Does it (or the Android app) restrict what file-types can be backed up?For example, can I back up .doc, .xls, or other Kingston office files?
1774701
I haven't encountered any problems with file restrictions thus far. The only app issues I've had so far is with the video player playing certain video file types.
395559
File type is irrevelent to the drive. I stoped using the Voyager app and got a regular file manager app. I use it mainly for streaming music to my iPhone and android tablets using either wave or flac files and the Voyager app will not play them directly you have to download them first which defeats the streaming. So I use third party apps for the music and file managers for every thing else. For loading the drive I just use the USB cable and it becomes another drive on the computer and I can use Windows Explorer to load the drive.
308964
Me too! I'm not going to seriously consider purchasing anything computer related unless I see the manual that goes with it. Is it (i.e., Canvio) truly plug and play? Can you selectively choose individual files to back up? I'm not at all interested in wasting time and space backing up files that I really don't wish to back up. (I only wish to back up photographs.) Filtering through all the comments, while helpful writ large, takes a lot of time when looking for particular information. A manual please.
2149921
Yes you are right .. but I believe if you search by the company "Scosche" you might find a similar application. For me I have a backup copy for my device on Android and this is how I manage it.
1100437
Warning!!! If you "store" your photos on "any" external device as opposed to "backing up" to an external device, then you don't have a backup. So if the external device fails, you will lose all of your data. Always make sure you have multiple copies of important data, not just a single copy. This happened to my daughter. Luckily for us, I had made a copy of her external hard drive containing literally thousands of pictures. I now have also copied those pictures to an online backup services (I use amazon s3).
896161
You need to format the drive before use. So if you have some files on it, you will lose that. Beware!!!!!
666565
Same thing happened to me. It is the format you are saving the file as. I called their support and they told me the correct format. Sorry, I can't remember what is is. Give them a call and they will hook you up.
1332248
It has google drive which uses google docs to create this type of file. You can save as a .doc file for compatibility with other programs.
153414
I'm not 100% sure but it mentions on the flyer that came you can back up media games, movies and music from PCI laptop and mobile devices. Doesn't specify game consoles per say. I have to designate my file to be sent to the J drive. Can you tell your console where to save the data to? Uses a usb connection
2029537
As I remember, the owners manual does not mention those file types. I would not expect them to work.
493081
The limits of what files can be read is dependant on the device doing the reading. RAW files will go on the drive just fine, but I don't believe there is a native way for iPhone to read or import them, without jailbreaking the device.
556251
You can't back up downloaded games or DLC. The only thing you can back up is downloaded tv shows, movies, music, and pictures.
605543
I made the mistake of loading a full version of office onto it. I think the intention was that users would use office 365, or other cloud based programs. There just isn't enough disk space - it really bogs down.
2019651
After I've downloaded I've converted the file to a .csv file and then opened it in Microsoft Excel on my laptop. Can't help you with Google Drive or Android.
1810710
I just bought one of these a few days ago. Yes, it does have the mode where you can drag any files onto the device. So far, I have only dragged MP3 files onto it. But the instructions (and many other web forums) say it could actually be used as a simple flash drive - so I am guessing you can *store* any type of file you like. I am not sure what fule types it will recognize and actually play.
1770022
This product is set up to hold files, but files are not included. When I did my comparison research online, none of the other sites included files either.
1177257
Works, but downloads not. I research and is not certified then the downloads don't allowed. Can you confirm this pls? Apps like Dropbox / Evernote
2236978
I usually back up full os, but i'm almost positive you can back up individual files. My only gripe with this software is I already owned an older copy and had to purchase a new copy for windows 7!