Finally, for a limited time, Seagate is including 200GB of OneDrive cloud storage for two years, for free (a $95 value) when you register the drive. The software can be downloaded from the Seagate site here, as well as its own 17 page User Guide which is available here. Also not packed in the box is the Seagate Dashboard software. There is also a power adapter which connects to the back of the drive and plugs into a standard 110V AC outlet and a Quick Start Guide.Īlthough not packed in the box, Seagate does have a 20 page user guide that is available as a web document or as a pdf download and you can get a copy here. Also in the box is a USB 3.0 cable with a Type A connection on one end for your computer and a Micro-B connection on the other end to connect to the drive. Our evaluation unit was an 8TB Windows version which comes out of the box in the NTFS format (the Mac version comes in the default HFS+ format). The Seagate Backup Plus Hub is available in both a Windows and Mac format as well as several sizes from 4TB to 8TB. Seagate Dashboard software has limited value Even more odd is that I've been getting occasional blue screens with the error code 'badpoolcaller' which appears to be some sort of driver problem.Of all the products we review, the hardest ones are external hard drives (read our reviews here) because, let’s be honest, how much can you say about a hard drive after you plug it in and it works? That’s why we were excited to hear about the Seagate Backup Plus Hub, which combines a massive 8TB external hard drive with an always on USB 3.0 powered hub. Check the system Event log for details.' The last message in the event viewer is that the device 'failed to migrate' which happened the night I upgraded. Since I can't use it, and can't recover the files, I decided to format through Computer Management as a last-ditch effort, but get the following error: 'An unexpected error has occured.

Panicking now, I ran a data recovery program and found most of my files, but they are mostly corrupted and unrecoverable. Refresh and try again, and if the problem persists please close and reopen Computer Management or restart the computer' I refreshed, reopened, and restarted, but the issue persisted. I checked Computer Management and see the 1800 GB volume (2TB minus a 200 GB partition for mac files) but when I right click and go to properties, I get the following message: 'The operation failed to complete because the Disk Management console view is not up-to-date.

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