Store and backup your data with the Seagate 2TB Portable USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 External Storage Drive. Featuring a lightweight and compact design, this portable hard drive can be easily stored away or taken with you during long trips. Thanks to its Windows and macOS compatibility and plug and play design, this drive can be easily used on a multitude of systems without the need for additional software. The USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 interface gives you up to 5 Gb/s data transfer speeds, suitable for moving your essential data from one device to another quickly. This external storage drive is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0 interfaces, providing you with limited data transfer rates up to 480 Mb/s, allowing you to move files in a pinch.

Reformatting for macOS may be required.

2TB Capacity    USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 Interface    Plug-and-Play Design    Windows & macOS Compatible

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. what is this drives RPM?

A: The Seagate 4TB Portable USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 External Storage Drive contains a 5400 RPM consumer-grade drive.

Q: 2. can this be used on a ps5 or a xbox series x ?

A: The Seagate 5TB Portable USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 External Storage Drive (BH #SETGX5000400), is compatible with both consoles.

Q: 3. How do I format this drive for mac computers?

A: To format the Seagate 5TB Portable USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 External Storage Drive on a Mac computer, In Disk Utility on Mac, you can erase and reformat storage devices to use with your Mac. Erasing a storage device deletes everything on it. You might want to come into chat and go over this.

Q: 4. Can I use it to remotely boot a Mac computer?

A: The SanDisk 8TB Desk Drive SSD USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 External Drive can be used to boot to a Mac, however it must be physically connected.

Q: 5. Do I need to format it to transfer files (photos) from old laptop with window 7?

A: No, the Seagate 2TB One Touch USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive with Password Protection (Black) should have no issues connecting to a Windows 7 PC as long as it was not formatted in AFPS (apple format).

Q: 6. Can anyone advise me as to how to upload phots onto this ? I can't figure stout.

A: This drive is designed to be connected to a computer. Once it is connected to the computer and properly formatted you would use it as an external drive and then you'd be able to bring photos on to it with a camera that is connected to the same computer. You cannot bring photos directly to this drive.

Q: 7. Does it work with PS5?

A: Yes, the Seagate 5TB FireCuda Gaming USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive would work with a PS5 for movies, music, and media. Newer PS5 titles would require a faster internal drive such as the WD 1TB WD_BLACK SN850 Gaming Internal NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD with Heatsink (WEBAPZ0010BN).

Q: 8. does it accept a usb-c cable? is it compatible with Mac Studio?

A: The OWC 8TB miniStack USB 3.1 Gen 1 External Hard Drive BH #OWCMSTK3H7T8 does not include a USB C cable but you could adapt it to USB C. It is compatible with the Mac Studio.

Q: 9. Can the drive be replaced with any sata drive?

A: If you want to use your own 2.5" or 3.5" SATA drive, I would recommend buying the empty enclosure version of the OWC miniStack USB 3.2 Gen 1 Storage : https://bit.ly/48Xs5zg If you do buy the OWC miniStack USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive with a drive installed (https://bit.ly/3SLAzDP available as 1 TB, 2 TB, 8 TB, 12 TB, 16 TB, 18 TB, or 20 TB), opening the enclosure voids the OWC warranty. Instructions for installing or replacing a drive are available on pages 5-7 of the manual here: https://bit.ly/49lOpT8

Q: 10. Do I need to format the disk before the first use?

A: The Toshiba 2TB Canvio Ready USB 3.2 Gen 1 Portable Hard Drive (B&H # TOHDTP320XK3) is formatted for Windows. If you want to use the drive for macOS, you will have to format the drive to a compatible format.