Re: OSX and externals
On 2016-12-20 8:57 , David J Brooks wrote: Just bought and installed a Seagate 1TB external that was on sale for $89 Canadian. It says it will work on Macs with out having to reformat by downloading and installing a program from Seagate which i did. Does anyone else go this route or do you just reformat the drive you wisely reformatted the drive — hopefully as "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" but the implied question is why would a Mac user want to use Seagate's NTFS driver? the answer is if you need a drive that you can plug into both a Windows machine and a Mac, NTFS can do it, but since it requires a third-party driver on Macs, you'd always have to be wary of OS X updates causing problems with the driver; i also would expect that Disk Utility on the Mac would be unable to "repair" the drive when necessary, but if you have a Windows machine that might not matter -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OSX and externals
thanks all, refomatted Dave On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 12:35 AM, Philip Northeast wrote: > I always reformat, why add complications? > > Philip Northeast > > www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au > > > On 21/12/16 4:23 pm, David Mann wrote: >> >> Yep, I'd also say to reformat. That way you could also set it up as a >> Time Machine backup, and you won't be dependent on a 3rd-party driver which >> may or may not be updated with future OS X revisions. >> >> Cheers, >> Dave >> >>> On Dec 21, 2016, at 5:12 AM, David J Brooks wrote: >>> >>> sounds like reformat is the answer, aff to do so >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Paul Stenquist >>> wrote: I reformat. Always. Paul via phone > On Dec 20, 2016, at 10:57 AM, David J Brooks > wrote: > > Just bought and installed a Seagate 1TB external that was on sale for > $89 Canadian. It says it will work on Macs with out having to reformat > by downloading and installing a program from Seagate which i did. Does > anyone else go this route or do you just reformat the drive > > Dave > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>> York Region, Ontario, Canada >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OSX and externals
I always reformat, why add complications? Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 21/12/16 4:23 pm, David Mann wrote: Yep, I'd also say to reformat. That way you could also set it up as a Time Machine backup, and you won't be dependent on a 3rd-party driver which may or may not be updated with future OS X revisions. Cheers, Dave On Dec 21, 2016, at 5:12 AM, David J Brooks wrote: sounds like reformat is the answer, aff to do so Dave On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: I reformat. Always. Paul via phone On Dec 20, 2016, at 10:57 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Just bought and installed a Seagate 1TB external that was on sale for $89 Canadian. It says it will work on Macs with out having to reformat by downloading and installing a program from Seagate which i did. Does anyone else go this route or do you just reformat the drive Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OSX and externals
Yep, I'd also say to reformat. That way you could also set it up as a Time Machine backup, and you won't be dependent on a 3rd-party driver which may or may not be updated with future OS X revisions. Cheers, Dave > On Dec 21, 2016, at 5:12 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > sounds like reformat is the answer, aff to do so > > Dave > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> I reformat. Always. >> >> Paul via phone >> >>> On Dec 20, 2016, at 10:57 AM, David J Brooks wrote: >>> >>> Just bought and installed a Seagate 1TB external that was on sale for >>> $89 Canadian. It says it will work on Macs with out having to reformat >>> by downloading and installing a program from Seagate which i did. Does >>> anyone else go this route or do you just reformat the drive >>> >>> Dave >>> >>> -- >>> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>> York Region, Ontario, Canada >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OSX and externals
On 12/20/2016 10:57 AM, David J Brooks wrote: Just bought and installed a Seagate 1TB external that was on sale for $89 Canadian. It says it will work on Macs with out having to reformat by downloading and installing a program from Seagate which i did. Does anyone else go this route or do you just reformat the drive Dave I've done it from the other side. I have a couple of drives I formatted for Apple while I was in school, and I have a program called MacDrive on my Windoze computers that allows me to access them. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OSX and externals
sounds like reformat is the answer, aff to do so Dave On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I reformat. Always. > > Paul via phone > >> On Dec 20, 2016, at 10:57 AM, David J Brooks wrote: >> >> Just bought and installed a Seagate 1TB external that was on sale for >> $89 Canadian. It says it will work on Macs with out having to reformat >> by downloading and installing a program from Seagate which i did. Does >> anyone else go this route or do you just reformat the drive >> >> Dave >> >> -- >> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> York Region, Ontario, Canada >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OSX and externals
I reformat. Always. Paul via phone > On Dec 20, 2016, at 10:57 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > > Just bought and installed a Seagate 1TB external that was on sale for > $89 Canadian. It says it will work on Macs with out having to reformat > by downloading and installing a program from Seagate which i did. Does > anyone else go this route or do you just reformat the drive > > Dave > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OSX and externals
I always reformat new drives, Dave. Mainly to make sure they are formatted properly for Mac OS X. I don't trust retail store drives to be anything but Windows formatted. And those special apps they would like you to install are usually completely worthless. They _might_ enable some efficiency tweaks, but you need to Google a bunch to find out if that's important or useful. The drive should work fine without, after formatting. Is it USB3? If not low data transfer performance will limit you quite a bit. On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 10:57 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > Just bought and installed a Seagate 1TB external that was on sale for > $89 Canadian. It says it will work on Macs with out having to reformat > by downloading and installing a program from Seagate which i did. Does > anyone else go this route or do you just reformat the drive > > Dave > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OSX and externals
On 20 December 2016 at 15:57, David J Brooks wrote: > Just bought and installed a Seagate 1TB external that was on sale for > $89 Canadian. It says it will work on Macs with out having to reformat > by downloading and installing a program from Seagate which i did. Does > anyone else go this route or do you just reformat the drive > > Dave If you mean this: http://www.seagate.com/gb/en/support/downloads/item/ntfs-driver-for-mac-os-master-dl/ then personally I would uninstall that and just re-format the drive. It'll be more reliable and probably better performance I'd have thought. -- Eric -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OSX and externals
Just bought and installed a Seagate 1TB external that was on sale for $89 Canadian. It says it will work on Macs with out having to reformat by downloading and installing a program from Seagate which i did. Does anyone else go this route or do you just reformat the drive Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.