part of the setup.
2005180
Yes. However, this device is accompanied by software that controls the back up process automatically - on the fly. Your backup is therefore always up to date - provided you set up your pc to allow these actions. Of course, it is somewhat configurable. Personally, I didn't explore all of the options available. I installed the software, and set it to select just the files one would expect to back up, such as word processing, spreadsheets, .jpegs, mp3, etc. - no operating system files.
1037201
YES. Depends on the config, as long as the drive letter is the same you can create different sub-folder to store the backups. If your backups are on a schedule, be sure you have the drive connected to the correct device in the right day/night.
365945
Yes, if You use the Software Included with the Portable Hard Drive, and set it up accordingly, You Just have to press the Button on top of the hardrive, and automatic backup is set! the Backup software included sucks though, you might what to do it your self with winrar, or use acronis true image home 2013/2014.
23754
I use mine to back up Time Machine on a daily basis. It operates in the background and I never know if its slow or not. Not a problem for me.
355155
Absolutely, in fact the backup is not automatic unless the user configures it.
1087002
I successfully use the 2TB My Book Live for backups until upgrading to Lion. Now it is painful. It takes 7-10 days for a fresh backup of 300GB using Time Machine over a wired network. And TM demands a fresh backup every few weeks. I've scoured the internet for answers, with no success. I regret I ever bought this drive.
1573264
I believe it is because it is not software dependent. It uses a physical connection to back up whatever data you need to back-up. Rick
519353
you set it's frequency of backup. also, the drive always checks the status of the computer. if no back up is required, the WD drive does nothing.