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1. How to format seagate backup plus drive to macos portable#
2. How to format seagate backup plus drive to macos software#

The warranty on the Backup Plus Hub is a good two years.

How to format seagate backup plus drive to macos software#

Seagate’s Toolkit software offers both traditional file backup and folder syncing. Note that the drive comes preformatted with NTFS-you’ll want to change that to exFAT if you’re a Mac user. It will do the job if Windows File Backup or macOS Time Machine aren’t of interest to you. Toolkit is attractive and competent, supports pure backup and folder syncing, and works on both PC and macOS. It wouldn’t be a Backup Plus if it didn’t include Seagate’s own Toolkit utility/backup software. Seagate’s Backup Plus Hub has a power jack and female USB Micro-B connector gracing its backside. On the back of the enclosure are the AC adapter jack and a Micro-B USB port. When I first opened the box, I was half-expecting charge-only functionality, but you can plug in anything you want to the USB port, including additional storage devices. Seagate rightly figures that if you’re going to have something large on your desk that requires a power cord, you might as well put the extra juice to work. The reason this particular Backup Plus model includes ‘Hub’ in its moniker is that it sports fully functional dual USB Type-A ports on the front. No, it’s not going to fit in your pocket. Sporting a 3.5-inch hard drive and an AC adapter, the Backup Plus Hub is hefty, weighing about three pounds and measuring around 4.75 by 7.75 by 1.5 inches. Go there for information on competing products and how we tested them. This review is part of our ongoing roundup.

How to format seagate backup plus drive to macos portable#

Portable SSDs max out at 8TB, but only if you’re willing to shell out a cool $2000.

By comparison, portable 2.5-inch hard drives, while equally affordable, are currently limited to 5TB. The 8TB version I tested is currently about $217 on Amazon. Seagate’s Backup Plus Hub comes in flavors from 4TB to 14TB. So why on earth, in this day of uber-fast portable SSDs and fast-enough, readily portable 2.5-inch hard drives, would anyone want to purchase a 3.5-inch external hard drive such as Seagate’s Backup Plus Hub? You sacrifice some portability, but the upsides are significant: nearly three times the capacity and faster sustained throughput than 2.5-inch models.