( . Back up external storage to your Seagate Personal Cloud (USB hard drive or USB flash drive
Review the topics below to better understand the settings and requirements for the type of backup you want
:Perform the following types of backups with USB storage connected to your Seagate Personal Cloud
You can optimize backups to and from a USB storage device connected to one of the USB ports on your
Seagate Personal Cloud. Refer to the table below for the file formats that work best with your Seagate device.
When configuring a backup with a USB device, the Backup Wizard gives you the option to format your USB
storage for optimized backups. By using the optimized formats, you have the option to perform incremental
An incremental backup allows you to back up new or modified files following the first backup. If the format is
not optimized, you must perform full backups each time a job is run. A full backup copies everything on the
(Optimized backup (incremental
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Perform the following types of backups with a second Seagate Personal Cloud, another Seagate network storage
The primary Seagate Personal Cloud to a second Seagate Personal Cloud, another Seagate network storage
A second Seagate Personal Cloud, another Seagate network storage device or third-party network storage
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( . Back up network storage to your Seagate Personal Cloud (Seagate or third-party
Hard disk file system
EXT2, EXT 3, EXT 4, and XFS
HFS+ Non-Journaled
HFS+ Journaled
FAT32
NTFS
Back up using network storage
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Back up using USB storage
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.USB storage to Seagate Personal Cloud
.source each time the backup is run
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Operating systems
Linux
Mac
Mac
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Windows
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