Without changing anything.īut you’re then restricted. Using the Paragon driver allows you to use your Seagate Backup Plus external drive on your Mac. NTFS is a file system made for Windows PCs. If your backup plus is a NTFS external drive and you want to install the Paragon NTFS driver go ahead.īut understand that you can’t use a NTFS drive for a Time Machine backup of your Mac. Do You Install the Paragon NTFS Driver On Your Mac Or Not?
Once you’ve registered the next screen asks if you want to download the Paragon driver for Mac OS. This software allows you to register your Seagate Backup Plus drive for warranty. And the Mac version of the Seagate Dashboard software will start up.
In your finder window you’ll see you’ve some preloaded files.Ĭlick on the ‘start_here_Mac’ files. Newer MacBooks and IMac’s 2016 and later have USB 3.1 (USB-C) ports. You need type A USB cables end to plug into those Macs. Older Macs have USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 ports. Plugging In Your Seagate Backup Plus Into Your MacĪll the Seagate Backup Plus’ external drives come with a USB cable to plug into your Mac.Īnd they come with different plugs on the end that plugs into your Mac.