#Seagate replica windows 10 install
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The Replica provides password protection, too, assigning passwords on a per computer basis. You also get a Linux-based disaster recovery CD for restoring your systemвЂ“a valuable feature that many similar products lack.

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The Replica software must be installed, however, or the data will come out as gobbledygook. To restore files, you browse the Replica and copy the desired files. The background apps proved their worth by restarting the initial backup without any user intervention after we deliberately pulled the power plug before Windows had properly shut down.

We usually donвЂ™t favor software that uses lots of processes, since their cumulative effect is to slow down the system but in this case, we noticed no performance degradation. Though the Replica software is barely visible, four processes run in the backgroundвЂ“to facilitate auto-play, monitoring files, backing up, and the system tray appletвЂ“whether the drive is present or not. Alas, Seagate undermines this clean effect by peppering you with tiresome pop-up reminders from the system tray app, informing you that the Replica isnвЂ™t present (which you already know if youвЂ™ve removed it for safekeeping). The only signs of it are a shortcut on the desktop (deletable, since the drive also appears as a removable drive under Explorer) and an unobtrusive system tray icon.

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We were generally impressed with the low profile of the Replica software, which installs itself on your system when you first plug the drive in, and then (with your permission) remains in place on every PC you load it onto. You donвЂ™t have to select files in advance the Replica simply backs up your entire system (space allowing), and then tracks and saves subsequent changes. If youвЂ™re looking for a hands-off, thoughts-off backup process, then SeagateвЂ™s Replica may be a good match. A pop-up window hovers over the System Tray icon when you mouse over the area, so you can check the driveвЂ™s status. You donвЂ™t have to launch software or a menu to view the Replica or to see the driveвЂ™s status instead, you right-click the driveвЂ™s icon in the System Tray to view the handful of available options (Open, Safely Disconnect, Help, Select Password, Remove a PC, Select Drives to Backup, Properties, Check for Update). An inch-plus blue LED status light flashes to indicate that the drive is in use, and the back panel includes a mini-USB port (the USB port plugs into the dock so the unit can stand vertically however, the dock requires two USB ports instead of just one for power). The hardware has no buttons and requires little babysitting. (For a detailed discussion of different approaches to data and system backups, see вЂњ 7 Backup Strategies for Your Data, Multimedia, and System Files.вЂќ)

After it completes its initial backup (which may take a long time, depending on how much content your have), the Replica drive will continue to protect your data in real time, as long as the drive remains connected. If you want to use the Replica for system recovery, you may need to configure the system that will accept the restored data to match the one that the Replica is tied to.

#Seagate replica windows 10 install

The premise underlying the ReplicaвЂ“and the Rebit 500GB Appliance, whose software it usesвЂ“is straightforward: Attach the Replica drive to your PC, and the Replica will install some software on your PC and then automatically replicate your driveвЂ™s contents, including all system files. In most scenarios, the Replica handles backups with ease, with hardly any intervention. The Seagate Replica external hard drive has a slim design, a nifty docking base (only with the $200 500GB multi-PC version the 250GB drive costs $130 prices are as of August 31, 2009), and simple software for performing continuous system backups.