so this will allow me to see the data on my old toshiba and transfer the files onto my mac by inserting my toshiba hard drive into the device?
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Yes. This will allow you to do anything with your Toshiba Drive that you would do with any other drive, as if it were mounted inside your computer. The one trade off is that it will be slower then a drive mounted inthe computer. In my case, I use the drive in the StarTech unit as a back-up for data on other drives within my system. And it works great! I hope this helps you make your decision.
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You'll need to pop the hard drive out of your Toshiba to dock it in this, but yes. It can read both laptop and desktop hard drives. The one thing to be aware of is the OS X doesn't read NTFS-formatted hard drives out of the box -- you would need to adjust some settings (http://www.cnet.com/news/how-to-manually-enable-ntfs-read-and-write-in-os-x/). Of course, if your hard drive is formatted FAT32, it should be no problem.
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yes if you want to transfer your old info off of your old hard drive. in my case, my old hard drive was completely broke. so i couldn't transfer any info if i wanted to.
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Sorry I do not know specifically, but you could go to the Toshiba web site & that could point you in the correct direction
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The USB connection is for uploading it to your computer. Do not know about MAC, Sorry
166011
You will need a 400 to 800 cable, and your data transfer will only be at the slower rate; apart from that, you shoudn't have any problems. As I write I have an 800 disk connected to my MacBook that way.
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Yes. No problem. Just hook it up to your Mac, open up Time Machine and follow the simple instructions.
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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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I use this strictly to do OSX backups using TimeMachine. This drive is formatted for use with Apple computers and is not formatted to be accessed by PCs. I have no idea what you are trying to accomplish, whether it is backing up data using backup tools or just trying to copy files to an external drive that either system can read. Regardless, this is not a good, cost effective, starting point for you. You would need to totally reformat the drive and consider if your PC supports USB 3 because this drive is built to support that higher transfer rate.
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Yes, mine was a Mac formatted drive and is now just an external I use for backup for my MacBook pro.
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Yes. You will need an enclosure, then connect via usb or thunderbolt, then format the drive Mac OS extended journaled or as need.
2008677
It would work but it would need to be formatted to Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) in order for it to work properly. Also, make sure to watch a video showing how to replace the hard drive before doing it. The last thing you need is to mess up your macbook in the process. Hope I helped you!
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I am not familiar with Mac's, but with a PC that has Windows Operating system, the Drivers are automatically created once adapter is connected to the old hard drive and to your computer. And, good luck, my old hard drive was so far gone that I could retrieve nothing.
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I've done this a couple times. The best way is to get a cheap usb external enclosure from macsales.com or newegg, then put your new SSD into it. Use a program for your mac like Carbon Copy Cloner and create a mirror image of your current hard drive. Then I usually search Youtube, or find step by step installation instructions on ifixit.com for my specific model of MBP. Good luck!
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Yes, works perfectly. No additional equipment needed for the drive itself, but for data transfer from your existing hard drive you'll need a dock or drive case. The startech.com dock works great but I'm sure there are other options which might be cheaper.
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You would have to find a way to get the hard drive to work for both a Mac and a PC before anything. Then i believe if the pictures are in some type of JPEG format it shall work.
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Yes, you should be able to. I initially had some issues with Toshiba USB 3.0 portable hard disks and one DS214+ and for efficiency sake just switched to Western Digital drives. Never re-checked the Toshibas to see if it might have been a temporary incompatibility that went away with updates to the DSM software on the DiskStation.
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You should probably find out if you have a USB 3.0 port on your machine or plan on getting a docking station in case your Macbook doesn't recognize this external drive.Personally, I have it working on a Toshiba laptop using W8.1 without any problems (read/write DVD single and dual layers + read/write Blu Rays) however it needs at least two USB ports to get enough power to function (I'm using 1 usb 3.0 port and 1 usb 2.0 port) so make sure you have enough available ports to power this.