1TB Canvio Connect

I first must say that I am fairly ignorant when it comes to electronics, but I can follow and learn if someone takes the "For Dummies" approach with me.
I just purchased the 1TB Canvio Connect after almost losing nearly a GB of personal files on a laptop with a failing HD. I plugged it into my Toshiba and installed the backup software that came with it. I then backed up my files, and did the system backup. Everything went like clockwork with no problems, but I do have questions.
When additional backups are made, do they leave the preceding backups, or do they write over or modify/update them?
Can I use the Canvio Connect for both backups and other, loose files that aren't part of a backup at the same time?
After the system backup I upgraded to Windows 8.1. If I now do another backup, will I, in the future, have the option of restoring either 8 or 8.1 to my computer?
Thank you to any and all who help, and please be in the "For Dummies" mode if you reply!
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I decided to erase the USB recovery media for my Toshiba so I could use the USB drive to transfer my files
Thank you for the information. I take it the "USB drive" in there refers to the thumb (aka flash) drive.
Use Disk Backup in AOMEI to create an image on the external drive which enables you to return the entire disk to its present state. It also makes it possible to restore to a newly installed hard disk.
Sure. You can use that same program to back up the same computer at different times and/or different computers at the same time or any combination. You need to name the backups so that they are recognizable. I have a 2 TB drive with backup images from several computers.
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Malware Detected: Canvio Connect 2TB External HDD

I purchased a Canvio Connect 2TB external hard drive yesterday (20 July, 2014). Upon connecting to my Mac the antivirus software ClamXav alerted me that there was malware in the file "autorun.new" in the NTI folder of the external hard drive. The malware is called "INF.Autorun-32". I further tested the "autorun.new" file using VirusTotal, resulting in the file being flagged by the ClamAV (definition: INF.Autorun-32) and McAfee (definition: Generic!atr.b) engines.
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I got a warning from ClamXav that a malware called "INF.autorun-32" was detected in the setup.exe in a folder called "NTI" -- I believe the .exe to be the installer of some backup software.
A quick answer is that the "autorun.new" file will automatically run something (probably setup.exe) when you plug that drive into a Windows machine. It won't run at all under OS X.
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