Seagate Backup Plus Hub 6TB Desktop Drive - Windows & Mac

Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Hub is a portable storage drive designed for desktops. Like any other portable storage drive, this drive enables you to save and access all kinds of data at a single location.

It comes in three different storage capacities, including 6TB. Some cool features that make this drive unique and special are listed below.

Now, we will show you how to set up the Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Hub 6TB drive on your Windows and Mac operating systems.

Seagate 6TB Backup Plus Hub Drive- How To Set Up?

The first step of the Backup Plus Desktop Hub 6TB drive setup (which is the physical setup) is the same for both Windows and Mac computers.

Connecting The Drive To Your Computer (Physical Setup)

• Your hard drive requires external power to function. So, before connecting the drive to your computer, connect it to the power source.
• Ensure that you’re using the power adapter that was shipped with the drive to connect it to the power source.
• Now, the LED light on the drive will turn on.
• Connect your drive to the Windows or Mac computer using the USB cable provided.

Install The 6TB Seagate Backup Plus Hub Software

For Windows

• Open the Windows Explorer window on your computer screen.
• Locate and double-click on the Seagate Backup Plus Drive folder.
• You can find the Start_Here_Win file inside the folder. Double-click on it.
• Register your drive and install its necessary software by following the prompts displayed on the screen.

For Mac

• The Backup Plus Hub 6TB drive is designed for both Windows and Mac.
• However, it is formatted for Windows using NTFS. So, to use this drive on your Mac computer, you have to install the Paragon driver on it.
• To do so, visit the Seagate Support page.
• Click on the Support menu and choose Software Downloads.





• Now, the Software Downloads screen displaying the available drivers will open.
• Click on the For Mac tab. Locate the Paragon Driver section and download the most compatible Paragon driver for your macOS.
• After downloading the driver file, run it on your Mac computer.
• Click on the Install Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X option.



• Perform the on-screen instructions to install the Paragon driver on your Mac computer. To know more, Here.

Once the driver is installed, you can use the Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Hub 6TB drive on your Windows & Mac computer for backing up and transferring files from/to it.

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