A:AnswerThis unit is formatted in NTFS which is the Windows partition format. Ubuntu can read NTFS but Windows cannot read the Linux partition format. I don't think the software that comes preinstalled on this drive will function with Ubuntu but you can probably find some other software to backup data for you. Check this site out for more info. https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200288606-Mounting-NTFS-Drives-on-Linux