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#RUN SEAGATE BACKUP PLUS DASHBOARD PORTABLE#

Unfortunately, if you have other Thunderbolt-enabled devices, Seagate's Backup Plus portable model will have to be at the end of the chain - it's got no Thunderbolt output port. One of the nice features of Thunderbolt is the ability to daisy chain up to five devices. The Seagate Backup Plus portable drive with the Universal Storage Module interface adapter removed. The FireWire adapter for the Backup Plus won't be available until the fall, but you can still use the GoFlex model of the adapter with this drive it just won't match new drive's look. The Thunderbolt adapter will run you $99. The drive comes standard with a USB 3.0 adapter snapped in, but that can be removed with a quick tug and replaced with a FireWire 800 or Thunderbolt adapter - if you're willing to part with some additional greenbacks. Select 'USB' under the Hardware section.Like its predecessor, the GoFlex, the Backup Plus portable line comes with a Universal Storage Module - a removable SATA interface adapter.Select 'Storage' under the Hardware section in the left window.Click on the Overview tab, and then, click on 'System Report.'.Select 'Storage.' Does the drive show up here?.Click on the Apple icon in the macOS menu bar.Try the following to see what your MBA 'sees' this drive when connected by USB. It may be that this drive has failed and that its status in the Seagate Dashboard app is not being presented accurately. It is listed under Disk Utility, but shows no details. My MacBook Air isn't seeing it it as a device when plugged into USB.

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Opening Seagate Dashboard tells me the disk is 100% full (I don't think this is possible, but I haven't checked the space on it in a while). It's the Seagate portable drive that is 'running loud,' not your MacBook Air (MBA). My device is running loud all of a sudden and my MacBook Air isn't detecting it. Hi, I have a Seagate Backup Plus Slim Portable (1TB). HELP! I need these files desperately - family photos and my business files. I have not used Time Machine to date, but after reading up, it appears I should possibly consider it with an external HD.

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I'm also not very educated with how mac utility stuff works, as I used to be a PC user. I've googled and not seeing my same exact issue. I don't see any help in troubleshooting topics via their website. Seagate doesn't appear to have a forum to post this and they are closed on weekends. I wasn't sure if posting here would be helpful unless someone had the same issue with their Mac. I have tried shutting down the Mac, disconnected all power and usb cords to it and the device for a few minutes. It occasionally quiets down (or slows) and then whirrs louder again. During the test the light was blinking, so it is responding somehow. I also cannot click the 'View Files' link in Dashboard. Select the computer.' and a blank window underneath that. I tried to go to Restore Backup in Dashboard and it says 'Backups from multiple computers found. I also ran a device test in Dashboard and it took a while, but passed the test.

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