Back up cloud storage to your Seagate Personal Cloud.
Review the topics below to better understand the settings and requirements for the type of backup you
want to perform.
Back up using USB storage
Perform the following types of backups with USB storage connected to your Seagate Personal Cloud:
Seagate Personal Cloud to USB storage.
USB storage to Seagate Personal Cloud.
You can optimize backups to and from a USB storage device connected to one of the USB ports on your
Seagate Personal Cloud. Refer to the table below for the file formats that work best with your Seagate
device. When configuring a backup with a USB device, the Backup Wizard gives you the option to format
your USB storage for optimized backups. By using the optimized formats, you have the option to perform
incremental backups.
An incremental backup allows you to back up new or modified files following the first backup. If the format is
not optimized, you must perform full backups each time a job is run. A full backup copies everything on the
source each time the backup is run.
Operating systems Hard disk file system Optimized backup (incremental)
Linux EXT2, EXT 3, EXT 4, and XFS Yes
Mac HFS+ Non-Journaled Yes
Mac HFS+ Journaled No
Windows/Mac FAT32 No
Windows NTFS No
Back up using network storage
Perform the following types of backups with a second Seagate Personal Cloud, another Seagate network
storage device or a third-party network storage device:
The primary Seagate Personal Cloud to a second Seagate Personal Cloud, another Seagate network
storage device or third-party network storage device.
A second Seagate Personal Cloud, another Seagate network storage device or third-party network
storage device to the primary Seagate Personal Cloud.
The second Seagate Personal Cloud, Seagate network storage device or third-party network storage device
can be located on the same network as the primary Seagate Personal Cloud or, on a network at a different
To Next Page
Loading...
