DaxxMojoux
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Q: Drag and Drop Files Onto Seagate External Hardrive

I can't seem to just drag and drop files I want to store on an external hardrive with Seagate. I hate that. I just want a simple drag and drop so I can free up some space on my computer.  Can someone please explain how to just drag and drop files? I have zero idea, and they don't make it simple to understand.

 

please explain it to me (without use of computer terminology or telling me places I should go on my computer that I don't know what they are. Renders your help useless, and it's frustrating because no matter how many times I ask this, you just give me help i can't understand anyway.)

 

If possible, use step by step instructions, if you need to tell me to go somewhere on my computer, tell me where that is too so I know where to go. Don't be vague, I can't understand vague instructions when i read them.

 

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Posted on Jul 15, 2016 1:35 AM

by PlotinusVeritas,Solvedanswer
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A:

What is the drive formatted as? this is extremely likely the issue.

 

 

FORMAT TYPES

FAT32 (File Allocation Table)

  • Read/Write FAT32 from both native Windows and native Mac OS X.
  • Maximum file size: 4GB.
  • Maximum volume size: 2TB
  • You can use this format if you share the drive between Mac OS X and Windows computers and have no files larger than 4GB.

 

NTFS (Windows NT File System)

  • Read/Write NTFS from native Windows.
  • Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X
  • To Read/Write/Format NTFS from Mac OS X, here are some alternatives:
    • For Mac OS X 10.4 or later (32 or 64-bit), install Paragon (approx $20) (Best Choice for Lion)
    • Native NTFS support can be enabled in Snow Leopard and Lion, but is not advisable, due to instability.
  • AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support NTFS
  • Maximum file size: 16 TB
  • Maximum volume size: 256TB
  • You can use this format if you routinely share a drive with multiple Windows systems.

 

HFS+ ((((MAC FORMAT)))) (Hierarchical File System, a.k.a. Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Don't use case-sensitive)

  • Read/Write HFS+ from native Mac OS X
  • Required for Time Machine or Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper! backups of Mac internal hard drive.
  • To Read HFS+ (but not Write) from Windows, Install HFSExplorer
  • Maximum file size: 8EiB
  • Maximum volume size: 8EiB
  • You can use this format if you only use the drive with Mac OS X, or use it for backups of your Mac OS X internal drive, or if you only share it with one Windows PC (with MacDrive installed on the PC)

 

EXFAT (FAT64)

  • Supported in Mac OS X only in 10.6.5 or later.
  • Not all Windows versions support exFAT. 
  • exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table)
  • AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support exFAT
  • Maximum file size: 16 EiB
  • Maximum volume size: 64 ZiB
  • You can use this format if it is supported by all computers with which you intend to share the drive.  See "disadvantages" for details.

Posted on Dec 6, 2013 12:58 PM

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  • by Nick B. Crencam,

    Nick B. Crencam Nick B. Crencam Aug 17, 2015 11:11 AM in response to bean247
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    Aug 17, 2015 11:11 AM in response to bean247

    Thank you for giving a short, concise and effective answer.

  • by Master G Racquetball,

    Master G Racquetball Master G Racquetball Aug 22, 2015 11:45 AM in response to waughwoolf
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    Aug 22, 2015 11:45 AM in response to waughwoolf

    hello waughwoolf

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING

    I too spent hours trying to simply copy photos from my Mac to the Seagate external HD

    Finally I came across your post

    I did exactly what you suggested

    downloaded the Paragon Driver

    and...wallah!...it is working!

    at this very moment I am copying over 88GB of photos to the HD, hoping to then delete them from my Mac to free up hard drive space.

    thanks for nothing Seagate

    PS...I have never signed up or commented on any forum ever...this is how happy I am about waughwoolf's post

  • by jobrulu,

    jobrulu jobrulu Aug 30, 2015 4:02 PM in response to waughwoolf
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    Aug 30, 2015 4:02 PM in response to waughwoolf

    I could kiss you!  Thank you so much, I was at the point of taking the bloody thing back to the store.  Could they have made it more non-intuitive?

  • by sketchbook9,

    sketchbook9 sketchbook9 Oct 11, 2015 3:21 AM in response to PlotinusVeritas
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    Oct 11, 2015 3:21 AM in response to PlotinusVeritas

    Thanks for this useful detailed reply. It's unfortunate that Seagate market it as "for PC and Mac" as this implies it works out of the box with either OS. It was helpful to get your confirmation that it's just a case of using Disk Utility to erase the drive and set it up for the Mac. It really did just take a few minutes. Thanks again

  • by shesabigfatwhale,

    shesabigfatwhale shesabigfatwhale Oct 15, 2015 2:16 AM in response to waughwoolf
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    Oct 15, 2015 2:16 AM in response to waughwoolf

    I don't really comment and stuff, but this one deserves a massive THANK YOU!!! Truly appreciate it

  • by pixiesaunt,

    pixiesaunt pixiesaunt Nov 1, 2015 3:16 AM in response to TeamM2012
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    Nov 1, 2015 3:16 AM in response to TeamM2012

    Thank you!  I had spent hours attempting to resolve this issue...despite being assured by the salesman that this item was a easy as pie to install on my mac and then use.  Fortunate to have found this conversation and resolution.

  • by Ivar_2,

    Ivar_2 Ivar_2 Jan 3, 2016 8:56 AM in response to bean247
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    Jan 3, 2016 8:56 AM in response to bean247

    Thank you, thank you, thank you

  • by vi-brown,

    vi-brown vi-brown Jan 20, 2016 5:08 PM in response to Csound1
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    Jan 20, 2016 5:08 PM in response to Csound1

    I just purchased the Seagate External BackUp Drive and had the same experiences mentioned in this long post.  No way to get help from the Seagate web site, no response to a request for email/call response.  No manual to assist me when all I purchased it for was to backup movies from my iMac hard drive to the external hard drive.  I can then remove the older sci-fi collections I don't want to watch now but maybe later (I retired and plan to catch up on all my favorites).  But I did not want to fill up the iMac hard drive.  Put on external and return when I am ready to watch.

     

    Your drop and drag WORKS GREAT!  After several days of trying to understand the dang dash board (I don't want to backup to a Microsoft cloud), I just dragged two of the collections to the Seagate external and can now remove them from my iMac (I double checked and I could read them perfectly on the Seagate external just as they were on my iMac.

     

    I can now sleep good tonight. 

  • by lepetitpois,

    lepetitpois lepetitpois Mar 5, 2016 5:41 AM in response to DaxxMojoux
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    Mar 5, 2016 5:41 AM in response to DaxxMojoux

    I have a MacBook Pro.  I had no clue what to do.  I purchased a Seagate Backup Slim Plus 1TB.  I had to go to the APPLE store to get my computer fixed and it was an internal cable that slowed my computer and eventually left me with a "?" blinking folder.  Problem solved and it was covered under a special program.   BUT, they showed me quickly how to BACKUP my system with the Seagate Slim Plus.  Here's how:

     

    Plugged in the USB.  Move the mouse/pointer on the top dashboard the TimeMachine appeared.  Click it on .  Click the lock on the lower left hand side and type in your password.  Then you will see ON/OFF Button.  Click "ON" for the Time Machine.  Click "Select Disk".  Click Seagate Backup Plus Slim drive and start. 

     

    If you don't see the Time Machine on the dashboard above.  Go to "search" on the dashboard at the top.  Type in Time Machine.  When it asks set up Time Machine, click OK.  Then plug hard drive into the computer.  Select hard drive then backup now.  I didn't need a updated driver or to drag and drop files.  Just set it up before you go to bed and it will automate itself.  I had a lot of files. 

  • by lepetitpois,

    lepetitpois lepetitpois Mar 5, 2016 5:45 AM in response to DaxxMojoux
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    Mar 5, 2016 5:45 AM in response to DaxxMojoux

    I have a MacBook Pro.  I had no clue what to do.  I purchased a Seagate Backup Slim Plus 1TB.  I had to go to the APPLE store to get my computer fixed and it was an internal cable that slowed my computer and eventually left me with a "?" blinking folder.  Problem solved and it was covered under a special program.   BUT, they showed me quickly how to BACKUP my system with the Seagate Slim Plus.  Here's how:

     

    Plugged in the USB.  Move the mouse/pointer on the top dashboard the TimeMachine appeared.  Click it on .  Click the lock on the lower left hand side and type in your password.  Then you will see ON/OFF Button.  Click "ON" for the Time Machine.  Click "Select Disk".  Click Seagate Backup Plus Slim drive and start. 

     

    If you don't see the Time Machine on the dashboard above.  Go to "search" on the dashboard at the top.  Type in Time Machine.  When it asks set up Time Machine, click OK.  Then plug hard drive into the computer.  Select hard drive then backup now.  I didn't need a updated driver or to drag and drop files.  Just set it up before you go to bed and it will automate itself.  I had a lot of files. 

  • by AppleYumi,

    AppleYumi AppleYumi Mar 14, 2016 11:40 AM in response to bean247
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    Mar 14, 2016 11:40 AM in response to bean247

    Thank you so much for your help! I've been trying to use this thing since Sept of 2015 and because of you, i'm able to use it. Lifesaver!!

  • by kels73,

    kels73 kels73 Mar 20, 2016 3:26 AM in response to bean247
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    Mar 20, 2016 3:26 AM in response to bean247

    life saver,Thank you

  • by Llady5000,

    Llady5000 Llady5000 Mar 22, 2016 11:03 PM in response to waughwoolf
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    Mar 22, 2016 11:03 PM in response to waughwoolf

    I searched for this answer tonight after a similar frustrating experience! THANK YOU!!! You do rock.

  • by arusha_e,

    arusha_e arusha_e Apr 25, 2016 8:16 PM in response to waughwoolf
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    Apr 25, 2016 8:16 PM in response to waughwoolf

    THANK YOU! You've saved me a lot of banging my head against a wall!

  • by raindropsofjune,

    raindropsofjune raindropsofjune May 21, 2016 10:55 PM in response to DaxxMojoux
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    May 21, 2016 10:55 PM in response to DaxxMojoux

    http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/006177en?language=en_US

     

    this solved the same problem for me!!

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