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In today’s technology-driven world, the importance of backing up data can’t be understated. Whether you keep important documents or priceless photos on your hard drive, you run the risk of losing it all without proper backups.
The Seagate FreeAgent Go portable hard drive is a great solution for securing your data, especially if your family has more than one computer.
The FreeAgent Go will makes it easy to backup your entire computer and then some. Seagate sent me one of these little contraptions to try out for myself, and seriously, it’s so simple that even my 5 year old could set it up. I just plugged it into the USB port, and the installation process started up automatically.
Features that I love (besides the cool red and chrome colors):
- Automated scheduled backups – one less thing I have to remember is always fine by me!
- Syncs folders between computers – I often switch between my laptop and netbook, so this will be a huge timesaver.
- Docking station – makes keeping it connected to your main computer easy, but it’s also easy to hook up to another computer!
- Password protection of the drive – no worries about curious little people erasing my backed up files!
With 500GB of memory, this external hard drive should have plenty of space to backup my photos, documents, and iTunes music collection safely for many years to come.
One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a FreeAgent Go 500GB portable hard drive!
To enter, tell me what information you need to backup on your computer. Do you have hundreds of pictures of your kids? Important financial documents? Business records?
Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!
Methods of entry:
1. Leave a comment. Do you currently backup the data on your computer? Do you have pictures or documents that you would be devestated to lose?
2. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!
3. Join the new Deal Seeking Mom Forums to chat about your great finds, special coupon codes, and chances to win exclusive giveaways. Leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve joined or that you’re already a registered user!
4. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.
Prize:
(1) Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB portable hard drive
This giveaway ends at 11:59pm EST on Friday, 11/21. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!
While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!
Karina House
I confess to not backing up because I don’t really know how or have the technology to do it! I would love something simple enough for your 5 year old! Maybe then I could figure it out, lol.
Karina House
I subscribe via email.
Heather Lovell
I can honestly say that no we do not back up our files, and oh man yes I would be sooooo sad if we were to lose all our pictures especially the ones of our little guy.
Thanks for this giveaway!
Bethany
It would definitely be the pictures for me! Tons and tons of pictures! Thanks for the fun giveaways!
Heather Lovell
I AM A SUBSCRIBER TO THE FORUM.
Bethany
You are on my blogroll! :D
Heather Lovell
I am an email subscriber.
EMK
Having had my hard drive fail several years ago, I make sure to backup my data. However, as hard drives get larger, backing up using cd roms is time consuming, but I dare not backup for fear of losing all my pictures and financial documents!
Nad
I’d love this to backup our kids’ pictures. I’m afraid I don’t even have any kind of backup for them at this moment. Not good…
Thanks for the chance!
Nad
I’m an email suscriber.
lauren
I would back-up all my picures of my kids because the ones on my computer are the only copies. I could really use one of these.
Anne Van Hoose
We back up our stuff but not regularly. I have all my photos of my little girl I would be so sad to lose!
Anne Van Hoose
you are on my blogroll
Mary
My husband is a photographer. We use external hard drives for digital storage and I always keep my eyes open for good buys. He really likes the portable ones because he backs every shoot numerous times. I’m not lucky, but would love to win this. Thanks
Gina
I don’t back up anything on my computer, but there’s nothing to loose either.
Amy
For now, I try and stay on top of making CD’s for each year. And of course I need to make duplicates of those CD’s just to be extra careful case. And I keep buying new SD cards when the old ones get full. I would love to have an external hard drive. I have actually been watching the papers hoping to find a good deal on one.
Julie
My mom passed away two years ago and I have a ton of pictures of her that we took (she had cancer and knew she was dying) and I would be completely devastated if I lost my pictures & videos of her.
Julie
I subscribe to your emails.
Julie
I just became a Registered User on your forum. :)
agus
Yes, I backup my data and i will be devastated if I lose them
Gracie
I am a subscriber with no back up system. This would be a great way to solve my issue!
Erin
I would backup all of my music!
Vince
I had the home movies of my kids on my computer and the drive failed before I could back everything up. Luckily I was able to save the videos by sending the hard drive to a recovery service. I’m going to buy an external backup drive anyway, but hopefully I’ll win so I won’t have to.
Jen Mizener
I’ve backed up some of my pictures on CDs, but I would love to have them on an external hard drive! jenmizener at gmail dot com
Jen
I’m an e-mail subscriber. jen mizener at gmail dot com
rachel
I really don’t backup as much as I should, and yes, I have too many pictures that need to be backed up!
diane
I don’t back up as much as I should and my computer is full! I need more room and would love to be able to save photos, embroidery projects, etc. somewhere safe.
Heather
I could use a much larger external for video – I love to send them to my husband deployed overseas!
Cheryl in AL
My photos. I have lost some before and it is the worst feeling. With photos getting larger and larger the external hard drive is the way to go.
Carmen
I subscribe (RSS)