How do I get Seagate external drive to work on MacBook Pro?

How do I get Seagate External drive to work on MAC

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MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.3

Posted on Mar 27, 2025 10:25 AM

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D.I. Johnson

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Posted on Mar 27, 2025 10:27 AM

Use Disk Utility to format the drive. Use the APFS format if the disk will only be used with Mac computers. Otherwise use ExFAT.

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

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D.I. Johnson

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Mar 27, 2025 10:27 AM in response to debw57

Use Disk Utility to format the drive. Use the APFS format if the disk will only be used with Mac computers. Otherwise use ExFAT.

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

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Mar 27, 2025 11:41 AM in response to D.I. Johnson

Thank you.

Mar 27, 2025 1:36 PM in response to debw57

You’re welcome.

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How do I get Seagate external drive to work on MacBook Pro?