USB powered drives usually show this issue so to improve the odds I get the usual USB Y POWER CABLE.
As to storing backups, where's the 2nd backup copy. 1 would be a copy. The second is when you have a backup system. All this is pretty old IT lore so I'll stop here.
Bob
Hi,
since I bought this last year & used it twice it only connects on one of several USB ports on my PC.
Is this normal?
I am afraid that if it does not work in this port as well it will be useless foe storing my backups. ...thanx ...nick

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