Anyone else having issues with Seagate GoFlex external drives when paired up with Macs? I recently picked up a 1TB (USB3 but backward compatible to USB2) unit so I could consolidate my photo archives. After initially working fine and formatting as HFS+ with no problem and starting to copy files from other drives, it started acting up, randomly disconnecting, hanging and not allowing access to files and then refusing to eject.
I ultimately tried to start over and repartition and format on the mac and it kept throwing up posix errors so I tried on a windows box which worked ok. Plugged it back into the mac and trouble started again and now it won't format on either machine. I'll probably take it back and replace with a Western Digital drive which have generally given me less trouble over the years.
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Sam, I think I have the 2TB version of this drive that I use with a PC and I have the same issues. It's garbage. If you find any fixes let me know. They have a docking station for it that lets you connect with eSATA, but I'm hesitant to throw more money at it.
Sam, I think I have the 2TB version of this drive that I use with a PC and I have the same issues. It's garbage. If you find any fixes let me know. They have a docking station for it that lets you connect with eSATA, but I'm hesitant to throw more money at it.
Given that I already lost some work before I had a chance to back it up to another drive, my fix is to return it.
Given that I already lost some work before I had a chance to back it up to another drive, my fix is to return it.
As chance would have it, I bought a Seagate GoFlex drive for my Mac just before leaving Canada last week. It worked fine for 48 hours and since then just refuses to be recognized by the Mac.
The irony is that I passed over cheaper "generic" drives to get a "quality name brand" Seagate.
The bulkier Western Digital drive back the office has never failed me.
Sigh.
As chance would have it, I bought a Seagate GoFlex drive for my Mac just before leaving Canada last week. It worked fine for 48 hours and since then just refuses to be recognized by the Mac.
The irony is that I passed over cheaper "generic" drives to get a "quality name brand" Seagate.
The bulkier Western Digital drive back the office has never failed me.
Sigh.