Backup Plus Desktop Drive for Mac

Your digital life safe and sound.

Backup Plus from Seagate is the simple, one-click way to protect and share your entire digital life–without getting in the way of the rest of your life.

Mac OS and Time Machine® ready right out of the box
Automatically save photos from your social networks
Share photos and video to social networks with a click
Up to 4TB capacity for a lifetime of memories

Mac OS
Windows 7 32 and 64-Bit
Windows Vista 32 and 64-Bit

What is Backup Plus?

Backup Plus is the amazing line of external drives from Seagate that lets you do more with photos and movies, protect everything in your digital life, and manage it all from a single, intuitive dashboard.

Protect your precious memories with flexible backup that’s fully compatible with Time Machine^® software
Save the photos you've shared online—automatically
Share photos and videos on social networks like Facebook and Flickr
Upgrade your connection in a snap with swappable upgrade adapters

Up to 4TB capacity.

Space for everything you've got. No more having to pick and choose what you protect.

Time Machine ready.

It’s fully compatible with your Mac's Time Machine^® software, so you just plug it in, set it up, and forget it.

Also works with PCs.

Use it interchangeably on your Mac or PC computer without reformatting.

FireWire 800 or USB 3.0 plug-and-play.

You can also easily upgrade to Thunderbolt™ technology with an add-on adapter (sold separately).

Thunderbolt and the Thunderbolt logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Download and share content that’s posted on your social networks
Share your digital memories to your social networks with a click

What do you get?

Seagate Backup Plus drive
Seagate Dashboard pre-loaded on drive
FireWire 800/USB 2.0 interface adapter with capacity gauge
5 foot (1.5m) FireWire 800 cable, 5-foot (1.5m) USB 2.0 cable, Power adapter
Quick start guide
3-year limited warranty

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Expert Ratings and Reviews

Gizmodo.com: Automatically Upload and Download Photos

The included file management software will not only schedule backups for you, but it will automatically upload and download photos from Facebook and Flickr.

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Reviews.cnet.com: Seagate Backup Plus Review

With flexible design, fast performance, and helpful software, the new Seagate Backup Plus makes an excellent portable external hard drive for both business and home users alike.

Check out the review

Features

Protect…
Photos, videos and more. Automatically.

Life is full of amazing moments you want to remember forever. The Backup Plus Desktop Drive for Mac provides easy plug-and-play Time Machine™ backups of all your stuff, so you know that even if "life happens" to your computer, your memories are always protected.

Save…
Your social life with a click.

Think of how many photos you’ve shared on Facebook or Flickr. With Backup Plus, you can easily download them right to your Backup Plus drive, so even more of your life is safe and sound.

Share…
Your favorite moments instantly.

With Backup Plus, your memories aren’t “trapped” in your drive. Just a click lets you share photos and videos to Facebook, Flickr, or YouTube right from your Backup Plus drive.

Upgrade…
Your connectivity in a snap.

Getting a new Mac with Thunderbolt™ technology? Not a problem. Changing your connectivity is as easy as plugging in a new adapter.* So when you upgrade, your Backup Plus drive can upgrade right along with you.

*Additional adapters sold separately.

System Requirements

Mac OS X 10.6 or higher or Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system
FireWire® 800 or USB 2.0 port

Specifications

Capacity	4TB	3TB	2TB
Print Mail	Show me : What's Different What's the Same
Interface Options	USB 3.0	Firewire 800 & USB 2.0, USB 3.0	USB 3.0, Firewire 800 & USB 2.0
Physical
Height (in/mm)	1.73/44.0	1.73/44.0	1.73/44.0
Width (in/mm)	4.88/124.0	4.88/124.0	4.88/124.0
Length (in/mm)	6.22/158.0	6.22/158.0	6.22/158.0
Weight (lb/g)	2.38/1080	2.38/1080	2.38/1080

Model Number	Interface	Package	Capacity	Automatic Backup Software	Warranty
STCB4000102	USB 3.0	Drive Only	4TB	PC & Mac	2 years
STCB3000900	USB 3.0	Drive Only	3TB	PC & Mac	2 years
STCB3000100	Firewire 800 & USB 2.0	Drive Only	3TB	PC & Mac	3 years
STCB2000900	USB 3.0	Drive Only	2TB	PC & Mac	3 years
STCB2000100	Firewire 800 & USB 2.0	Drive Only	2TB	PC & Mac	3 years

Model Number: STAE124

Desktop Adapter — USB 3.0 V2

Upgrade the interface on your Backup Plus or GoFlex Desktop drive to USB 3.0 with this desktop adapter. You’ll experience up to 10x faster performance than USB 2.0. Features an illuminated LED capacity gauge and is backwards compatible with USB 2.0.

Compatible with any Backup Plus or GoFlex Desktop drive

Model Number: STAE123

Desktop Adapter — FireWire® 800/USB 2.0 V2

Upgrade the transfer and access speeds between your Backup Plus or GoFlex desktop drive and your Mac® computer with FireWire® 800 connectivity that’s up to 2x faster than USB 2.0. Features an illuminated LED capacity gauge.

Compatible with any Backup Plus or GoFlex Desktop drive

Backup Plus Desktop Drive for Mac

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