Seagate BarraCuda 2TB Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB Cache – Frustration Free Packaging (ST2000DM008/ST2000DMZ08)

This 2TB Seagate BarraCuda is replacing a 7 year old 1TB Seagate BarraCuda with Win7 in an old Dell Inspiron. There was nothing wrong with my old one. I always run error checks on the disk & it was healthy. But, 7 to 10 years is the average life expectancy on an HDD. I have my files backed up on an external Seagate Drive just in case it ever failed. But, I do NOT want Win10 & I did NOT want to lose my Win7. I also needed more space. Im a music fanatic & I have a lot of WAV files. They eat up most of my HD. So I bought this new one & cloned it from my old one. I had to purchase a SATA cable & power cable to connect this to my motherboard. When I connected this on my motherboard & turned on my PC, I could feel it humming along. I opened Disk Management. I named it, but forgot to assign it a letter. Dont forget to assign it a letter or you cant use it. I did a full format in Disk Management to check the new drive for errors. It took hours. But, I would recommend a full format instead of a quick format when installing a new drive. Just make sure you format the NEW drive & NOT the OLD one or youll wipe everything out. (There is no need to do this from the Command Prompt.) Once I formatted it, I used Clonezilla to clone it in the BIOS. You need a flashdrive to use Clonezilla & its FREE! There are a few good tutorials on YouTube on how to use Clonezilla. If youre cloning an HD, I would NOT recommend using cloning software that clones from your desktop. How are you supposed to clone your Windows OS when its being used? Ive never understood how this works. And a lot of people that use these programs complain that they cant boot up from the new cloned drive. You need to clone from the BIOS. It took me a little more than 2 hours to clone 500Gs with Clonezilla. It was fast. Faster than doing a backup. Once the new Seagate drive was cloned, I removed the old drive & swapped the SATA cable from the old drive to the new drive. I didnt need to change anything in BIOS. Presto! The NEW drive booted right up. CLONING NOTE: This is how cloning works. It clones everything including the empty space from the old drive to the new drive. When cloning a smaller 1TB drive to a bigger 2TB drive, it will partition the new drive & separate the extra 1TB on a NEW partition. (Always go from smaller to bigger when cloning.) You can leave the new drive partitioned, name that separate partition & give it a new letter designation & it will show up as a separate drive on your computer. I didnt want this. (If you named your new drive before cloning it & gave it a new letter, as soon as you swap it with the old drive, Windows will automatically change it to the primary C drive.) So going back into Disk Management, I right clicked on the OS (C:) partition and checked expand volume. (Dont worry about adjusting the numbers. Windows will figure out how much space is left and expand it all the way.) So everything in the C drive is on a SINGLE partition with lots of extra space. Its that simple. I took my old Seagate HDD & put it in my fireproof safe in case the NEW drive fails. Now I have a backup of everything including my OS. So far the new Seagate is humming along. And its whisper quiet. Its like having a NEW computer with that good old Win7, but with more space. I hope this helps!

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As someone who works with large amounts of data on a regular basis, Im always on the lookout for reliable and high-capacity storage solutions. The Seagate BarraCuda 4TB Internal Hard Drive HDD is one product that I can confidently recommend to anyone in need of a high-performance storage solution. First and foremost, the Seagate BarraCuda 4TB HDD is incredibly reliable. Ive been using this drive for several months now, and it has performed flawlessly. The drive is designed to be durable and can withstand the wear and tear that comes with regular use, making it a great choice for both personal and professional use. One thing that stands out about this drive is its impressive capacity. With 4TB of storage, it provides ample space for storing large files and media, such as high-resolution photos and videos. Its also incredibly fast, with read and write speeds that make it a great choice for demanding applications like video editing and gaming. Installation of the Seagate BarraCuda 4TB HDD was a breeze. The drive is easy to install and can be used with a wide range of systems, making it a versatile choice for a variety of applications. Overall, Im extremely satisfied with my experience using the Seagate BarraCuda 4TB Internal Hard Drive HDD. Its reliable, fast, and provides ample storage space, making it a great choice for anyone in need of a high-performance storage solution. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone in the market for a new hard drive.

The storage capacity is great, super easy to install, just listen, just to store and not perform heavy work is great, however, at times with the mere fact of opening the information that is in it gets super slow out of nowhere (not all the time and does not last long this slowness), apart from that little detail is super good.

I purchased this product for extra storage for MP4 files. The product worked well for about 6 weeks then when I would try to save to the drive it would lock up. Checked for errors and I would have to repair the drive and it would work for one save then crash again . It locks up when doing CHKDSK. I have never had a problem with Seagate in the past so I assume I received a dud but my next purchase will not be from the same manufacturer.

Ive had one of these for literal ages and bought another two for extra storage. They came well-packaged, work out of the box, and work well.

I got the 2TB Seagate Barracuda bc it was the cheapest drive that had the 256mb cache and 7200rpm. Im mostly using this HDD as a dedicated gaming drive but I might put some other stuff here in the future such as mods for games and etc. Overall packaging was alright; it was literally just in a small box in its own wrapping. SATA 3 works best for this drive (most HDDs and SSDs nowadays). You also get a 2 year warranty that starts the day the HDD arrives to you. For games, It somewhat met my expectations for a HDD; its no SSD but itll get the job done when it comes to downloading and loading games. I have Halo Infinite, BF4 (All DLCs), and R6 Siege installed so far and with just the longer loading times compared to an SSD, id say it does pretty good for HDD performance. Games are usually READ intensive so its good there. Depending on how fast your internet is, it might be better to just install the game onto the HDD instead of moving the game from one SSD/HDD to this HDD because the transfer speed is horrendous. This is because its an SMR drive (shingled magnetic recording). What this means is that drives use SMR are very slow when it comes to random read/writes. Think of shingles of a house roof, thats what the HDD looks like when its writing tracks. Overall, the drive seems alright for my needs. The only thing holding back a full 5 star review is that its an SMR drive. If it were CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) where theres no shingles, just one track, then not only would that improve performance overall, but would overall make for a better HDD for all purposes. I would not recommend this drive for surveillance purposes and RAID setups. If you get these drives and want to learn more about their specs/benchmark them, I recommend getting crystaldiskmark and crystaldiskinfo, very helpful programs.

Compré un discoduro y me vino con unos defectos de fábrica que el fabricante me ayudó a identificar, luego de unos pocos correos y llamadas del funcionario pudimos tramitar el cambio sin problema. Se siente uno bien cuando el producto no sólo es bueno si no que obtiene buen soporte y atención, a pesar de esa mala experiencia, el producto que se reemplazó funciona perfecto.

This product is something I would recommend for everyone. I play a lot of games and this HDD is great. It runs smooth and overall has a pretty good price. But please note: for me, anyway, this HDD made an alarming amount of noise when I first used it. It was loud and I was worried that it would be damaged. This, however, it turned out not to be an issue, and it ran smooth and quiet after a couple hours. And as a bonus, this product is S tier in terms of easy installation.

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