If not open disk management and check the external hard drive state.
How to format lacie rugged hard drive.
Instructions to find a serial number on the lacie drives.
For scheme select guid partition map.
Mobile devices won t be able to recognize every hard drive format.
This article explains about file systems and provides instruction to format a drive on windows and mac.
If you use the drive with only one type of computer you can optimize file copy performance by formatting the drive in the native file system for your operating system ntfs for windows or hfs for macs.
Read the information below if you.
The lacie rugged ssd draws power through a usb port.
Lacie setup assistant helps you to quickly format the storage device according to your needs.
This will be the name displayed when the drive mounts.
For format select os x extended journaled.
Check lacie external hard drive state.
In the sidebar to the left select your lacie d2 drive.
Optional formatting and partitioning.
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Lacie desktop manager compatibility with macos high sierra.
Compatibility with macos 10 13 high sierra.
Lacie rugged secure is delivered formatted in exfat for compatibility with both windows and mac computers.
Newer seagate and lacie branded external drives come preformatted exfat some older drives are formatted for pcs some for macs and some of them have special utilities allowing them to work between both without formatting.
You can use lacie setup assistant to format your lacie hard drive when it is first connected to a computer mac or windows.
A dialog box opens.
Enter a name for the drive.
Disk utility will format the drive.
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Connect the lacie external hard drive to your pc via its usb cable.
How to format your hard drive.
Lacie big products drive compatibility list.
Optional formatting and partitioning.
When it s finished click done.
Aborted lacie setup assistant while it was formatting.