It brought me to a webpage on Seagate’s site, where it clearly indicated the drive was initially set up to work with a Windows PC. If I wanted to use it with Mac OS or Time Machine backup (which is my intent), I’ll need to format the drive for my Mac. I then right-clicked ...
You can choose a file system format according to your preferences and needs. For instance, if you own a Mac computer and want to use your Seagate external hard drive for professional purposes, you can opt for exFAT. On the other hand, you can use APFS if you don’t need professional f...
If you read my previous post abouthow to format an external drive for Mac, you know that I bought a 2TB Seagate Expansion external hard drive and managed to create two partitions on the disk — one for Mac backup purposes, and the other for personal use. In this article, I’m going t...
But in order for the computer and drive to communicate with one another, the drive has to be formatted with the correct file system. This article explains about file systems and provides instruction to format a drive on Windows and Mac. Newer Seagate and LaCie branded external drives come ...
But in order for the computer and drive to communicate with one another, the drive has to be formatted with the correct file system. This article explains about file systems and provides instruction to format a drive on Windows and Mac. Newer Seagate and LaCie branded external drives come ...
But in order for the computer and drive to communicate with one another, the drive has to be formatted with the correct file system. This article explains about file systems and provides instruction to format a drive on Windows and Mac. Newer Seagate and LaCie branded external drives come ...
This is because Windows is the most commonly used around the world. However, the NTFS format can be a hassle for users who need to use the same external hard drive on both Mac and Windows. Because you canread NTFS drive on Maconly and you can't write to this drive normally in this ...
You can use athird-party app to write to an NTFS disk on a Mac. Or, if you bought an external hard drive from Seagate, it should come withParagon Driver, which lets you read and write data interchangeably on Windows and Mac without formatting the drive. ...
This guide is your ultimate road map to reformatting your external hard drive (be it a Seagate, a Western Digital, or any other brand) without losing your precious files. Why You Might Be Required to Format Your External Hard Drive Formatting is a quick & easy solution to many hard drive...
You can use a tool likeDisk Drillto recover data from your external hard drive on a Mac. This works with a Seagate external hard drive or any other model on the market. It also doesn’t require the use of the Mac Terminal, making it a beginner-friendly option. As long as your drive...