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I use time machine option with Mac operating system. Piece of cake!

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There is no back-up button on this drive. If you plan to use this as a TimeMachine destination drive, then it will back up automatically.

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You need a backup utility. Newer Macs have Time Machine built in. Use that. If you do not have it, you need to purchase a backup program.

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you go to "time machine" in the "launch pad" for back up on the new mac

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A mac uses the built-in Time Machine system to backup the computer. Simply open Time Machine in the system preferences app and select the Time Machines settings. Once there, turn on Time Machine and set up a backup drive after the seagate drive is plugged into the computer. It should work from there and back up the computer periodically whenever the drive is connected to the computer. The first backup will be the largest because it does the whole operating system with its contents. Subsequent backups will be smaller and quicker. Hope this helps.

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8 years, 6 months ago

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I just set it up as a Time Machine drive and let OS X handle it, much easier that way.

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8 years, 7 months ago

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I have the simple backup on with my HP computer. For mac you have to go into Menu-System Preferences-then click Time Machine (that is the backup for mac) It should put a shortcut on the menu bar the next time you hook up your external hard drive.

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8 years, 7 months ago

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On your Mac start the time machine application and point it to your external drive as the backup location, time machine will then provide you options for backup frequency, etc.. And it will do the rest.

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Mac OSX 10.75...

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is this external hard drive with USB connections....compatible with my mac? I was told to ask if it uses the 'old' USB connection or the 'new' USB connection. My Mack is about 4-5 years old.

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The part of the cable that plugs into your Mac is the same for the USB 2 and USB 3. The part that plugs into the drive is different.

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It states on the box that it uses both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0
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8 years, 1 month ago

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I believe this drive is backward-compatible with older USB 2.0 Macs. (On the package it is described as USB 2.0/3.0.

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There's really no difference between USB 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 connections, at least as far as the computer is concerned. They're all backwards compatible. My Macbook Pro is a 2011 model with USB 2.0 and it works just fine.

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8 years, 8 months ago

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Yes this product will work with your Mac. I have a Mac book that is 9 years old and works with it.

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8 years, 8 months ago

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It uses USB 2 (10 years old) et USB 3 (the new one). You will be fine.

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8 years, 8 months ago

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Yes it does. We purchased this one foe my daughter to use with her mac which is about 4-5 years old and it works great.

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Can't say for sure, but my MacBook is at least 7 years old and it worked perfectly for me!

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My Mac is running Snow Leopard. Is this disk compatible with Snow Leopard?

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My Mac is running Snow Leopard - Mac OS X 10.6. Is Seagate - Backup Plus Slim for Mac 1TB External Portable Hard Drive Model: STDS1000100 SKU: 3137024 compatible with Snow Leopard? Or does it require a higher OS?

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Yes it will work.

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I'm NOT positive on this but I believe it IS compatible. with Snow Leopard

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8 years, 10 months ago

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I am currently running this external drive on my Mac with Snow Leopard 10.6.8 . It setup the time machine without any problems for me.

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8 years, 11 months ago

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i am running it on lion and it is working perfectly

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8 years, 11 months ago

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Yes, I think so.

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It can work with any Mac. There is no software required to run it.

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9 years, 2 months ago

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This hard drive requires OSX 10.6 or higher to work on Mac system.

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How many photos will Seagate Mac 1TB hold? I have almost 7000 on my computer!

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Depend of the size of every photo, but if you want be sure buy a bigger HD

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7 years, 7 months ago

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If all the photo files combined add up to less than 999.86 megabytes, the answer is "yes."

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It depends on the resolution of the pictures......basically the better and more defined the picture quality, the higher the resolution. So for example, lets say each photo is 10MB. 1GB is 1024MB and 1TB is 1024GB. So, you could store close to 100 of your 10MB pics in 1GB of memory. Multiply that times 1000 and you have 100,000. There are some pre-loaded files on the drive that take up some space, so let's deduct 10,000 pictures. In this example, you would have the ability to store approx. 90,000 pictures at 10MB each.
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7 years, 8 months ago

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hi, I'm not a complete expert but a 1TB hard drive is MORE than enough storage for 7000 pics . I'm a DJ and I have over 1000 songs and over 50 movies on 1TB drives. I'm sure you'd be ok.

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I had 20,000 photos and 700 videos. And I still have room for more.

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7 years, 10 months ago

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Is this compatible with Mac OS X version 10.5.8?

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What cables will I need? Or does the drive come with cables? I am everything Apple, computer, iPad and iPhone. Thanks for your help!

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7 years, 9 months ago

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The drive comes with a short cable with a USB end. It'll work with you Mac as long as it has a USB port! :)

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7 years, 7 months ago

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It comes with a USB cord; you don't need to buy anything.

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The drive comes with a drive to USB cable. I was able to plug the drive into my MacBook Pro and it recognized the drive instantly. I was also able to immediately setup Time Machine to auto-backup my Mac with no issues. As far as the IPad and IPhone......I do not have either of these. However, since Apple products can be setup to auto-sync with each other, it would be very easy to plug the drive into your Mac and back everything up from there. If you have one ITunes account, then you probably have already made copies to your Mac anyways. Either way, running Time Machine will ensure your files are backed up.

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7 years, 8 months ago

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I have my Seagate connected to my iMac. It comes with the connecting cable you will need.

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7 years, 8 months ago

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Comes with a USB cable

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7 years, 9 months ago

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I am buying this for mac. Does this hard drive require formating before use or it's plug in play?

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Migrating a PC to a Mac

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I want to purchase this drive to download my hard drive contents from the PC for upload to the MAC. Does this drive support both or only Mac?

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9 years, 5 months ago

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Both but may need some formatting for the non mac

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7 years, 8 months ago

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It supports both. You have to download an additional driver from Seagate website for the pc.

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It supports Mac OS X 10.7 or higher and Windows 8, and Windows 7.

If you are wanting to use the Lyve software that comes as an add-on, you will need Mac OS X 10.9 or higher, and Android 4.1 or higher. It doesn't say that the Lyve software works with Windows.

It plugs in via USB 2.0 or USB 3.0

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