Windows 10: Seagate Backup Drive

I have owned and use a Seagate Backup drive with my Lenovo desktop using Windows 10. I have found the Seagate difficult to use, due to the cumbersome for me so-called "dashboard" that the drive seems to require using. I have never understood why I cannot just send my files to this or similar devices to be stored AS THEY ARE without the trap of some organizational mechanism like a "dashboard" doing ANY manipulative nonsense. Can I simply delete the dashboard within my Seagate drive, or is there more to it than that?


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J R Lowell

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Hi Tony,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to update the drivers for this device and check if it helps.

Method 1: Update the Drivers.

To do this, follow these steps:

• Press Windows button and X together open Device Manager.
• In Device Manager, right click the Seagate Backup Plus drive
  Device.
• Click Update Driver.
• Follow the instructions to update the driver.

Note: You may be prompted to provide the path of the driver. Windows may have the driver built-in, or the driver files may still be installed from the last time that you set up the device.



If the issue persists, you may uninstall and reinstall the drivers and check if it helps.

Method 2: uninstall and reinstall the drivers

• Press Windows+X keys and select Device Manager.
• Right click on Seagate Backup Plus drive
  and select Uninstall.
• Restart the computer and let the computer install the driver.

You may also try installing the latest chipset drivers from the manufacturer's website and check.

Hope these information helps, please get back to us for future support, we’ll be glad to assist you further.



Thank you.