#How to format seagate backup plus 4tb how to#
#How to format seagate backup plus 4tb full#
#How to format seagate backup plus 4tb trial#

I do remember having to run something in a lower version of windows compatibility mode, maybe xp, or 7. The last time I did this I did it differently, though I cannot for the life of me remember how. tool allows guiformat to disregard the 2TB limit. Reformatting may be required for use with Time Machine. Simply plug the drive into a computer via the included USB 3.0 cable to back up files with a single click or schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups. I don't know what changes, but something about reformatting with the manuf. Store and access 4 TB of photos and files on the go with Seagate Backup Plus Portable, an external hard drive for Windows and Mac. If not, i highly recommend trying any or all of the drive utilities provided by the manufacturer, then try guiformat after each one. I say this may not work for you if you do not have a WD drive of some sort. I think at some point i changed the cluster sizes around, but I believe every time the drive was reformatted it reset those to default.

#How to format seagate backup plus 4tb full#

(at no point this far did guiformat want to do it, kept erroring with max 2tb, pretty sure i tried about 50 times)Д¤th i used WD Quickformatter, with compatibility set to win xpДҐth Lo and behold, guiformat did not throw an error, and formatted the full drive to 4tb. cant hurt!)ДЈrd back to windows disk, and back to ntfs, still 4tb I could be wrong about the 2TB limit or the lack of ability to read gpt, id say try it anyway. If yer after this for PS3, you might be sol.

#How to format seagate backup plus 4tb trial#

I got the end result I wanted after some trial and error.ДЎst i used windows standard disk tool to format the drive to ntfs, full 4tbДўnd i used acronis WD edition to format the drive to exfat, and make sure its gpt and not mbr (i dont think mbr will let you go over 2TB anyway, and I don't believe theres a way around that one. Connect your Seagate external hard drive to another PC.

#How to format seagate backup plus 4tb how to#

Also, I'm not sure all these steps are necessary. How to Recover Seagate External Hard Drive Without Formatting Step 1. Seagate Backup Plus 4TB Portable Hard Drive - 2.5 External - Light Blue (STHP4000402) Features. USB 3.0 is also backward compatible with USB 2.0. Share photos and video to social networks with a click. Automatically save photos from your social networks. interchangeably between Windows and Mac computers without reformatting. Seagate Backup Plus 4TB USB 3.0 3.5' Desktop Hard Drive STCA4000100 Black.

posting it here, just in case it will help you or anyone with this issue. Seagate Backup Plus Hub STEL4000100 4 TB Desktop Hard Drive - External - USB 3.0. I got it to work, though I don't know if my solution will work for you. Do you have any idea how to get back files saved on the Seagate portable external hard disk after quick formatIt is a common sense that not like deleted information, those files and folders can not be found in the recycle bin after the portable external hard disk being quick formatted.

I have a similar issue, with similar unhelpful responses along the lines of 'cant be done' or 'use exfat' or 'use ntfs'. Quick Formatted Seagate Backup plus 2tb 4tb Portable External.