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1. #HOW TO REFORMAT SEAGATE BACKUP PLUS SLIM FOR MAC FOR MAC#
2. #HOW TO REFORMAT SEAGATE BACKUP PLUS SLIM FOR MAC MAC OS#
3. #HOW TO REFORMAT SEAGATE BACKUP PLUS SLIM FOR MAC INSTALL#
4. #HOW TO REFORMAT SEAGATE BACKUP PLUS SLIM FOR MAC DRIVER#

FAT32 is not recommended for modern operating systems and computers. …the storage device is connected to older Windows and Mac computers.

#HOW TO REFORMAT SEAGATE BACKUP PLUS SLIM FOR MAC DRIVER#

However, Seagate recommends installing the Paragon driver when sharing hard drives between operating systems. …the storage device is shared between Mac and Windows computers.

#HOW TO REFORMAT SEAGATE BACKUP PLUS SLIM FOR MAC INSTALL#

Install the Paragon driver for Windows for compatibility with Windows PCs. …the storage device is connected to Macs.

#HOW TO REFORMAT SEAGATE BACKUP PLUS SLIM FOR MAC FOR MAC#

Install the Paragon driver for Mac for compatibility with Macs. …the storage device is connected to Windows PCs. However, FAT32 is a legacy file system designed for low capacity hard drives and it is not recommended for modern hard drives or operating systems. A FAT32 partition can reach up to 32GB when formatted on a Windows PC. exFAT is not a journaled file system which means it can be more susceptible to data corruption when errors occur or the drive is not disconnected properly from the computer.įAT32: compatible with Mac and Windows. Windows users can read and write to HFS+ (journaled) hard drives by installing the Paragon driver for Mac.ĮxFAT: generally compatible with Mac and Windows.

#HOW TO REFORMAT SEAGATE BACKUP PLUS SLIM FOR MAC MAC OS#

Mac OS Extended (HFS+): the native hard drive file system for Mac. Mac OS can read and write to NTFS volumes with the help of the Paragon driver for Windows. NTFS: since it is the native file system for Windows, volumes created in NTFS are read and write with computers running Windows. If you want to use Backup Plus Desktop exclusively with Mac computers, it is recommended that you use the format native to the Mac operating system, HFS+ (journaled).įor further information on hard drive file systems and instructions for formatting hard drives, review the section below.

For details and instructions, see our dedicated support page for the Paragon driver for Mac. If you want to connect Backup Plus Desktop to a Mac as well as a Windows PC, you can install special software that allows Macs to read and write files to NTFS hard drives similar to Windows PCs. However, NTFS is not fully compatible with Mac computers. Therfore, you can connect Backup Plus Desktop to a Windows PC without formatting the hard drive. Of the above, I have used Recuva with success in a situation where I had inadvertently deleted directly (Recycle Bin bypassed) some files I valued.Your Backup Plus Desktop is formatted as NTFS for compatibility with Windows out of the box. Recuva - Undelete, Unerase, File and Disk Recovery - Free Download. Recovery Software, Partition Table Doctor. Partition Find and Mount - free partition recovery software. In any case, following are some programs that have worked for BC members: I will try to recover the data before I do anything in terms of fiddling with the partition or the drive.

I interpret this as either a problem with the file system or the hard drive itself and removed the drive from the computer. I've never seen a Windows popup re reformattting.but I have seen popups (as recently as two days ago) where Windows asserts that the partition cannot be read and said partition needs formatting. Well.you can try free data-reccovery software, as a first step.assuming that you have a drive large enough to use as a destination for your recovery effort.