“A:Answer Just need to plug into your computer. If you have a Mac, you will need to reformat it. Question: Why does this exterior HD need reformatting for Mac usage?”
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It's because Macintosh uses a different file storage system than Windows computers. This drive is pre-formatted to work out of the box for windows computers, thus it won't have full compatibility with your Mac out of the box. I use my drive for both my windows and mac computers, but I had to divide it into two different file partitions.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hello skap, The Seagate Backup Plus Hub comes formatted for Windows (NTFS). In order to use this device as a backup drive on a Mac it needs to be Mac-formatted or you can also install Paragon-Driver on the Mac so it can be used on both operating systems. For more information, please visit the product support site on: https://www.seagate.com/support/external-hard-drives/desktop-hard-drives/backup-plus-hub/#getting_started Regards, Zac Seagate Support
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