Seagate BACKUP PLUS Slim Format For Mac

Do you want to know the Seagate BACKUP PLUS Slim Format For Mac ? If yes, this is the page you are looking for. This page will show you how to format your Seagate Backup Plus hard drive using Disk Utility and Toolkit optimization. Now, let us see the methods in detail.

Why Format Seagate Backup Plus Slim?

Seagate Backup Plus Slim comes preformatted with exFAT, which is compatible with Windows and Mac computers. However, if you are not going to use the hard drive on both Operating Systems, it is always recommended to format it with the native file system for your OS. For instance, the native file system for Windows OS is NTFS. Similarly, it is Mac OS Extended/ HFS+ for Mac Operating Systems.

How To Format Your Seagate Backup Plus Slim Hard Drive Via Disk Utility?

When you format your hard drive, it will erase everything from your storage device. Therefore, back up your data on a different storage device before you go ahead with the formatting process. Now, let’s see how to format your Seagate Backup Plus Slim.

• On your Mac, open Finder and navigate to the Applications folder.
• Select Utilities followed by the Disk Utility option.
• Under the External section, you can see all the hard drives connected to your Mac.
• Select your Seagate Backup Plus hard drive and click the Erase option at the top.
• When a dialog box opens, give a name for your hard drive. In the Format field, select Mac OS X Extended (Journaled). Select Scheme as GUID Partition Map and click Erase.



• Wait until Disk Utility formats your hard drive, and click Done once it finishes.

Seagate Backup Plus Slim Format Via Toolkit Optimization

You can also format your hard drive via Toolkit. But this option is available only when you initialize your hard drive. The following instructions will show you the exact procedure to format your drive using Toolkit.

This is how you should format your Seagate Backup Plus Slim using Seagate Toolkit. For further queries and clarifications, reach our technical experts for real-time assistance by utilizing the Call button we have provided on this page. If you want to troubleshoot your Seagate backup plus slim problems, then check here.