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Will the Seagate GoFlex Ultra Portable external hard drive work with the Time Machine function of a macbook and if so does it have to be the version for a mac or is the regular version just as good? Thanks for your help!
Answer
Short answer: Yes, it will work.
There are two parts to any "external drive":
-- The case.
-- The HDD inside the case.
All HDDs are exactly the same for external use. All that is important is that they have the type of connector that matches the case. New HDDs use SATA connector. In your situation, you already have the HDD inside the case, so this is academic info.
The case also doesn't care what type of computer you have, except that often a "Mac" drive has a case with Firewire connection as well as USB. You will be hard-pressed to find a PC with Firewire connection, because it is more expensive than USB, and PC folks tend to shun expensive hardware. All Macs except the MB Air have Firewire for much faster copying to the external drive.
Some companies know that many people think everything about a Mac is special, so they sell a "special" Mac version of a drive. Nothing is different except that it is pre-formatted for Mac OS use. If you buy a "non-Mac" drive, it is pre-formatted for Windows XP or later (NTFS format). That is easily changed to Mac format using Disk Utility > Erase tab.
Time Machine needs a drive volume ("volume" means a partition that is formatted) with "Mac OS Extended" format. That's the only requirement.... other than enough room on it for the backup files.
Short answer: Yes, it will work.
There are two parts to any "external drive":
-- The case.
-- The HDD inside the case.
All HDDs are exactly the same for external use. All that is important is that they have the type of connector that matches the case. New HDDs use SATA connector. In your situation, you already have the HDD inside the case, so this is academic info.
The case also doesn't care what type of computer you have, except that often a "Mac" drive has a case with Firewire connection as well as USB. You will be hard-pressed to find a PC with Firewire connection, because it is more expensive than USB, and PC folks tend to shun expensive hardware. All Macs except the MB Air have Firewire for much faster copying to the external drive.
Some companies know that many people think everything about a Mac is special, so they sell a "special" Mac version of a drive. Nothing is different except that it is pre-formatted for Mac OS use. If you buy a "non-Mac" drive, it is pre-formatted for Windows XP or later (NTFS format). That is easily changed to Mac format using Disk Utility > Erase tab.
Time Machine needs a drive volume ("volume" means a partition that is formatted) with "Mac OS Extended" format. That's the only requirement.... other than enough room on it for the backup files.
How do I fix my portable hard drive?
HELP ME.
I have a WD portable hard drive that I've used with my hp laptop and I recently just connected to a brand new macbook...it started working and detecting on the macbook but as soon as I ejected it and connected it back to my HP, it just didnt detect it anymore. I've looked at its properties and it says its unpartitioned?
It has that plug and play capability so I really dont get it.
It didnt end up working on my mac either.
There's data on it that I really need to save. I cant format it..thats my last option. I've looked at the properties and it says "not initialized" under the status, and partition style - non applicable.
It was working all so perfectly...
Answer
Well, firstly you should try and connect the hard drive back to your Mac to see if it works.
If that doesn't help, then it is likely something wiped your hard drive clean, hence you're getting the un-partitioned error from Windows. You will have to partition the drive all over again.
Follow the instructions in this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348
Be sure to check that your hard drive does NOT work on Mac before you do this.
Hope this helped :)
Well, firstly you should try and connect the hard drive back to your Mac to see if it works.
If that doesn't help, then it is likely something wiped your hard drive clean, hence you're getting the un-partitioned error from Windows. You will have to partition the drive all over again.
Follow the instructions in this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313348
Be sure to check that your hard drive does NOT work on Mac before you do this.
Hope this helped :)
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