Portable, No external power needed, ideal for small backup
Disadvantages:
Too slow for larger backups, may not like the software .
Recommend to potential buyers:
no
Full review
The drive is ideal for a small backup of a couple of gigabytes or if time is not important.
I backed up 80gb onto this drive and it took all night, due to being a 5,400 rpm i guess. Must have taken around ten hours.
Software side.
The software allows backups of folders, so you can backup the whole hard drive as folder C: for example or just my documents. Press the button on the front of the drive and the software pops up. Select your folders to backup and press backup. Wait a while and it will say backup complete.
You cannot see your individual files. All you get is the option to restore the backup you did earlier as one big lump. Very restricting. When you do restore it will take as long as the backup took in the first place. For my 80gb backup this means i have to wait about 20 hours to do a backup and then restore it again.
The option you do have is to format the hard drive so that it can be used like any other. Just drop your files onto the drive after you have formatted the backup software off the drive. Not too bad if you do that. You can then access the files as individual pictures or word documents.
Overall the Onetouch software system is rubbish. If you need a portable drive then this is great but you probably will need to format so you can actually use it. Dont use there software.
If you need to do a large backup then dont buy a portable drive as you will be waiting a long time for the files to transfer over. Buy a powered hard drive that is 7200 rpm.
More details
Design
Good
Ease of use
Awkward
Instruction manual
Satisfactory
Manufacturer Support
Good
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