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Will my drive work with Windows 7?



Seagate has evaluated current product lines to determine which ones will be supported in Windows 7.  Older drives that are not listed here may work, but have not been tested.  Note: Software not listed below is not supported on Windows 7. Using the drive as a drag and drop destination or with backup software built into Windows 7 can be an alternative. NAS devices require Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise version of Windows 7 when doing a network backup.

Hardware:

 
ProductHardwareAdditional Information 
Backup Plus FamilyYes 
BarraCuda Fast SSDYes 
FireCuda Gaming SSDYes 
One Touch SSDYes 
Ultra Touch SSDYes 
Fast SSDYes 
Seagate DuetYes 
Seagate Wireless
Seagate Wireless Plus
Yes 
Seagate ExpansionYes

No Seagate software included.
Use Windows 7 backup and restore

Seagate Expansion SSDYes

No Seagate software included.
Use Windows 7 backup and restore

Seagate Desktop DriveYes

No Seagate software included.
Use Windows 7 backup and restore

Seagate Portable DriveYesNo Seagate software included.
Use Windows 7 backup and restore
GoFlex FamilyYes 
FreeAgent FamilyYes

 

Maxtor FamilyYesUse the BlackArmor manager (launcher.exe on the drive) to unlock the drive.
Seagate Personal CloudYes

Remote access removed on 15/5/21

Seagate Central Yes

Remote access removed on 8/4/18.

GoFlex HomeYes

Remote access removed on 28/8/19.

Seagate Internal Laptop and
Desktop SATA hard drives
Yes

 


Software:
 
 
ProductUpdatedSoftware
ToolkitYes*

*Toolkit support for Windows 7 has been discontinued as of August 2022. 
For more information, see this article.

Use Windows 7 backup and restore

Seagate DashboardYesDashboard 4.2.x or higher
Paragon Driver for WindowsYesHFS driver 9.1 or higher
Seagate Duet softwareYes1.x or higher
DiscWizardYesDiscWizard: v18 or higher
SeaTools for WindowsYes

SeaTools for Windows: 1.4.0.2 or higher

Seagate Dashboard Powered by Memo Yes

Version 1554 or higher

Seagate ManagerYesVersion 2.1.500 or higher
ReplicaYesVersion 3.0.769.6555 or higher
Maxtor ManagerNoSoftware was not updated for Windows 7