Photo libraries, video archives, and full system backups add up quickly, and the Seagate One Touch 8TB External Hard Drive gives you the space to keep it all on your desk. With eight terabytes of space, you can store many years of photos, a large video archive, and backups of several computers. All of this happens over a single USB-C cable that connects and powers the device. The One Touch comes ready to use with Windows and macOS, and Seagate includes its Toolkit backup software and Rescue Data Recovery Services.
An 8TB desktop hard drive that connects over a single USB-C cable
With the One Touch, you can back up your laptop, archive completed work, store your entire family photo album, and transfer large files between computers. It sits by your computer monitor and becomes the central hub for all your backup data. That way, you no longer have to dig through old flash drives or cloud services to find a specific document.
Since eight terabytes represents several years’ worth of data for most people, you don’t have to worry about managing how much space you have. If you shoot videos in 4K or store photos as RAW files, this storage is extremely beneficial. RAW image files and 4K video files are generally larger than regular images and clips, and with an 8TB hard drive, you can keep every original file instead of deleting some later.
A single USB-C cable handles both data transfer and power, which eliminates the need for a separate AC adapter and keeps you from running additional cables to the wall, so your work surface stays organized, and the drive is easy to move.
Seagate’s Toolkit software enables automatic backups. You can schedule backups, click the backup button manually, or enable folder mirroring so changes to a locally stored file appear immediately on the external drive. Once setup is complete, protecting your files becomes second nature.
You don’t necessarily need the Toolkit software to get value from the hardware, since it also functions as basic drag-and-drop storage. You can transfer a folder containing vacation photos or a completed video project and access it later on either a Windows-based computer or a Mac. That versatility makes it equally useful as a shared archive and a backup destination.
Beyond the software, Seagate offers an additional level of security through Rescue Data Recovery Services. In case the drive fails or your files become damaged, Seagate helps you recover your lost data, which can save you from expensive third-party recovery costs.
Compatibility with both Windows and Mac operating systems lets you plug the device into either platform with no reformatting. The Seagate One Touch 8TB External Hard Drive has a two-year limited warranty. Because it uses a standard 3.5-inch desktop form factor, it takes up little space for the amount of data it can store. Once connected, accessing files takes seconds, with no additional setup or configuration.