


Seagate Backup Plus is preformatted exFAT for compatibility with both Windows and Mac computers. What hard drive is inside Seagate Backup Plus?īarracuda hard drive Can I format my Seagate Backup Plus? Seagate is not responsible for any data lost due to formatting, partitioning, or using a Seagate storage device. Seagate highly recommends that you back up all data on your storage device before performing the steps below.
This feature was introduced in macOS 10.13 and is not available in 10.11 or 10.12. If you use the drive with only one type of computer, you can optimize file copy performance by formatting the drive in the native file system for your operating system NTFS for Windows or HFS+ for Macs How do I format a Seagate Backup Plus drive? Seagate Backup Plus is preformatted exFAT for compatibility with both Mac and Windows computers.

