MacOS 10.7 Lion was released to the public in late July 2011 and Seagate has evaluated current product lines to determine which ones will work with it. For our external drive products whose hardware is supported, Apple Time Machine is a very good backup solution.
For more information on Apple Time Machine, please see:
- Document ID: 206591 - Apple Time Machine 101 - Seagate Style
- Document ID: 006151 - How to setup a GoFlex drive for use under MacOS
Product | Hardware supported | Software supported |
GoFlex | Yes | Seagate Diag 1.1.2 or higher* Memeo build 2.6.168 or higher** NTFS driver (released versions) |
GoFlex Desk | Yes | Seagate Diag 1.1.2 or higher* Memeo build 2.6.168 or higher** NTFS driver (released versions) |
GoFlex Pro | Yes | Seagate Diag 1.1.2 or higher* Memeo build 2.6.168 or higher** NTFS driver (released versions) |
GoFlex Turbo | Yes | Seagate Diag 1.1.2 or higher* Memeo build 2.6.168 or higher** NTFS driver (released versions) |
GoFlex Slim | Yes | Seagate Diag 1.1.2 or higher* Memeo build 2.6.168 or higher** NTFS driver (released versions) |
GoFlex for Mac | Yes | Seagate Diag 1.1.2 or higher |
GoFlex Desk for Mac | Yes | Seagate Diag 1.1.2 or higher |
GoFlex Slim for Mac | Yes | Seagate Diag 1.1.2 or higher |
GoFlex Pro for Mac | Yes | Seagate Diag 1.1.2 or higher |
GoFlex Satellite | USB - Yes Wi-Fi compatibility - Pending |
Seagate Diag 1.1.2 or higher. NTFS driver (released versions) |
GoFlex Home | Requires update | Requires update |
BlackArmor NAS | Requires update | Requires update |
* Be sure to install the Seagate Diagnostic software which will automatically disable the drive's built-in sleep feature and allow the drive to follow sleep commands from the operating system. This is not required on GoFlex for Mac.
** Some issues (such as blank screens and software hangs) have been observed if the "Reopen windows when logging back in" box is checked during shutdown (a new option in Lion). Uncheck the box to prevent issues until a newer version of software can be released.