Does this work well with Mac's time machine? or do you need to use the Seagate software?
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If I recall correctly (this was awhile ago), I couldn't use it for Time Machine because it was a networked drive, and Time Machine was looking for a drive that was hardwired to the Mac.
1695716
well.. i have windows, so iam not sure about mac.. the disk works like a lan hard drive.. so it should work with time machine. The software is useful to set the configurations, just that.
454467
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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Yes this drive is compatible with a Mac. I plugged it in, opened up Disk Utility, formatted it (Mac OS Extended (Journaled) to be exact) and it's working just peachy. I even partitioned it, about half for backups and the other half for other stuff.
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My use of this drive has been exclusively on the Mac. However, I did not use any of the back-up software or formatting provided on the drive. It was necessary to use the Mac disk utility to reformat the drive. Then it worked with Apple's Time Machine.
1719562
Yes, it is compatible with Apple Time Machine. I use mine as my back up drive in my Macbook Air
1070653
I have and iMac computer with "Time Machine" installed. Time Machine automatically backs up everything on my iMac onto the Seagate Goflex. I have only had it for a short while, but to date I am very satisfied with my purchase. Hope this helps.
1813998
Works great with OS 10.6.8 and USB 2.0. I don't use time machine with it. I just access it manually when I need it through the finder.
515166
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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You should first use Mac's Disk Utility to reformat the drive to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format for the best efficiency with a Mac before setting up TimeMachine. It is a simple process, and my 3TB version of this drive has been running TimeMachine flawlessly ever since. My 4TB drive is a recent acquisition for external storage, but it too was reformatted before use.
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yes, use Time Machine. it's the native backup app for Macs. and for the love of stuff... DON'T UPGRADE PAST SNOW LEOPARD. not because of this hard drive backup solution... don't do it because Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks are all crap.
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No it does not work with any newer MAC OS. I tried it on the Yosemite and it DOES NOT work! Netgear, are you listening your customers at all? Amazon, fix the label, it does not work with the Time Machine!
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I never could get timers to work correctly. There is a new Seagate OS 4 you can try or at least read up on.
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i have this on my iMac using time machine to back up everything. But, there is the Seagate Dashboard program that may be able to do what you need...here's a link to some tutorials that may help you.. http://www.seagate.com/support/external-hard-drives/desktop-hard-drives/backup-plus-desk-mac/
1343641
From my experience, you just refuse Time Machine for the device once, and then you can use it as a normal backup/file transfer device. Although it is true that I reformatted the drive to work with Windows and Mac using eXFAT file system.
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There is a difference between Mac compatibility and Time Machine compatibility.Time Machine is much more stable with AFP, which this does not support. But Mac OS X can read/write to Samba shares (just not Time Machine), which this does.So, yes, this is compatible with Mac. No, it will not be very reliable with Time Machine.
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I have a 2012 mac mini running OS 10.8.5 and the 2TB version of this and it works but it seems to go to sleep frequently telling me in the midst of working on something that I disconnected it improperly. That's been a frequent annoyance as it mens I have to start over or stop everything to wake it back up again and usually re-do what I was working on. I have not lost any data and it seems to work fine as a hard drive but I never have this problem with the Seagate HD.
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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!