Seagate Dashboard

Unlike WD’s ‘three-pack’ software approach, Seagate’s bundled all its up into one app called Seagate Dashboard. Dashboard initially pushes you towards a specifi c backup schedule, so that once you have confi gured it, you won’t have to think about it again. While that should suit the majority of users, it does mean you sacrifi ce some versatility, as Dashboard makes it more diffi cult to actually change the backup structure later. Though it’s easy enough to manually reformat an external hard drive through OS tools, it’s worth noting that Dashboard doesn’t include a built-in formatting features. You can also use Dashboard to schedule backups from your desktop or smartphone using third party cloud services such as Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive.