
- #NEW HARD DRIVE FOR IMAC 2008 HOW TO#
- #NEW HARD DRIVE FOR IMAC 2008 FOR MAC#
- #NEW HARD DRIVE FOR IMAC 2008 INSTALL#
- #NEW HARD DRIVE FOR IMAC 2008 PC#
Using the USB 3.0 cable (that comes in the box), connect Mac to Lacie drive. to have part of the LaCie drive to be compatible with Windows so I can exchange files between the two operating systems, should the need arise. To use the LaCie drive for my Mac backup, automated by Mac’s inbuilt Time Machine software.
#NEW HARD DRIVE FOR IMAC 2008 FOR MAC#
USB 3.0 cable (which is backward compatible to USB 2.0 and 1.1) Detailed Steps for setting up LaCie Hard Drive for Mac Backup Aims. LaCie External Drive Packaging The LaCie 1TB Prosche Drive comes with. And you don’t get to find this out till you actually use the device and read the User Guide (which is pre-loaded on the device/external hard drive itself.). Do not throw away the packaging! Apparently you will need this if you ever need to return the device in the event of faults or bugs. This ensures there is more than enough space to do effective backups. LaCie 1TB Porsche Design P’9223 USB 3.0 Mobile Hard Drive Important Preliminary Information Get a hard drive that is at least as big as the storage on your Mac. My external hard drive is LaCie 1TB Porsche Design P’9223 USB 3.0 Mobile Hard Drive, just purchased from Apple online store. What System and Devices I am Using? To be sure that this article is relevant to you, I am using Mac Book Pro, OS X (ver 10.9.3 as at today 6 July, 2014).
#NEW HARD DRIVE FOR IMAC 2008 HOW TO#
How To Format A Lacie Rugged Hard Drive For Mac I will go through some of the precautions, tips, and steps to easily set up your (Lacie) external drive for performing automatic Mac Backups with the inbuilt (with your Mac) Apple Time Machine. If you have or are going to get a Lacie external drive, or even something similar, this article might be of use to you. I just bought a Lacie external drive for my Mac backups.

I would like to thank everyone for their assistance.

After reformatting will I get all of the 1tb of space I had before? How do I do it. I know very little about reformatting (possible nothing) so I don't want to mess it up. So I have come here to this community of bright individuals to seek guidance.
#NEW HARD DRIVE FOR IMAC 2008 PC#
But the PC does see the shortcut button when I plug it in I get a notice saying it sees it. I can find it under Device Manager and Disk Management but that's it.

Although HFS+ file system is different from Windows NTFS or FAT file system, you might still run into data loss problem on a LaCie hard drive which has HFS+ file system.
#NEW HARD DRIVE FOR IMAC 2008 INSTALL#
