The task is complete! This is known as a "copy-and-paste" action.įor Mac you will need to reformat the drive prior to using it.The file or folder will appear inside the window.On the top bar of the window, choose Edit.Īlternatively, you may right-click on blank space within the window and a drop-down menu will appear.The window will change to a display of the contents of the external drive.It will be a drive letter, like E: or F: (unless you have changed it). Look for the Seagate Expansion drive in (My) Computer/This PC.Double-click to open (My) Computer/This PC.The file or folder is now copied and held in the computer's short-term memory.
Find the file or folder you would like to copy and right-click on it.Double-click to open the place where the file you want to copy is located.The task is complete! This is known as a "drag-and-drop" action.The contents of the external drive will display in the window.Double-click on the external drive’s letter.Let go of the mouse button and the file will copy automatically to the external drive.Drag the mouse so that the "ghost" image hovers over the icon representing the external drive (in this example, the V: drive).It will illuminate and a "ghost" image will move with your mouse button. Click and hold down the mouse button, on the document you want to move.One is the source, one is the destination. Resize the window in the same way, so that each window takes up only a portion of the screen.
Open (My) Documents by double-clicking on it.
Resize it so that it only takes up a portion of your screen.
#How to run seagate backup how to
How to manually move your data to the drive in Windows: If you are looking for an automatic backup then you will want to use the utility built-in to Windows, see links below: If you are looking to move the data manually then you can use an option below:
#How to run seagate backup Pc
Simply plug in the power, plug in the USB cable, and the drive should appear in (My) Computer/This PC and Windows Explorer/File Explorer.įor Mac, you will need to reformat the drive prior to using it because it will be read-only on a Mac, which means you will be unable to copy or move data to the drive. In Windows-based computer, there is no need to do anything special or additional to make the drive work.
#How to run seagate backup software
This article covers how to use your Seagate Expansion Drive.Seagate Expansion Drives do not come with any backup software and are formatted for Windows.