Standard limited warranty terms apply. The warranty brochure is preloaded on the hard drive or can be viewed online at http://storage.toshiba.com/consumer-hdd/support/warranty-info.

It's no secret that people are constantly creating and sharing files—whether it's photos from a recent vacation, videos from the latest family event or work documents from a new project you're working on. The Canvio Flex Portable External Hard Drive offers an easy way to help keep all of these files protected and accessible wherever you go. Does it work with game consoles? We tried the Toshiba Canvio Advance with both an Xbox One and PS4. It was successfully recognised by both. However, to use it with a PS4 you’ll need to format it to the FAT32 or exFAT file formats. The Xbox One does the job for you.

Reformatting it for Mac use only takes a minute or so using OS X’s Disk Utility, but this point is worth considering for those buying for someone with limited tech chops. Toshiba makes a version of its Premium model pre-formatted for Mac use. Product specifications, features, colors, services, and availability are subject to change without notice. The Canvio Flex Portable External Hard Drive is the smart storage solution for your growing needs. With up to 4TB of storage capacity that can be accessed on any compatible USB device4, this smart, versatile hard drive offers a simple solution to help save, share, and protect your files. Say goodbye to the dilemma of deleting games with the Canvio Gaming Portable Hard Drive. This external portable hard drive offers up to 4TB of storage and can hold up to 100 games 5. It's compact, lightweight, and designed to be your gaming library on-the-go. We’d love to have seen Toshiba use a USB Type-C connector here, but every cent counts at the lower-end of the market.

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals, including lead, known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov. Wash hands after handling. The Canvio Basics Portable Hard Drive is an external portable hard drive that prioritizes both convenience and capacity. It can store everything from your cherished photos to important documents with up to 4TB of storage. This high-capacity, sleek and compact portable hard drive is designed to make storage simple and efficient. Toshiba is so confident of the drive’s low-noise, low vibration operation there are no rubber feet on the bottom, just plain plastic. At one point during testing the drive did cause a buzzing noise, but this was only because it wasn’t properly seated. Unlike an SSD, spinning platter hard drives should really be used flat and not be moved about as they are whirring away. Models that will compete with the Toshiba Canvio Flex will have a longer-than-average warranty as well as a Type-C connector at one end. Note that you could always buy a Micro-B to Type-C cable. Keep a massive game library at your fingertips. The Canvio Gaming can store up to 100 games*. Take your game achievements and avatars on the road to compete with your friends Simply plug in the Canvio Gaming drive into your compatible gaming console and you are ready to play your favorite games in your collection.If you need much faster speeds, you’ll haver to stump up for a 2.5in SSD. But for the price of a 2TB Toshiba Canvio Advance you’ll only get a ~250GB SSD. All of the solutions revolve around the fact that diskmgmt.msc registered the device. My computer detected there was something in the USB port, just didn’t know what it was. Estimated game storage is based on assumption of average game size of 36GB for current generation games. The number of games actually stored may vary depending on file size, formatting, console software, and other programs or factors. This looks nice enough, but may not be wanted if the Toshiba Canvio Advance will spend its life under a TV with the rest of your home entertainment gear, rather than living plugged into a desktop or laptop.

If you want amazing file-juggling performance, the Toshiba Canvio Advance is not the drive to buy. Even a budget SSD will be much faster. If you are in the market for an affordable, large capacity portable external hard drive with a long warranty and a Type-C connector (useful for connecting to a smartphone or tablet), the Canvio Flex fits the bill. It is keenly priced, reasonably built and performs as expected. Our only slight concern is the fact that it uses a Micro-B USB port for which there is no real need. This is not a drive to buy if raw performance is the main concern. However, it does offer a lot of storage for not that much money. And it’s much more portable than a traditional desktop external hard drive.The Canvio Ready Portable Hard Drive is an external portable hard drive designed for the modern, on-the-go lifestyle. With lightning-fast transfer speeds and a USB 3.0 connection, this portable hard drive makes data transfer a breeze. Store your favorite content on this travel-friendly hard drive and experience the simplicity of efficient data management.