Manual copy and paste is more suitable for moving small batches of files at once, if you want to perform backup with Seagate Expansion drive more flexibly, you may need to use the following backup utilities in Windows 10/8/7.

However, if you have a more specific plan for data backup, like auto backup data from PC to Seagate Expansion, or backup Seagate Expansion to another portable device, how can you achieve it? So in Windows PC, you can simply plug in the USB cable and moves files via drag & drop or copy & paste in File Explorer. Seagate Expansion drives do not come with any backup software and are formatted for Windows. There is actually no fundamental difference between them, except that Backup Plus is usually more portable and comes with a backup solution to auto back up data from your PC, so it’s correspondingly more expensive. The first 2 are popular portable devices and both have the advantages of light and fast. It comes in 3 sizes to suit your needs: Seagate Expansion SSD, Seagate Expansion portable hard drive and Seagate Expansion desktop drive. Seagate Expansion offers solutions to add extra space while making file storage faster and easier.

Seagate Expansion External Hard Drives & SSDs