What is the best external drive for MacBook Pro?
Looking for the best external drive to download from CD’s to laptop
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MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)
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just about any manufacturer's drive will work with your Mac. but you should not use any preloaded software on the drive (or installed such software yourself) that supposedly makes the drive "Mac ready".
when you use software from just about any manufacturer for their storage device you run the risk of that same software not being compatible with macOS updates / upgrades. it can cause the software to stop working. at best this will cause you a headache. at worst it can render your data inaccessible. it is always best to use disk utility to erase and format a drive before use to remove any preloaded software.
please see Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support
