A:AnswerThe previous answer is incorrect. A Mac can easily read a hard drive formatted for a PC. But the reverse is not true. If you want this to be read by a Mac, then simply format it on your Mac using the "MS-DOS (FAT)" format, and it will work fine with both machines.
A:AnswerIt depends on the size of the movie. A Typical commercial DVD is roughly 8 Gigs, so 4TB would hold about 500 DVDs (4000/8). Single layer Blue-Ray disks (high def) will be around 25GB and dual layer disks 50GB, so figure 160 and 80 respectively. Of course, these are approximations.
A:AnswerI schedule for an early Monday morning backup (1 am). Then I check to see if it completed (8 am) ; if so; then unplug until Sunday evening and plug it in again. If you get hit with virus or malware during the week your backup if unplugged is still safe!
A:AnswerYou would have to consult your XBox requirements for the type of external hard drive needed. This one can be used on a PC (how I am using it) and a MAC. Sorry I don’t have an XBox.
A:AnswerUse "Disc Management" in your computer where it shows the drives. You can right click the drive you want to format/change and you can change the size of the partitions. There is an options that allows you to do this when you right click. This happened to me when I was formatting SD cards and this is how I was able to set the size of the drive. I hope this helps.
A:AnswerHello Matt,
The Seagate Expansion Portable 3.0 hard drive is not compatible with Windows XP and Vista. Per data sheet these hard drives require Windows® 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7 operating system.
Here is the link to the data sheet:
https://www.seagate.com/www-content/datasheets/pdfs/expansion-portable-DS1842-6-1907-WW-en_EM.pdf
Unfortunately Windows XP and Vista are not supported anymore, so there are no current hard drives that could be recommended.
Regards,
Zac
Seagate Support