My two 2 TB Seagate Backup Plus Slim external drives also say 'for PC & Mac'. I just plugged them in & was able to use them right out of the box in Win 10. How to use an external drive without any special software I chose not to install the bundled Seagate software, thinking I would use Win 10's own File History - but I don't even use that.

(I really don't want an external drive constantly plugged in & constantly being written to.) I just copy/paste important files/downloads to the Seagate drive when necessary. Also, I make system images to it occasionally. So, I eventually deleted the Seagate software from the external drives. If you decide otherwise - & the software wasn't included on the drive - I'm sure you can download it at. Backup Plus Slim Portable (Backup Plus Portable) Be sure to register it at.

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• Pros USB 3.0. Cut and paste tool for mac. Very compact. Good capacity.

Downloadable HFS+ drive for Windows PCs. • Cons Not compatible with USM.

• Bottom Line The Seagate Slim for Mac is a good, mainstream portable drive for iMacs and MacBooks. It fits easily in a pocket and comes with USB 3.0 so it will work fine with your recent vintage MacBook Air. The Seagate Slim for Mac ($99.99 list) is a compact portable hard drive that comes pre-formatted for Macs and comes with Mac-oriented software.

Step 1 Install Android Backup & Restore on PC or Mac. First, you need to download and install the software on your Windows PC. The utility supports Windows 10 and most of the earlier versions right up to Vista and XP, and is built for all the top Android smartphone brands like Samsung, HTC, Motorola, LG, Sony, Google Pixel and so on.

It has a speedy USB 3.0, so it will work well with your recently purchased Mac. If you're using a Mac with small (64GB-128GB) Flash storage, then the Slim for Mac can be used as the storage for your iTunes and iPhoto libraries. Otherwise, the drive is a good backup drive for just about any Mac with a 500GB or smaller internal storage. Design and Features The Seagate Slim for Mac is a compact external hard drive, measuring only 0.38 by 4.5 by 3 inches (HWD). This means that the drive will fit in most pockets, including the ones in your jeans.

Instead of the more common black, the top of the Slim for Mac is matte finish silver. The bottom of the drive is flat black, giving the drive a two-tone appearance that compliments today's metal Macs. The drive activity LED is on the top, opposite corner from the Seagate logo. The side has a micro-b USB 3.0 port, to connect the included USB cable.

The drive only comes with the USB port, it doesn't have the USM connector found on the ($99.99), which has the interchangeable USM connector. This means that the Slim for Mac can't be connected to a faster ($99.99).

In the grand scheme of things, that's OK, since the Slim for Mac's drive mechanism won't be able to fully utilize the Thunderbolt interface anyway. The Slim for Mac drive comes pre-formatted for HFS+, so it will work with Macs straight out of the box. Notably, you can download a HFS+ driver for Windows from Seagate's site, so you can transfer files to the drive on your PC as well. Like the ($129.99), the Slim for Mac comes with Seagate's Dashboard utility, which lets you backup or upload photos to Flickr and Facebook. Dashboard also lets you upload videos to YouTube. This is a prime differentiator compared to competing drives like the ($109.99), which doesn't come with extra software.