In MacPro System Information, what does attached drive show in "Removable Media"? I have backup software that won't backup an ext. disk.
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I'm not a mac guy but in a windows setup the bios needed to get configured before the os could see the card and hard drive. I'm sure macs are similiar in that the bios needs setup first before the os can see it.
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I don't have this installed in a Mac, hopefully somebody else has your answer, good luck.
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If I remember correctly it should be under the sata section and show up there
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Removable media is any disk connected via USB ports: card readers, drive docks..... . You can " eject" any disk though via disk utility, even those on a SATA connection.Your software may be at fault here or you may have to format the removable media into a Mac drive.
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The answer is already in my review:"Be also aware that any new Mac now comes without a system backup on DVD. Go to Apple support Web pages and look for « Reinstall OS X » and « Recovery Disk Assistant » for details."
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Mac Pros tend to have problems with USB 3 devices. Suggest a good USB 3 expansion card like SIIG and an extension cord. Hubs seem to have lots of problems. Also repartition the drive as GUID and use HFS+ formatting.
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Yes it is.....when you get the drive reformat it to Mac os extended journal
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Just had a report that a new Macbook Pro with Mavericks saw it as read only. Was quick formatted with NTFS/4096 just minutes earlier. Works fine in Win 8.1.
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Hi to the best of my knowledge an experience on a Windows platform it shows as 2 separate drives. On the Mac os it shows as 1 drive.
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My 4TB drive is used as a backup drive in a Mac Pro computer (I have four internal drives). The first drive was faulty but it was promptly replaced by Western Digital and the replacement now works without any problems.
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From what I've read on the clickfree.com website, they are Mac compatible, but I don't know if you need a separate external HD just for macs, and one just for PC's. Then again with Macs you've got Time Machine and Backup built-in, but if you're anything like me, if there is something like this product that I've been waiting to be released, if it will backup just one more file off my macs, I'll buy it in a heart beat! Check out their website, though, it is really informative and they have some products not available on Amazon, i.e. SSD credit card sized back up drives. Hope this helps. -John
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I thought SDI was a virtual drive - the image mounted on desktop to restore, etc. vs. a physical drive as would be installed in the MacAlly enclosure. Anyway, the MacAlly enclosure isn't made to mount, it rests on its rubber feet on a desk.
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I use Mac and I didn't have a problem. There is an additional download of NTFS on the Seagate support sight that might help but I didn't need it. I plugged it in and didn't have to turn it on for my computer to recognize it. There is a factory reset button on the bottom which you might try. If the unit doesn't power on it even when it's disconnected, it may be bad from the factory.
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Well, I have a Mac and I just use the built-in time machine backup which does all of that automatically. So, I haven't used any of the backup software that comes with the hard drive, sorry!
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Hi Shiki, This is very helpful. Is it easy to partition the drive? I just ordered this so I don't have the drive yet, but when it comes I'd like to back up both my Mac and PC... Do you know where to find information on how to partition? Thank you!
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There is a Pagoplug for Mac included on the drive, which is their backup software.
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Sounds like you need to format it through the disk utility app (mac) or by right clicking the drive and selecting format (windows).
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You plug it into the USB drive on your MAC.. and then navigate to it thru the Finder.. You can create a file structure and folders on the drive, and then move pictures and movies to the folders you have created... Or, if you are doing a full back up of your MAC drive, you would name the MAC as your source, and the G-Drive as your target- and use whatever software you have to do either a full or incremental backup.. Hope that helps.
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It will not work on Win7 if it's been formatted to work Mac. I have a mac that I backed up mp3s and stuff on this drive. Can't get it off using my Win7 machine.
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Not an expert on this, but after my own recent unbacked-up-data-loss fiasco, I *believe* Time Machine (part of Apple OS X) not only backs up each item---text file, photo, song, movie, etc.---on your computer, but creates a whole copy ("image") of the complete contents of your computer---including apps. In the event of data-loss disaster, you can simply restore your complete computer the way it was. This drive's features list describes it "Time Machine ready"