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If you want to optimize performance, we recommend that you format the hard drive using the computer's original file system.

It is important to choose a file system that fits your needs. The newer Seagate external drives are formatted exFAT, some older drives are formatted for PC and others for Mac, and some of them have special utilities that allow the drive to function between the two without being formatted. And in some cases, the users would sell or donate a Seagate Backup Plus, so we also will show you an easy method to permanently wipe data from a Seagate Backup Plus before selling or donating it. This article describes the file system and provides instructions for formatting a Seagate Backup Plus on Windows and Mac. However, in order for the computer and hard drive to connect to each other, it must be formatted. There’s your NTSF drive! Now you can do whatever you want with it in Mac OS X.Are you looking for a way to format and wipe Seagate Backup Plus? Hard drives can be used in any type of computer - PC or Mac. Back in the terminal, type: open /Volumes
press “return” Unmount your drive, then plug it back in.
it won’t show up anymore.

Type (copy/paste): sudo nano /etc/fstab
Press “return”
Type: LABEL=TEST none ntfs rw,auto,nobrowse
Press “return”,
CTRL+O to save,
CTRL+X to exit the terminal.ģ. Go to “utilities” and start the “terminal” app. Mac OS X is actually capable of writing to a NTSF drive, just not by default (don’t ask!). make the NTSF drive both readable and writable in Mac OS X. You’ll end up with a drive that is:
– Stable, so your data is relatively safe (priority #1)
– Capable of handling large files
– Readable/writable in Win 7+
– But only readable in Mac OS XĢ. Format your hard drive, or every partition on it, using NTSF. Maybe one day, but for now, “not ready for prime time!”.ġ. I’ve read too many posts from people having all sorts of problems using exFAT to consider using it. I found a set of Terminal commands that makes it work, big thanks to Alex: Turns out MacOS can indeed write to an NTFS formatted disk.