Anthony M. Davis
12 de abril de 2026
Good Quality and it Works Fine with a MacBook Pro
As a music producer, my last external drive was much smaller and it began to fill up quickly. I bought this Seagate because of the known quality, and the size. I understand that with a Windows computer, it’s plug and play. If you use a MacBook Pro, it is a simple task to prepare it. I’ll copy instructions for Mac preparation. It was ready to go in about a minute. It’s not something to worry about. Here are the instructions:First an easy installation, you’ll use Disk Utility on the Mac to erase and reformat the drive; it’s straightforward and only needs to be done once before you start using it.1. Decide on a formatFor a drive used only with your MacBook Pro for plugins/projects:APFS (best for SSDs, modern macOS, fast and robust).If you also want to plug the same drive into Windows regularly:ExFAT (works read/write on both Mac and Windows, fine for large audio files).2. Erase and format the driveConnect the new external drive to your Mac.Open Disk Utility (Applications → Utilities → Disk Utility).In the menu bar, choose View → Show All Devices so you see the whole physical disk, not just volumes.In the left sidebar, select the top-level entry for that external drive (it will usually show the manufacturer’s name and “Media”).Click the Erase button at the top.In the dialog:Name: Something like “Audio Plugins” or “Samples”.Format: Choose APFS (or ExFAT if you need Mac/Windows).Scheme: Choose GUID Partition Map if offered.Click Erase and wait for it to complete, then click Done.After this, the drive will mount on the desktop in the new format and you can start moving plugin content or sample libraries to it.It took time to move data off the old drive and load onto the new drive. That’s natural.With this new Seagate drive, I store all my music plug-ins and virtual instrument files along with a large collection of audio and midi files. When producing music, there’s no delay and everything works fine. With that said, I have the new M4 chip and 48GB of Ram. With that, the computer works fine, but the Seagate also keeps up just fine.This Seagate external drive was a good purchase. It is reliable, portable and built well with a good appearance.Ver másVer menos
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