My Seagate Back up Plus 1.5 T will not allow me to save files to it on my Mac. I followed all installation directions? Suggestions for a Mac?
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You just need to reformat your drive to HFS+ (Mac OS Extended) or some other format that allows for read/write access to your drive on MacOS. You can usually do this in Disk Utility on your Mac. If you are unfamiliar with reformatting Hard Drives try Googling for a How-to. It's not difficult. Just a warning in case you've already saved anything on you drive from a PC--reformatting will completely wipe any saved/existing data on that drive.
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I have a 1TB portable Seagate Backup Plus. It works fine plugged directly into the OTG.
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Open up your Windows explorer and find the drive that the Seagate is listed as. Copy and paste the files you want to back up!
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in the paper that comes with the drive it directs you to seesupport.wdc.com --> knowledge base article #287The 2TB version I just bought was pre-formatted for NTFS (which Disk Utility recognized just fine...I reformatted for Mac just for the better file system)
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There is nothing on the device itself. You will be prompted on what to do when you attach it to your computer via USB cable. I had trouble with my set up, and ended up calling Customer Service at Seagate. A very knowledgeable and helpful guy talked me through what to do. I allowed him access to my computer, and we got all the bugs worked out. I'd say if you are stuck, go to their website, and call Customer Service.
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Just got one and it works great, but no, it doesn't show up in Mac OS X as a drive. I'm using 10.4.6 and can't see it in the finder, disk utility, or in /Volumes/. Bummer.
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Yes, I used time machine from Mac to back up my files. Worked slick when I moved them to another Mac.
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The Seagate Slim user manual gives instructions for both Windows and Mac OS, including how to install the Seagate Dashboard software (which comes loaded on the drive in two versions) on both systems. Use of that software is optional for either platform. The manual also has one sentence regarding additional options for using the drive in Mac OS: go to http://support.seagate.com/mac. I'm quoting directly from the user manual only, since I personally do not use a Mac or the Mac OS in my activities. Hope this helps.
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I'm sorry. I don't know. I had a drive cloned *for* me. I suggest you contact Seagate. They're awesome.
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I purchased a 1 TB Seagate expansion drive to back up files on my MacBook. I formatted it using disk utilities, and then the computer would not recognize the drive at all. So now I cannot recover my files. Seagate said that they will replace the drive under warranty, but in order to recover the files on it, they wanted at least $300!! My advice - stay away from these Seagate drives.
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Dee, there are multiple options to do this, I may need additional information to help you. If you just purchased a MacBook Pro and you attemping to transfer data from the Seagate drive from one Mac to another Mac, then attach your Seagate to your Mac and simply copy and paste whatever you wish to place on your Mac. If you are trying to migrate data from a PC to a Mac, then use a ethernet cable and Migration Assistant to transfer data from your PC to your MacBook. Migration Assistant is an app on your Mac. Assuming your Seagate is not formatted for Windows, then connect it to your Mac and copy and paste your data. Your question is very technical in-nature, as there multiple ways to transfer data to your Mac, including using Command R on your Mac and recovering your data as a Time Machine Back-up. Please tell me specifically about your configuration and I will be in a better position to help you.
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Don't. Get a Western Digital instead. I screwed up and gave Seagate a chance. Oops.
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No.......Just select the drive you want to use when backing up on Time Machine
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Try using Seagate Dashboard 3.0 and following the instructions for remote saving of specified data. I have call the help line and found them to be extremely helpful. Note that some areas I hoped were included as part of the remote backup and access were not available. I apparently misread the features/instructions.
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sorry for the long delay getting back to you. In my case, actually my son's iMac, it was much less than compatible. The performance with DISK UTILITY backup was very poor (15 times worse than expected) and it was not recognizable as a boot device. So, I can't provide a positive endorsement for the Seagate and iMac.
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How you perform a backup isn't unique to this drive. It does not come with any software. You'll have to check your operating system's instructions. I'm guessing you are using Windows. If you are using the Apple OS, Time Machine takes care of all the work.
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Not sure, since I do not own a Mac computer. This question should be referred to the Seagate Customer Support.