Older external drive’s bundled software may not be supported in Windows 8, Windows 7 or Vista or a newer version of the MacOS.Įvery model of Seagate, Maxtor-brand, and Samsung external drive has a ready-to-use formatting already in place.The user is using the drive for additional storage and has an alternate method of backing up. The drive did not include any bundled backup software. A few examples are:Ī user has lost or uninstalled their software and needs a temporary (or permanent) means of using the external drive to backup data.Ī user's bundled backup software is malfunctioning for a period of time. However, in some cases it is not possible to use such software. Learn how to store and access data on your internal or external drive without the aid of any backup software, using Windows' simple interface.Many, even most, Seagate, Maxtor and Samsung external drives are sold with bundled backup and management software.