Seagate Expansion 12TB External Hard Drive HDD - USB 3.0, with Rescue Data Recovery Services (STKP12000400)
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Nov 9 – Nov 11
At a glance
- Condition
- New
- Style
- Desktop HDD
- Capacity
- 12TB
- Model
- STKP12000400
- Storage
- 12 TB
- Weight
- 1176 g
- Color
- DESKTOP
- Warranty
- 1 year manufacturer
- Works with
- Desktop, Gaming Console
Features 5
- Easy-to-use desktop hard drivesimply plug in the power adapter and USB cable
- Fast file transfers with USB 3.0
- Drag-and-drop file saving right out of the box
- Automatic recognition of Windows and Mac computers for simple setup (Reformatting required for use with Time Machine)
- Enjoy peace of mind with the included limited warranty and Rescue Data Recovery Services
Description
Ideal for the home, office, or dorm, Seagate Expansion desktop drive offers enormous desktop storage for photos, movies, music, and more. Backing up and transferring content is incredibly easy—just drag and drop! To get set up, connect the USB hard drive to Windows or Mac—no software required. For Apple Time Machine, simply reformat. Included is an 18-inch USB 3.0 cable and 18W power adapter.
Specs 36
| Digital Storage Capacity | 12 TB |
|---|---|
| Hard Disk Interface | USB 3.0 |
| Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Brand | Seagate |
| Special Feature | Portable |
| Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 inches |
| Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Installation Type | Plug In |
| Color | DESKTOP |
| Additional Features | Portable |
| Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 7200 |
| Specific Uses For Product | Office |
| Read Speed | 123 MB/s |
| Media Speed | 123 megabytes per second |
| Cache Memory Installed Size | 12 |
| Data Transfer Rate | 5000 MB/s |
| Form Factor | desktop |
| Hardware Connectivity | USB 3.0 |
| Compatible Video Game Console Models | Sony PlayStation 1 |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Hard-Drive Size | 12 TB |
| Item Weight | 1176 g |
| Item Dimensions L x W x Thickness | 13"L x 9"W x 9"Th |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| Customer Package Type | Deposit Crate |
| Model Number | STKP12000400 |
| Built-In Media | Expansion Desktop External Drive 12TB USB3.0 |
| Model Name | Seagate Expansion |
| Manufacturer | Seagate |
| UPC | 763649160671 |
| Item Length | 17.87 centimeters |
| Item Width | 4.2 centimeters |
| Item Type Name | Seagate Expansion STKP12000400 External Hard Drive 12TB 3.5 Inch USB 3.0 PC Notebook with 2 Year Rescue Service |
| Mfr Part Number | STKP12000400 |
| Enclosure Material | Aluminium or Steel |
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Top Amazon Reviews
How I got it to work on my mac (finally)...
I bought this drive (10TB version) to use as a media storage device for my Plex server. I run my Plex server on an older (2013) apple iMac that is running MacOS Catalina. When I first unboxed the drive, it looked nice, but when I plugged it into the power and then the USB on the back of my computer, it wouldn't show up. I couldn't get it to show up in my Finder window, on my desktop, or even in Disk Utility. I did all the tricks to show all drives and all volumes, but it just didn't even recognize that it was plugged in at all. I read some of the other reviews, lots of people complaining about how it wouldn't work on their mac etc..., I thought that maybe I was going to have to return the drive and figure out something else (it comes preformatted in exFAT, but as I said, MacOS Catalina wouldn't even acknowledge it was plugged in at all, so there was no way for me to reformat into the the system I wanted). Luckily I had a Mac Laptop with BigSur installed. On my laptop, it didn't show up in Finder or the desktop at first, but it did recognize it in Disk Utility (again, you have to set it to show all drives and volumes in the view). There I was able to select it, then reformat it as MacOS Journaled (or whatever file system you wanted, but that is what I use on my older Mac). Once I did that, I was able to plug it into my older Mac, and it showed up in Finder, Desktop, and Disk Utility. I actually reformatted again on the old mac (just to be safe, but probably not really needed as it was reading, I just wanted to make sure it would work on the old mac the way I wanted it to). As I'm typing this, it's just finishing backing up the 4TB of media from my old drive, it's been whirring away for about 24 hours now, no problems so far. So as long as you are willing (and have the newer macOS available), then this is a great external hard drive for Macs, just don't expect it to work natively right out of the box (but external hard drives rarely do). That being said, I am happy with the price and performance so far, hoping 10TB will last me quite a while (my old drive was 6TB and I thought I would never even come close to filling that up, but I don't like to run my drives too full, so using 4TB out of 6TB was more than I liked, so this 10TB should fit the bill nicely for a while anyway).
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Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2022 by M. Stevenson
Seagate Expansion 16TB External Hard Drive HDD - USB 3.0
This review is for the Seagate Expansion 16TB External Hard Drive HDD - USB 3.0 There's nothing special about it. It's just an external disk. They will either fail in the beginning or last a long time. I'm still burning it in and so far so good. I've been buying Seagate over the years because they included Paragon NTFS for Seagate, making it useful for Macs too. I didn't actually pay attention if this one had it before I wiped it, since I already had Paragon on Mac. I think you can get it from Seagate's web site if you hadn't installed it yet. I usually just attach it to one system these days, usually Windows, and share it to the others. I just leave it as NTFS, since it's a much better file system and more useful, since it can hold Mac files, including old files with Resource Forks, without needing them to be zipped up. The NTFS versions also cheaper than the Mac formatted versions. If you really need it to be Mac, just reformat it on a Mac. The only really bad Seagate disks, so far, were those old 1.5TB and 3TB batches. But most of the other sizes have been reliable. I just buy the cheapest one per TB at the time of purchase for my home backup. My previous one was a Western Digital 12TB, and the one before that was a Seagate. it's whatever was cheapest at the time. I generally buy single disks for backups, because they're much easier. It's also much cheaper than RAID and less overall maintenance for my needs. I usually buy a new single disk about once every 3 years +/- and start copying my previous disk contents to it and keep the old disks as backups. That way I don't lose data if one disk fails. Long ago, you needed to do that every 3-5 years before a disk actually fails. These days, they're lasting longer than the typical 3-5 years because they go into sleep mode when not in use. I've had older disks under 750GB fail on me, but other than a 1.5TB Seagate, I haven't had these disk fail in a long time. My 2 TB Seagate is still running fine. Of course, these are basically low use backup now.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2023 by Sunny
Extra Space - Perfect for backups
After noticing that the drives that had failed me most often were by other manufacturers, I have relied on Seagate devices to store my precious data. So, when I needed more space to back up my primary drives, getting a new Seagate external memory was a no brainer. At 16T it easily backs up the primary drives for photos and data with lots of room to grow. I've never had to use their "data recovery" but always nice to know it is there if needed. Performance has been as expected from USB 3.0 speed. The only slowdown appears to be the need to transfer the older data via my computer. For power, it came with several additional places that can be used to fit power outlets in other countries. - unnecessary for me, and I really don't plan to travel with this drive. Performance has been very quiet, being literally an arm's length away, I don't hear it operating. Even while writing, data retrieval has been quick and efficient. Only real negative was that I was expecting far quicker delivery being a Prime member as well as this being a Prime day purchase. Instead, I got several email messages saying the dates had been delayed, advanced, moved back again, and even when finally arrived came the next day. Fortunately, I wasn't in a hurry - this time. Overall, price is good. (edited - Good Grief! has the price increased since I was looking at this both before and after purchase, that deal I took advantage of is now long gone.) Seagate has a proven track record for reliability, and I expect to be using it for a very long time.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2023 by J. Krolak
**Warning, Do NOT Buy!** Product defective after 2 days!
I bought this product to store photos and extra files off my computer. I was excited that it was easy to set up and began to transfer files. 24 hours after connecting the HD to my computer, the HD began to operate very loudly. I couldn't understand why it had suddenly gotten so noisy. After 48 hours, the hard drive was no longer recognized by my computer. I also noticed that the HD was no longer powered up...so I rebooted my computer several times, unplugged and replugged the HD several times, tried a different power outlet and also tried a different power cord from a similar hard drive....but nothing worked to get the HD firing back up again. The HD was officially dead. I contacted customer service to simply be told that I was likely out of luck but that I could send in my hard drive for an attempt for data retrieval. The entire process would take roughly 30 days. Well....after 60 days, I reached out to them asking on status and they told me they needed more time. Finally last week, they contacted me (after having my HD for over 90 days) to inform me that they were unable to retrieve my data and would be sending me a refurbished HD. What kind of business model is this? You sell me a $400 piece of crap HD that only works for 2 days, lose my data and then give me a refurbished HD in return??? For those of you looking to purchase an external hard drive, please spare yourselves the pain and agony of purchasing this product. If I could rate this 0 or less, I would.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024 by E.Wolfe
10TB
After a year it quit working. Removed outer plastic case and found a loose connector. Working good now. But no outer case.
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2026 by Rev14:6-12
The Vault
Style: Desktop HDD
Capacity: 12TB
Need extra space at a great price, this is the unit.
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2026 by G. David Brown
Huge storage drive
Style: Desktop HDD
Capacity: 12TB
Great for backing up your computer. Supports raid backup. Never had any problems with anything Seagate
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2026 by Stephen T. Burrell
Good price for the storage capacity
Style: Desktop HDD
Capacity: 12TB
My only issue was that after I copied all my backup files to the disk after the seamless plug-n-play, I rebooted my computer and the exFat format on the disk caused my reboot to hang up on the manufacturer's logo. I contacted Seagate for support and they did not realize the issue so were having me test on other machines and the cord, etc. Lots of time to do all that troubleshooting. Found my answer by searching that someone had reformatted from exFat to NTFS and solved the issue for them. So, I erased all the work I did and reformatted and it booted right up. Seems to serve it's purposed to hold backup files quickly and easily. The one I'm replacing is a Seagate and have had for years and still works. Just too small at this point. I'll repurpose.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2024 by dbtechie